Tuesday 6th January 2004

Brands Hatch Sold

Motorsport Vision takes over at Oulton, Snetterton, Cadwell and Brands

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Motorsport Vision Ltd has bought Brands Hatch Circuits Ltd. The deal involves the company taking over Brands Hatch, Oulton Park, Snetterton and Cadwell Park.

Motorsport Vision is a company specifically set up to make the purchase. It's owned by former GP driver Jonathan Palmer, John Britten - founder of the Morse computer group - and Peter Ogden who founded Computacenter.

The company is committed to developing motorsport at the venues and we can expect each track to benefit from the lessons learned at Bedford Autodrome where Palmer successfully pioneered his corporate motorsport activities.

Palmer commented yesterday, "There is clearly a great deal of work ahead and the challenge of successfully developing the new business is substantial. However I am very excited about the prospect of providing spectators with more entertaining motor racing and competitors with circuits that become even better to race at ."

Link : www.palmersport.com , UK Circuits Reviewed

[johnnystorm]

I am hoping this means the sites will be safe from Prescott's home building plans!

[woof]

This is great news - I wouldn't be surprised if some development went on at some of the sites but got to assume that these guys will protect the circuits.

[LRdriver II]

Good news..better than council flats down paddock hill

Maybe he plans to connect them all by racetrack so we have one HUUUUUUUGE nurburgring-thing

[johno]

I am relieved to say the least .... the shear thought of seeing any of these circuits having houses chucked on top of them was becoming somewhat depressing.

Octagon have done a great deal to knacker a lot of motorsport venues and series and it is good to see someone taking it out of their control.

[johnnystorm]

In Octagon's favour Snetterton was a right tip about 1994/95

[murcielago]

GREAT

[phil hill]

As my buddy has just said "Perhaps that means we'll get some showers at Cadwell now!!"

[Aaron l]

Great news it's not gonna be developed in to housing a estate....still wont stop the locals complaining about the noise...why do people live near a race track if they hate the sound of cars????