British holiday information

The first event of Brands Hatch’s busy 2012 season takes place this Sunday (22 January) with the Chelmsford Motor Club set to return to the Kent circuit with the TRS (Essex) Ltd Brands Hatch Stage Rally after a success inaugural event last year. Stage rallying is an event rarely seen in the south east and [...]

Damon Hill’s 1996 World Championship-winning Williams-Renault FW18 is set to appear at Brands Hatch this bank holiday weekend (28-30 May) among a host of other legendary Formula One cars. Damon Hill’s time at Williams will be forever associated with his rivalry with German Michael Schumacher and a range of cars celebrating his Benetton team from [...]

Brands Hatch has been unveiled at the venue for the London 2012 Paralympic Road Cycling events. The Kent circuit will play host to 32 road cycling events for men and women with a range of disabilities including visual impairments, cerebral palsy and amputations competing on bicycles, tricycles, tandems and hand cycles. In total, 225 athletes [...]

The 50th anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type is to be celebrated at the Brands Hatch Masters Festival this coming May Bank Holiday, 28 – 30 May. The event, a major fixture in the historic racing calendar, will take place on the full Grand Prix circuit on the Sunday and Monday. Included in the E-Type entries [...]

A series of superheroes and toys descended on Brands Hatch on Wednesday (16 March) for a race with a difference to raise money for Comic Relief. Captain America, Buzz Lightyear, Spiderman, Bananaman, Morph, Barbie & Ken, the Honey Monster, a Green Army Man from Toy Story and Katsuma all took part in a race on [...]

In an amazing line up in aid of Comic Relief, the question that has beat at the heart of generations will finally be answered. Who would win in a race – Sonic the Hedgehog or Mario? At 2pm on 16 March, all eyes will turn to the renowned racetrack at Brands Hatch, Kent, as some [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]