Brands Hatch, c.1960
Photo ref:
B579023
Photo ref:
B579023
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This scene is a far cry from the sight of today's crowds who now flock to the 2.65 mile circuit to witness the thrills and spills of motor racing. In 1926 it was just an old grass track and mushroom field used by young cyclists. Today the owners are fighting to upgrade the current track to get its Grand Prix status back again.
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Memories of Brands Hatch, c1960
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Can any body remember a children’s home in Harold wood could wood stock mr and Mrs papwoth run it in 1968 there was a boy there Tom Dooley he was 12 years old the place as gone now it would nice to know I was there for 3 years
Soon after I began motorcycling in the mid fifties I began to take what has been a lifelong interest in motorcycle racing.
In those days it was a good trek to Brands Hatch as there were no M1 or M25 motorways and the journey from Bedfordshire was made through the center of London taking in Euston, Blackfriars Bridge and out through New Cross to West Kingsdown on the A20 and eventually to the Brands Hatch ...see more
I cant quite make out where this picture was taken from but it is earlier than 1960. I first went to `BRANDS`in 1956 with my Dad & brother but went on a regular basis with friends from `57 onward.Safety measures were basic but were a little better than just the track as seen here. I have some photos taken by my uncle in 1948 when BRANDS was a grass track circulating in the opposite direction to ...see more
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