Brands Hatch or Oulton Park?

[sweetfr]

WTCC at Brands Hatch. BTCC at Oulton Park. Both take part on the same day (27 July).

Would love to go to the WTCC but it is quite a distance from Durham (about 300 miles). Oulton Park is only half the distance.

Is anyone going to either of these events?

 

[ZBOYD]

I'll be going to Oulton Park, I just find the BTCC to be a more of an entertaining spectacle to be honest. WTCC is ok, but if given the choice I'll be at the BTCC. Even if Oulton wasn't my closest track.

FIA mucked the calendar about this year, it wasn't supposed to clash but the WTCC ended up changing at the last hour. BTCC had already made their arrangements based on the provisional calendar and rightly so decided to stick to their set plans.

Shame as SEAT UK usually use the WTCC as a good PR opportunity and even managed to get many SCN members passenger rides with the WTCC drivers in years gone by. But they'll be focusing on Oulton Park this year.

Too add, SCN should hopefully have track side group parking at Oulton Park too, will know more nearer the time once SEAT confirm.

 

[tris]

I will be at Brands for the WTCC

 

[Andywarr]

Id consider Brands,

The nature of the Oulton Park circuit doesn't seem to make exciting races

 

[ZBOYD]

Id consider Brands,

The nature of the Oulton Park circuit doesn't seem to make exciting races

Couldn't disagree more to be honest. It's one of the drivers favourite circuits in the country, there has to be a reason for that.

Seeing them barrel sometimes 3 abreast into Lodge corner and into deer leap is nail biting. The drop down into cascades too, where we usually have our parking is a test of nerve. Almost every year someone ends up in the tyres at Old Hall too.

It may not have the views of the tiny Brands Hatch Indy, but I find Oulton to produce no less thrilling a spectacle of racing., especially when the BTCC are there.

 

[Dave T]

I will certainly be at Oulton Park for teh BTCC. I haven't seen a BTCC race at Oulton Park before but have seen other races there in the last year and foudn them to eb very exciting races and tehre are some good vantage points. Will await details of teh SeatCupra.net parkign arrangements.

 

[F2 Stu]

Brands Hatch for me.

 

[mrcoyote]

Brands for me too.

 

[CUPRACAR]

Oulton for me

Have you been? it's a fantastic circuit, always good close racing.

Wouldn't miss it

 

[Andywarr]

ive been loads of times, i always think the cars get very spread out

I bet Rob Huff thinks different after his crash in the Seat a few years ago lol

 

[ZBOYD]

I think Rob was helped off the track that day. Collard anyone

In the same vain, in sure Plato hates Brands after he got stuffed into the wall!

 

[jwmurdoch85]

Brands for me, must get as much use out of season pass as possible!

 

[tris]

I thought about getting one of those but didnt think I would use it to its full

 

[jwmurdoch85]

I havn't used it as much as I should and I hadn't realised that WTCC and DTM at Brands clashed with 2 BTCC events (Also held at MSV locations which the pass would have been valid for if my memory serves me right) highly frustrating but I know for next year should get my money back through attending plenty of events in the late summer / autumn though.

Am yet to meet you yet tris.. not bumped into you down at TMC yet and first race at Brands I only saw Ben as we didn't make it down to the hospitality unit / SCN gathering!

 

[tris]

I will be at Brands for WTCC as for TMC I only seem to be there after hours lol

 

[WeeJase]

i'll toddle up to oulton park,all 1 hour of it.

 

[Bassedout]

Will be at oulton ( already got me tickets ).
It is one I haven't been to but have been told it is a good circuit.
Oh and it is the closest to me.
Only about a mnth to wait.

cheers
Phil

 

[driveforward]

I'll be at Oulton Park.. did WTCC at Brands last year and was a great weekend, but I prefer Oulton Park.. oh, and it's much closer!

 

[Loose Torque]

WTCC at Brands Hatch. BTCC at Oulton Park. Both take part on the same day (27 July).

Would love to go to the WTCC but it is quite a distance from Durham (about 300 miles). Oulton Park is only half the distance.

Is anyone going to either of these events?

I'm going up for the WTCC at Brands - is it the same as last year, parking on the infield southbank. If so, hopefully see you there....

 

[tris]

Most of us will park on South bank but we may have to pay normally a fiver