The best crashes at Brands Hatch's legendary Paddock Hill Bend

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  • @_Ben4810
    @_Ben4810 Рік тому +4

    4:15 I'd be mightily pissed off with the muppet shunting-off the white Golf & just how much damage he caused...

  • @stevemarshall3481
    @stevemarshall3481 Рік тому +18

    3:07 probably the most violent crash I've ever seen 😮

    • @jameseastwood4984
      @jameseastwood4984 Рік тому +1

      Kinda looks as if the driver had got off the brakes the car could have steered out of it

    • @alfamonk
      @alfamonk Рік тому

      yeah was thinking that...just drifted into the barrier @@jameseastwood4984

    • @thedster1239
      @thedster1239 Рік тому

      Boink

    • @NathanMcCabe88
      @NathanMcCabe88 Рік тому +1

      I fell for that!!! 😂😂😂

  • @pippin1ful
    @pippin1ful Рік тому +17

    I helped out Ken Costello, MiniCooper S, class champion 1964 at Brands. I trailered his car to various meets. We failed scrutineering at the winning event. "Get in" says Ken, "we'll sort this!" Off we went onto Death Hill, all decaled up in race trim, to his workshop in Farningham at the bottom of the hill. A hairy ride at 120mph with no seat or seatbelt, sitting on the tool box. Entertaining for the spectators queing to get in, though. We changed the exhaust, and back up the hill, on the wrong side of the road, passing the traffic queue and back to Scrutineering just in time. Ken won the race, beating his main rival in the Broadspeed Mini. Ken got signed up with CrippSpeed and that ended my duties as Ken's driver to and from events. Ken went on to convert MGB GTs to V8s using the Rover/Buick engine. AustinRover or was it still Leyland saw the successful conversion and decided to build their own V8 MG and promptly cut off Ken's supply of engines. He sourced a few from Belgium, but that is all I know. I went to Canada for 3years and lost touch.

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому

      You’ve got to love the characters in and around motor sport especially in club and national racing

    • @pippin1ful
      @pippin1ful Рік тому

      @@richardforrest9230 See above, I posted in the wrong place.

    • @johnjames01
      @johnjames01 Рік тому +1

      Nice story! Motorsport used to be so different.

  • @JamesThomas-pv5en
    @JamesThomas-pv5en 2 місяці тому

    Oh yes the notorious paddock hill bend 😏where all action happens I know it very well. It’s the most difficult bend corner on the track. Great video

  • @minibus9
    @minibus9 Рік тому +1

    excelnt video

  • @JamesWilson234
    @JamesWilson234 Рік тому +2

    #06:29 wins most enthusiastic commentator award, superb!

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому

      Oh yes he always joins the commentators for the 750MC Stock Hatch races

  • @lewisclarke-bull3666
    @lewisclarke-bull3666 Рік тому +1

    Awesome vid defo one ill keep coming back to to show people what it used to look like!

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому

      Thanks for your comments Lewis. That view over the dip in the old debris fencing really was the sweet spot for filming or taking photos

  • @paulwincott2987
    @paulwincott2987 Рік тому +1

    Definitely a few brown trouser moments there!

  • @meltdownman8911
    @meltdownman8911 Рік тому +5

    Been there, done that. Wounded pride as well as car…

  • @briangreen6602
    @briangreen6602 Рік тому +1

    Was a PHB in the mid 1980s and they rather unusually had a kart race during a club meeting. They had someone from the kart side of things use an old 1970s Volvo estate car as the pace car, who promptly lost the back of the car and spun it all the way down PHB in front of all the karts, and to a huge cheer from the crowd.

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому

      That’s just like the fire truck which rolled over at Paddock during a truck meeting in 2011

  • @jackdnf5554
    @jackdnf5554 Рік тому

    8.55 in the video. That's a series my university races in. The yellow car that gets hit (40 T.Tudor) is my lecturer. Fully student led race team. Cool to see ourselves here

  • @pippin1ful
    @pippin1ful Рік тому +1

    Yes indeed: Archie Scott-Brown, the one armed driver in his ERA, after a few pints in the BRDC bar!

  • @AlauahioMS
    @AlauahioMS Рік тому +2

    I remember a volkswagen racing cup uk crash i saw in late 2016 here just after i got into motorsport. The cars went out shot and if you look closely it is likely two of thr cars rolled violently before smashing into the barriers. Very few people have seen it but for those that have some think it is likely they blocked all the other views in fear of criticism as it would have been by far the biggest crash in the championship on front of Paul Iven's crash that happened there as well. I can't assume though.

    • @AlauahioMS
      @AlauahioMS Рік тому +2

      It could be misjudged. It's just something weird I saw. :)

  • @davyboy888
    @davyboy888 Рік тому +5

    That was some disgusting driving by the guy in the Golf @4:15 to, as the commentator said, keep pushing and pushing until he rammed the Scirocco into an almighty shunt.

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому +1

      Yes there were a lot of comments at the time. This crash was in 2016. The Golf driver was excluded from the meeting which cost him 2 victories & he had points added to his race licence. The Scirocco driver Darelle Wilson has been racing in TCR for a few years now.

    • @davyboy888
      @davyboy888 Рік тому

      @@richardforrest9230 Glad he was excluded, that was really awful behaviour. Ah it's Darelle Wilson in Scirocco... ya he was involved in the VAG championship for quite a while too.

  • @donr2176
    @donr2176 Рік тому

    Watched this video- and was surprised no motorcycle crashes shown.. Back in 1966-7 I watched Agostini aboard his MV3 chasing Mike the Bike on his favorite Honda- the 350 cc Six.. Ago lost it on this bend, and he and his machine flew across the track Ago had his hands out and was more or less on his back.. smoke came off his gloves! Thankfully he was not hurt. Back then there was a bank to the left of the corner.. not that huge sand-pit they have now! Sadly I also recall two fatal crashes on that corner.. Upon reflection I realize some folk reading my comments may have not been born in 1966!! [I'm 80- not out!]

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому

      Thanks for your comment & that fantastic story. My short answer to why there aren’t any bike crashes on the video is because I’m not into motorbikes & I’ve never been to a bike meeting. I’ve just always been into cars!

    • @maht0x
      @maht0x Рік тому +1

      my mate had a bad one there, a photgrapher got a good snap of him though, doing a handstand in mid air

  • @The_real_cheesmuncher
    @The_real_cheesmuncher Рік тому

    this particular view may never be seen again since there are now huge fences, covering what was a spectacular view

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому

      That’s why I decided to make this video to show what a great place it was to watch motor racing

  • @safebadgergaming6874
    @safebadgergaming6874 Рік тому

    Can you still get this great footage with the new catch fencing thats been put up?

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому +1

      I haven’t been since they put the new fencing up. I guess I’ll find out at the beginning of next season! There are some videos from the November truck meeting where people stood further back up the banking but then you do get people’s heads in the way & usually when something dramatic is happening!

  • @Jacko829
    @Jacko829 Рік тому +1

    Was it the same 'Lindsay' binning off MK2 Golf and a Leon? bad day for him if it was!

  • @marvelmorgan8269
    @marvelmorgan8269 Рік тому +1

    Oh no 🙉 😢

  • @kieranjamieson
    @kieranjamieson Рік тому

    I re-shelled a mates 205 GTI after he crashed it here. That gravel gets everywhere, from in between the tyre beads and wheel rims to inside the chassis rails, you never see the end of it.

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому +1

      Yes I can imagine - even a quick trip through the gravel brings a lot of gravel back on to the track

  • @annoyingbstard9407
    @annoyingbstard9407 Рік тому +2

    It was always a corner that sorted out the decent drivers from the ‘daddy’s rich’ mugs.

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому

      It’s got to be one of the best corners on any track in the world

  • @freibierfelix
    @freibierfelix Рік тому

    6:04 Can Someone tell me, what’s this grey car spinning around? I know this car, but i forgot the damn name😂

  • @petebanham4916
    @petebanham4916 Рік тому +1

    Sadly due to newly erected crash fencing along the outside of Hailwoods to Druids, you won’t be able to get this brilliant footage anymore….

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому

      Yes that’s why I made this video to show some the dramatic incidents I’ve filmed over the past few years

  • @BootneckAlphaKilo
    @BootneckAlphaKilo Рік тому +1

    I’m not getting Forza 8 because they dropped this legendary track. One of my earliest memories is seating on the cheap seats on the bank at the bottom the hill, with my Gramps watching cars and trucks, and bikes hurtling round the track. It’s a test of stability as much as drivers ability

  • @pippin1ful
    @pippin1ful Рік тому

    Been going to Brands since 1954. I remember the commentator, John Bolster, saying: "Salvadori (Roy) has just passed Uren (Jeff) on the top straight." Very funny, and even shocking in the late 50s. I've seen some shocking accidents there over the years, but safety standards are much higher these days.

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому +1

      The irony is that the new fencing is part of work on Paddock Hill bend to make the track even safer - the only problem is that it has ruined one of the best spectating areas in the process

    • @pippin1ful
      @pippin1ful Рік тому +1

      @@richardforrest9230 I preferred the otherside of Druids. I used to park my VW Tansporter up on the bank by the fence and invite people up onto its flatbed as a grandstand. Could see part of Paddock Hill Bend, but the trees blocked the bottom and up to Druids. I'm talking over half a century ago! A pity I can't post pics on here.

    • @pippin1ful
      @pippin1ful Рік тому +1

      John Bolster was a very entertaining commentator, steadily getting p!ssed during the racing. He with his brother built their own racer, but I don't remember him driving it. I remember him in a vintage Bentley, and Lord Montagu in his Prince Henry Vauxhaul. There were great events held there including the Scuderia Sud Ferraris, using the petrol station down at Farningham during practice sessions. They hadn't been warned that their cars were illegal on public roads!

  • @shirleyboy8859
    @shirleyboy8859 Рік тому

    In 1985 I was working for Rushen Green Racing running Martin Donnelly, so will have been there..... And I have seen some real carnage at Paddock Hill....... In one Race I had Ian Ashley an Ex F1 driver in my car, Before he even reached Paddock he had taken ALL 4 corners off the Car!!!... And I was in the Paddock when Jonny Herbert had his massive crash in the worst F3000 race ever held.... Many more stories to tell..... :-))

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому +1

      It really is an iconic corner & the scene of so many spectacular incidents over the years. Paddock Hill Bend and the Formula Ford Festival are virtually guaranteed to liven up even the wettest October day.

    • @pippin1ful
      @pippin1ful Рік тому +1

      My old friend, Roger Manning, was runner up in the F3000 Championship one season. I've forgotten which. We fell out over something else.

  • @dsriggs
    @dsriggs Рік тому +1

    ...wait, is 0:24 & 0:30 the same bloke? Same last name, same colours and the exact same accident.

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому

      Yes it is! A couple of years apart though

    • @timeluster
      @timeluster Рік тому

      Came looking for this comment! Poor Lindsay, big deja vu moment.

  • @PescaraProductions
    @PescaraProductions Рік тому +2

    End of an era. Completely ruined that track for spectators now

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому

      Yes it’s definitely the end of an era for spectating at that corner. Hope they can do something to make it better - even opening the Hailwoods grandstand at every meeting would be a start. At least that would give a bit of height over the fencing.
      Looks like I’ll have to visit different circuits next year

    • @testpilotian3188
      @testpilotian3188 Рік тому

      @@richardforrest9230what have they done? Raised the debris fence or something?

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому

      @@testpilotian3188 Yes they’ve put up debris fences which are roughly 3 metres high so the virtually fence free view has now gone

  • @IanSeale
    @IanSeale 8 місяців тому

    I'm at 3:40, White Fiesta, not one of my proudest moments, that's for sure, but here for posterity. 🤦‍♂️

  • @johnnymacf1
    @johnnymacf1 Рік тому +1

    Its like watching an online race! 😂

  • @MrEunanmacguinness
    @MrEunanmacguinness Рік тому

    Been there, seen it,done it,…..oh yeah I’m in it. 🙄🙄🙄🤣🤣

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому

      Haha hopefully there are a few drivers spotting themselves in the video. Some appear more than once!

  • @alias19
    @alias19 Рік тому +1

    Has anyone added up the tens of thousands of pounds in automotive destruction from this one wonderful corner?

  • @davidbowden6407
    @davidbowden6407 Рік тому +1

    If only a tire wall could talk!!!!

  • @craigowen5656
    @craigowen5656 4 місяці тому

    Whats the common thread? One make championships mainly

  • @sampierce9128
    @sampierce9128 Рік тому +1

    Sorry for the years of probably filling your videos on first laps and races with the click of my camera shutter while standing next to you as you took a lot of those videos!!😉😉😉 Although the Mg at the end did its best to destroy it as I was standing directly in front of him making eye contact when he finally came to a rest!!!😂😂

    • @richardforrest9230
      @richardforrest9230  Рік тому +1

      There’s so much other noise - the cars, the loudspeakers etc I don’t think I ever noticed the clicking!
      Yes that MG roll was one of the most spectacular I’ve filmed.
      I haven’t been to Brands since the new fencing was put up but like you and everyone else who loved standing at that part of Paddock Hill bend we’ll all be looking for a new place to get the best views

    • @sampierce9128
      @sampierce9128 Рік тому +1

      @richardforrest9230 Good to hear😉. Have found in the right light that I was still able to get some decent shots through it. Might be improved with a winters weathering and when they remove the old fence as part of the works🤞🏼🤞🏼. Screws up the focus, trying to go through both of the fences... Do spend a lot of the day mooching around the track, but it was a favourite spot.

  • @catsdad2662
    @catsdad2662 Рік тому

    If you don't leave Brands as a spectator covered in dust , something isn't right 😁

  • @richardprimett4978
    @richardprimett4978 Місяць тому

    8.23 2 in two weeks same place same car

  • @camilovillamizar6171
    @camilovillamizar6171 Рік тому

    Was expecting less oversteer. Go figure.

  • @a.c.4732
    @a.c.4732 Рік тому

    ....effing aitch ....

  • @Troub11
    @Troub11 Рік тому

    Recently got hit at brands on a track day by a 15yr old fiesta junior driver 👎🏻👎🏻, silly little boy.

    • @tomn2765
      @tomn2765 Рік тому

      cheer up codger, if it was the fiesta junior series he mightve been a junior..

    • @Troub11
      @Troub11 Рік тому

      @@tomn2765 says quite clearly in my comment you silly little boy it was a “track day” not a series race and quite obviously he was a junior as he was 15years old.