How to drive Brands Hatch GP

[purplesalad]

THE THING

[maclachj1]

anyone know what has changed to the circuit since this footage was taken?

[MrLangstar]

@maclachj1 Nothing has changed in the three-fours years, still the awesome, fun, exciting circuit its always been.

[60008vagos]

I wish we could have this circuit in Gran Turismo 5. In the real world, I would love to thrash a Fire Truck round the course!

[daggertom1]

Whats with the eerie music? lol

[hchapman27]

That's not nice is it!!!!!! People like you should be banned from sites like this.

[joecroucher]

its the same as hawthorne but sharper and slower

lol it aint the same is it then you fucking pig

[hchapman27]

THE HMAN!!!!!!

[Kropikovo]

whos the driver?

[meds97]

What a babe i wonder if she is as a great driver as she sounds ????

[meds97]

Who is this hot babe

seems to love driving I wonder how good she is?????

HotHOTHOTHOT!!!!!

[yeagemk]

"brake hard and change down". Oh! Thanks for being specific!

[AlexBrundleRacing]

turned in too early for surtees....... and left as cars width in sheene and clearways on the exit ( lol hyper - critical)

[hchapman27]

Why cant you do English properly!!!! and stop wasting your time making unwanted remarks.

[Kropikovo]

@hchapman27 + @rfactorcrashes Yeah, go ahead. Insult each other... very useful...

:(

[tje23acf]

@hchapman27 Why can't you speak english properly [IRONY]. But i still agree with your point!

[repeatedjellyfish]

@rfactorcrashes She's not ugly! I'd bone her.

[fdynamics]

So, I need to -brake- hard going in to the corners, and -accelerate- hard going out. Got it! :)

[daterwat666]

It,s still a decent track but mods in recent time have diminished it somewhat.Shame.

[Eunos]

I only live about 20 Minutes from Brands, Love the GP Track

Unfortuantly their only allowed to hold 6 Events a year on it: BSB, A1GP, Histroic festival, WTCC, F3/GT and the BTCC all got it this year..

Would love to drive it one day :)

[schuubars]

I just love this track!

[ijlines]

Brands GP circuit is wonderful. In 1985 (I was about 7 or 8 yys old at the time) my local school was allowed to do a 10 lap charity bike ride around the Indy circuit. Where the Indy circuit leaved the GP circuit l, the road had been closed off with cones. Myself and friend decided to go for a lap of the GP circuit and sneeked past the barrier!. We cycled a lap of the GP circuit. To be able to cycle such a historic piece of Tarmac i will not forget. Long live Brands Hatch.

[kindfacedstoat]

Who needs the Grand Prix at Brands? The circuit is looking its best ever, thanks to Mr Palmer. Getting the Grand Prix would ruin it.

As has been well explained below, there are several reasons why F1 can't race at Brands.

I really wish they'd not changed Graham Hill bend though, it did ruin the flow of a lap.

[thrillathakilla]

I love driving on this Circuit. So much better than in rFactor

[andysas]

could she have made that more boring? the best track in the UK has just been ruined

[11sisi]

woman and motorsports just don't mix!

[DaGrimRpr]

Silverstone sucks F1 should go to Brands Hatch.

[ffsNERDS]

it would be way too short a track for the f1 cars

[FordCapriS91]

F1 did use to be at brands hatch but like people have already said the track just isn't big enough for f1's needs. plus the houses in the area wouldn't be best bit pleased about it unless they're obviously f1 fans.they moan about the A1GP too!.

[DaGrimRpr]

I guess you're right. It's true. I just don't like silverstone and I really like B Hatch... :)

[BrokenBaculum]

Why doesn't F1 come here? If Bernie is pissed off with Silverstone's lack of fascilities, why not?

[hchapman27]

I think the circuit is too dangerous for F1 at Brands, but I'm not sure, can any one else help?

[bernmc]

I believe it required the entire circuit to be ripped out and rebuilt, and the local council would not grant planning permission (what's new eh!).

[nunslittletoy]

I heard that the F1 teams want a billard smooth paddock, as you know the paddock at Brands its on quite an incline. That also and the track hasn't got big enough run off on any corners apart from possibly the first 4. Another thing, todays cars would lap the circuit in around one minute which isn't long enough... but thats more to do with track length.

[hchapman27]

Thanks for pointing them out especially the time as I didn't consider that.

[stuartbowes]

@hchapman27 paddock hill bend would be pretty damn scary I reckon.. they do A1GP there, but that's notably slower

[BrokenBaculum]

*FACILITIES* Ooops!

[khrisinfo]

FIA pass the silverstone track test an one more the fia own F1.And FIA F1 Bull$#%#.

[andysas]

they cant do F1 because the pit area and paddock is too small and there is not enough run off on the GP circuit

[Shambletine]

@BrokenBaculum The main reason actually is that during the British GP, Silverstone technically becomes one of the busiest airports in the world (due to helicopters coming in and out). Because Brands Hatch is based under the flight path (for Gatwick Airport I believe), its airspace cannot accomodate the traffic.

[Raidoman]

Nice little vid - but as Niki Lauda once said, if you don't find this right line within a few laps *by yourself*, you better not get involved in racing anyway.

[Bmants]

The music was out of place. Engine noise is all you need in a short like this.

[hchapman27]

Your right, my how to drive Silverstone GP will be better.

[veteransdaypoppy]

Bmants, I'm sure the music comes from John Carpenters 1982 film "The Thing". Credited only as "Synthesiser Music" by Craig Harris. Bet you didn't want to know that did you!

[Slmjm884]

Is Silverstone next on the list?? :)

[hchapman27]

Hi, obviously you liked the brands vid, so on that note I will put together a Silverstone one but they take a lot of time so look back late January. Have a good Christmas!

[khrisinfo]

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[NewYankee01]

im anomy mcanonymous, and with the most dodgiest wave goodbyes i've ever seen i hope next time you make a video it be more detailed for each corner. it takes people half a day at least on track days to get accustomed to things. yes this is not for beginers but jesus christ. we are normal average people we're not lewis hamilton we need more time not 6 minutes. have a good trip i'm gunna see you later

[RaveAgainst]

Awesome /thumbs-up I love this track!

[hchapman27]

Thanks, look out for my race at the Brands Indy Circuit from this month. I had to start from the pit lane. More how to drive vid's coming soon!

[eno315]

This video has helped me improve lap times on my Sony PSP. I play Race Driver 2006. It has Brands Hatch. I wish I could find this for every course.

[hchapman27]

I'm glade it has helped. With all these positive comments I'm thinking of doing some more "How to drive" of the other circuits that I have raced on.. Cheers 27.

[nunslittletoy]

very nice, but what kind of car is this? and who's driving?

[hchapman27]

Thanks, the car is a Lola 0490 and is based on a Lola 89/90 model. I had the car built in 2004. My name is Harry Chapman and I drive the car, not always good as you can see from my other videos! Cheers 27

[reynard89]

Good video, but the 'real speed footage' looked a little suspicious!!

[hchapman27]

Hi, I'm glade that you like my vid's, got some new ones going up soon. With regards the video it's 100%, if you time it, it's a 1:34.84. I have looked for the official times for 07 but can't find them but in 06 i did a 1:36.556.

Cheers 27.

[reynard89]

That's a good time. The best I did in a formula ford 1600 was 1:35.82 which was about 2 seconds off the pace at the time. I used to bottle out at Hawthorns, then normally ended up in the gravel at Dingle Dell (Sheene Curve). I'd love to try again though!

[hchapman27]

My Pi system for 29/04/07 shows a 1:33.60 on lap 12 of the race but as I said I can't find any data anywhere to confirm it. Good luck with your racing.

[NiklasUK]

Off to Brands soon on a bike track day and I found this video really helpful, thanks for the effort ;)

[hchapman27]

Have a good day, best of luck. 27

[tambrose5]

I wonder how many people are in the position to put the advice found in this video into practice. Still, it's a lot of fun - I wonder if the woman narrator has ever raced this course, or ever driven one of these cars.

[hchapman27]

Thanks for your comment. Nancy is the worst driver I know so there is no way she will ever be racing beyond Scalextric! Regards Harry