Crash and Burn at Brands Hatch - BMW Championship 1998

I was filming at the side of the circuit back in 1998 when David Kempton and Peter Challis had a coming together at Paddock Hill Bend. The unfortunate John Willcocks collecting David as he tried to spin the car back around and the result of the impact was a huge fire ball. For some reason the tank was possibly leaking or not fitted correctly as usually race tanks are designed to take this kind of impact and not rupture. Fortunately everyone was OK, the cars less so.

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• BMW
• Kumho
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• Brands
• Hatch
• 1998
• Paddock
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• John
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• David
• Kempton
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• M3
• E30

[marty19684]

I WAS ALSO THERE I DONT SUPOSE YOU HAVE VID OF THE RACE STRAIGHT AFTER THIS ONE ALSO A BAD CRASH APPARANTLY HE SUFFORD 127 G'S IN THE OTHER CRASH I TOO WAS ABOUT 11 AT TIME WAS SUPPORTING A DRIVER IN SUPERSPORT 200 CHAPS

[matts62yt]

@marty19684

Hi Marty. Don't have any other video of this race, that tape is long gone unfortunately.

[ptracerfastlane]

Here's the picture I took of the aftermath...you should actually be in this picture, I see someone holding a camera...Copy this to your browser and change the * for a .

bit*ly/9L7DTr

[matts62yt]

@ptracerfastlane

had a looky at the photo, thanks! Not sure I can spot me though, gotta be somewhere there!

[lfcjann]

I actually shouted "WHAT ARE YOU DOING" really loud.. lol.

[ptracerfastlane]

Thanks Matt, I was there watching this one from the South Bank, I was only 11 years old at the time!!!

[Mox3d]

The only race where Kempton sported this new flame scheme on the car. Remember it like yesterday too.

Challis got into Kemptons quarter as you can see. John Wilcox was coming down the hill with nowhere to go and collected David. Horrendous looking accident but thankfully Kempton and Wilcox were both fine.