Brands hatch GT

[stevemcs]

We are off to the Fanatec GT at Brands hatch on Sunday, given the slightly higher chances of rain I was looking at paying for a grandstand, however there only appears to be one undercover and thats sold out.

The only other option appears to be the directors terrace which although outside has a bit of a cover, however is there anything else inside as part of it ? Somewhere warm and with a flushing toilet is appreciated given we are camping.

[stevemcs]

Thanks, raincoat it is. The main hospitality is £200 for 2 and does include tea and biscuits, the Terrace is £120 but that’s pointless if there is no dry area.

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Joeywinkle said:

I'll be there also marshalling the full weekend. It's a bloody brilliant event.

I haven't yet found out which post i'm on, but last time I did a GT event there I was out the back on Sheene Curve and it was phenomenal. They get up to some silly speeds on the GP loop and the elevation changes are akin to a mini Nordschleife!

You absolutely must go for a walk round there with a camping chair and set up on the various bends! You'll no doubt have a great time whatever the weather brings.

We walked the circuit last year, apparently we don't need to do it again ....... oh, and thanks for taking the time to Marshal, without you we wouldn't have these events.

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MrNoisy said:

Ooh glad there is a thread on this!

We’re camping from Friday onwards at the circuit but are complete Brands Virgins! A couple of Q’s if anyone can help?

We have no Grandstands as prefer to wander freely at things like this and aren’t bothered by a bit of wet stuff! Saturday was gonna be a ‘sighting’ day but what are the definite go to spots to give us a head start?

Is it worth taking Bikes?

Is it as easy to get to the local shops as it looks on the map? Again, bike?

How rowdy is the noisy campsite (I am a houx annex vet of many years). It’s me, the Mrs and two proper petrol heads aged 11 and 13 who aren’t scared of a late night.

We stayed in the none family camping at goodwood last year and found it very suitable for a family of our age spread.

Cheers, looking forward to what looks like a superb weekend in the making

We stayed last year in the end field, the first field everything gets crammed in, the overflow there is a lot more space.

There was one block of toilets, no electric, water point and a bicycle container for chemical waste. You were left to park wherever in the overflow.

Phone signal was good. Take everything as there was nothing to buy on site. Pitches are all grass, no hard standing

It was very quiet on that side. More toilets and showers were on the louder site

It looks like we are going to have to book a hotel now since the tow car decided to separate from its exhaust.




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Seems quite today

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Ahonen said:

Awesome. I know not to engage with you in the future. You can continue to think the grid is poor and that beyond the top five teams they are just playing at it. I know many of the teams, engineers and Pro drivers very well and therefore know your opinion is based on ignorance. You must understand that sometimes the people you argue with on here have far more knowledge of the subject than you do.

Back on the races, Rossi drove superbly in race 2. I thought Charles would pass him fairly quickly but he held the gap well and made no mistakes. Brands is such a brilliant track to watch GT3 cars in full flow and because it's so tough to pass the moves tend to be monsters when they happen. The drivers absolutely love the place and any European driver on their first visit is left wide-eyed after FP1.

We went last year - because of Rossi, nd again we went this year because of Rossi, would we have gone last year if Rossi wasn't racing - No we wouldn't, Would we go next year if Rossi wasn't racing - more than likely we would.