Talk:Brands Hatch

mention of motorcycle racing
I am not the person to do it, but this page badly needs more mention of motorcycle racing. Brands Hatch was an important motorcycle racing circuit for many years JontheDuke (talk) 22:39, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Corner names section
Wouldn't it be appropriate to put a section with all the corners that were named after drivers, such as Graham Hill bend? --Skully Collins 11:52, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Update map with new corner names
The map shows the old Dingle Dell corner/chicane rather than the current Sheene curve, should really be updated. Aegidian (talk) 22:05, 15 June 2012 (UTC) Have updated. Aegidian (talk) 15:13, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Class=B Importance=mid
I have upgraded the article and I think it will soon be ready for a GA nomination. Epbr123 10:54, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Video games and similar trivia
I support removing the video game stuff. I think the standard WP:WPACT should apply: a reliable source should be cited showing that the video game (or movie or comic book or whatever) had some effect on the popularity, design, sales, etc of the subject. If the game didn't have an impact on the Brands Hatch, and if reliable sources don't give specific reasons for its notability, leave it off the page and keep it over on the page about the game. Same with this edit.--Dbratland (talk) 19:31, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Lap record
This article contains contradictory information on lap records. In the text is an assertion that the Brands Hatch Indy circuit lap record is held by Scott Mansell. This is backed up with a citation from a press release issued by circuit owners MotorSportVision that confirms Mansell as the record-holder. However in the sidebar Champ Car's Paul Tracey is credited with an older but faster time and no reference is given to back this up. Lap records can be a tricky subject as I believe they are generally only accepted when official timing is under way and it may be possible that Tracey's faster time was unofficial. However this confusion does detract from the quality of the article and it would be good to establish the source of the Tracey time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.85.207.66 (talk) 12:54, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The press release is correct. The Paul Tracy lap was recorded in qualifying, which while is important to Champ Car, does not actually count towards Brands Hatch's records. The race lap record from the 2003 Londo Champ Car Trophy was a 38.2 recorded by Adrian Fernandez, and it's to that time the Mansell lap has broken. So the infobox does need to be updated. --Falcadore (talk) 23:03, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Flags
Why are british drivers displayed with home nations flags? As far as I know drivers do not compete as home nations in motor sport, but do compete as british. Should they not display their national flag (union)? 2.97.161.231 (talk) 23:45, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

You may find http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Formula_One a more appropriate place to ask. Aegidian (talk) 07:18, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

This "British Rallycross Grand Prix" is awful
Now, I love Rallycross as much as the next man, but this section is one of the least neutral I've seen for a long time. This doesn't sound anything like a encyclopedia entry, it looks like something copied off a fan site. "The British Rallycross Grand Prix has come and gone in recent years, but none of the modern incarnations have come close to the 'real' Grand Prix," "The Grand Prix was different; it stood out from the crowd and appealed to competitors because it wasn’t just another event. Being Brands Hatch helped, geographically it was good and the circuit put all of its marketing and PR effort into making something of the event" I don't think I need more examples, it's all there. This type of totally biased writing has no place on this page. Let's keep this section, but it needs a lot of work Bunker fox (talk) 17:26, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Then do it. --Falcadore (talk) 12:36, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Done. Hope y'all weren't holding your breath.Dhalamh (talk) 11:20, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

"Gaelic" etymology
This is utter nonsense. And it doesn't have decent attribution, it's just a random piece of made-up etymology found on the internet. To begin with, what would a Gaelic name be doing in Kent? Then, as the article is aware, the track is named for Brands farm, and Brand in a toponym certainly doesn't need appeal to Gaelic to be explained. Finally, the original meaning of hatch is simply "gate, fence". Goes well with a farm, "Brand's fence", there is really not the remotest need to come up with Celtic, let alone Gaelic to explain any of this. Pending citation of  some decent (scholarly toponomastic) reference, I have removed this. --dab (𒁳) 10:02, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

British Rallycross Circuit needs a map?
The descritpion of the rallycross layout is slightly confusing. Does it mean the cars use the pit exit (after going anticlockkwise) rather than the main track? Knockhill Racing Circuit is a good example in that it has the rallycross fork shown on the same map in brown. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.65.103.197 (talk) 15:53, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

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The tone of this article needs massive work
It’s needing updates for a while. 73.209.243.143 (talk) 06:10, 25 July 2022 (UTC)


 * "Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit." This is often what happens when many people jump in to contribute. Articles do need to be re-written, given enough time.--Rocknrollmancer (talk) 13:33, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah it's written in this weird chummy informal sports journalistic style. 86.8.114.154 (talk) 10:15, 12 November 2023 (UTC)