Circuit driving DVDs released

Mark Hales shows how to be quicker on-track

Racing driver and journalist Mark Hales has released two new DVD-based guides to a pair of well-known and much-loved circuits: Brands Hatch and Oulton Park.

The DVDs, made in 16:9 format, make you feel like you're sitting in the driver's seat, with every wrinkle of every corner explained, in real-time and in slow-motion. There's also a virtual lap that shows you where time is made and lost, and the ideal lines to take.

We were impressed with the production values that have gone into the products -- whether you're a track day enthusiast, a novice, or want to dip into racing, you'll get value from them.

Hales also has plans for further DVDs, with Cadwell Park and Snetterton in production, and footage already acquired for Castle Combe and Bedford Autodrome. Hales said he plans to cover as many tracks in the UK as possible, then move onto European tracks.

They cost £29.99 each and are available from the Circuit Driver site (link below).

About Mark Hales

Mark Hales has been competing at all levels of National and Continental European motorsport for the last 30 years. A multiple national champion in sports cars, saloons and GTs and more recently a prolific winner in historic machinery, he has won over 150 races, plus countless class victories and top three placings.

Hales has also been a working writer and journalist for over 20 years. He has successfully combined the engineering savvy gained from years of building his own racers with a keen interest in the theory and technology of the competition car, and added the special knowledge which is How to Win.

The book Into the Red which Hales wrote with Pink Floyd musician Nick Mason is a best seller and has just been released as a second edition after three reprints. Hales is also a senior contributor to the broadsheet Daily Telegraph’s Weekend Motoring section and he contributes to Evo magazine and Octane, for whom he is chief Track Tester.