American theme to Brands meeting
BRANDS Hatch will be flying the Stars and Stripes on Sunday as they host their inaugural American SpeedFest event.
The Euro-Racecar NASCAR Touring Series will be headlining the racing around the Indy circuit.
On-track demonstrations from genuine NASCAR cars will also be entertaining the crowds.
A 2009 Jeff Gordon-livery NASCAR Sprint Cup machine and an ex-Kasey Kahne Nationwide car will be out to wow the crowds.
Brands this week also took delivery of two new Chevrolet Camaros, which will be used as pace cars during the day.
Elsewhere, there will be action from the Pickup Truck Racing Championship, the Legends Cars Cup from France and the Mustangs, Falcons and Corvettes from Bernie’s Historic V8 Racing Association.
There will also be a monster- truck demonstration and plenty of off-track Americanstyle entertainment.
The circuit’s restaurants will be offering a ‘Taste of the States’ and there will also be a hot-dog eating competition.
Motion Picture Motors car club will be showcasing many stunning pieces of automotive movie history, ranging from the Starsky and Hutch’s Ford Torino, General Lee’s Dodge Charger from the Dukes of Hazzard and the black Pontiac Firebird from Knight Rider.
Last weekend was all about the best of British, as GB’s most successful Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy, made his car racing debut. He was competing in the Radical SR1 Cup, which formed part of the MSVR weekend.
From a field of 21 drivers, Hoy – who recently retired from competitive cycling – qualified sixth and finished fifth in both races. Colin Noble Junior was the main man during racing itself, as he won both 24-lap SR1 events.
For more details on this weekend’s action, visit speedfest.co.uk
Adult tickets cost £ 22 and under-13s go free.
MAIDSTONE rider Steve Mercer has been in good form at the Isle of Man TT meeting which finishes today (Friday).
The BMW racer finished eighth in the superstock category and 12th in the superbike event.