British holiday information

Brands Hatch has revealed 13 headline events for the 2011 motorsport season, featuring a hat-trick of British Superbike meetings and three major international championships. Two wheel fans can enjoy even more track action from the UK’s premier domestic bike championship next year, as the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship will visit the Kent circuit on [...]

Donington Park and new Snetterton 300 circuit feature on 2011 calendar The 2011 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship calendar has been announced today by series promoters MotorSport Vision (MSV). The twelve events include a popular return to the historic Donington Park circuit, which has re-opened under the guidance of owner Kevin Wheatcroft, and the new [...]

The Beaujolais Run, a unique charity driving experience, has announced that Nigel Mansell OBE will launch its 38th event at the iconic Brands Hatch circuit in Kent on Tuesday 16 November. The Beaujolais Run is a navigational shootout through a cryptic checkpoint course, which begins at a location in the UK and ends in deepest [...]

Brands Hatch is revving up for a bevy of ‘spooktacular’ entertainment this Halloween (Sunday 31 October), as the monstrous machines of the British Truck Racing Championship arrive at the West Kingsdown circuit for their 2010 season finale. These five tonne powerhouses boast 1,000bhp and are capable of reaching speeds of up to 100mph, lapping the [...]

Ben Collins – the driver formerly known as ‘The Stig’ – will make his touring car race debut with Airwaves BMW in the final round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch, the team’s home circuit, next weekend (October 9/10). In a career spanning 15 years, Collins has raced in a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]