Brands Hatch
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Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Originally used as a grasstrack motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently hosts many British and International racing events. The venue is owned and operated by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation.
View of Brabham Straight and the pits from above Clark Curve
The view from the top of Paddock Hill Bend towards Druids hairpin taken at a DTM race in July 2006.
General Testing at Brands Hatch, at the end of the Cooper (back) Straight.
Formula Locost racing down the Cooper Straight
Mike Hailwood
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Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, was an English professional motorcycle racer and racing driver. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle world championships from 1958 to 1967 and in Formula One between 1963 and 1974. Hailwood was known as "Mike The Bike" because of his natural riding ability on motorcycles with a range of engine capacities.
Honda RC162 as ridden by Hailwood in 1961
Hailwood 35 leading from the start of a 250 race at Cadwell Park with Phil Read on Yamaha number 61 closely followed by Rod Gould Bultaco 33, around 1967
Hailwood (2) dueling with Giacomo Agostini (1) during the 1967 500cc Dutch TT.