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Ex-Formula 1 stars to race at Brands Hatch

Saturday, August 28, 2010 9:50 No Comments

A quartet of legendary F1 drivers will compete at Brands Hatch next weekend (Saturday 4 September), when the new VW Scirocco Cup supports the DTM German Touring Car Championship at the Kent circuit.
Martin Brundle, Johnny Herbert, Derek Bell and Mark Blundell will make a one-off appearance during the series’ UK debut, which features identical specification [...]

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British Touring Cars head to Brands Hatch this Bank Holiday

Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:09 No Comments

Brands Hatch is gearing up for an almighty battle when the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship arrives at the West Kingsdown circuit this May Bank Holiday weekend (1/2 May) for a trio of races on the Grand Prix circuit.
The Bank Holiday showdown marks the BTCC’s return to the Brands Hatch GP circuit following a [...]

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Truck Superprix heads to Brands Hatch

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 10:57 No Comments

The heavyweights of the motor racing world return to Brands Hatch for the first of two meetings in 2010 on 17 - 18 April.
These 1,000bhp beasts have to be seen to be believed as they race to 100mph faster than a Porsche 911! Once again Stuart Oliver will be the man to beat - the [...]

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MCE British Superbike Championship starts Easter weekend

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 14:21 No Comments

The 2010 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship kicks off at Brands Hatch on Easter weekend - the first time to see all the new rider and team line ups in the flesh!
The new season is already gearing up to be an epic, with former World and British champion Neil Hodgson making his much-anticipated return to [...]

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Margate set for new vintage theme park thanks to government grant

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 17:00 No Comments

The tourist industry of Margate is set to get a massive boost thanks to a £3.7 million government grant that will see the restoration of Margate’s Dreamland theme park and its Scenic Railway rollercoaster -the oldest surviving wooden rollercoaster in the UK.
The Scenic Railway rollercoaster was built in 1920 and is one of the few [...]

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Virgin Atlantic teams up with Red Arrows at Biggin Hill Air Fair

Monday, April 27, 2009 21:27 No Comments

Visitors to this year’s Biggin Hill Air Fair will witness a historic fly past as the Red Arrows team up with Virgin Atlantic.
As part of Virgin Atlantic’s 25th birthday celebrations, a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 will fly in a V-formation salute with the Red Arrows on Sunday 28 June 2009.
This is a one-off fly past [...]

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