1978 Brands Hatch Indy

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

The sound of the cars is unbelievable...

[@nicholasmordaunt1183]

Still have my programme from this race! Great memories , almost past out when stood behind one of the offy,s as it started up , methanol fumes has that affect!

[@PAS100170]

Awesome. I was at the Silverstone none event. I remember then drying the road with the 'hairdryer' from santa pod and then doing a demo couple of laps as it was too wet to race.

[@thomaslauffenberger5795]

Didn't realize that they raced abroad in '78; knew that they had a road race or two back in the 60s. God do I miss CART!

[@astinus4]

Thomas Lauffenberger well this is technically pre CART.....

[@michaelbyef1]

I'd love to see the whole race.

[@doctorindy]

5:24 "Coming later: World's Strongest Man" Just like the ABC Wide World of Sports years. Great video.

[@kylewaddington1983]

Brands Hatch my favourite Circuit in Great Britain

[@floydfanTN]

might be the rarest video I have ever seen!

[@kdwaynec]

“The idea to bring USAC to Silverstone came from a British company called Motor Circuits Developments (MCD), who decided they wanted some extra events for the tracks they owned. Silverstone wasn’t actually an MCD-owned track, but bringing the USAC series across the Atlantic Ocean for just one race didn’t seem wise, so MCD booked a race at Silverstone to precede their race at MCD-owned Brands Hatch. The two races would be held in October, near the end of the 1978 season. As USAC arrived at Silverstone, it became obvious that MCD’s plan to sell American open-wheel racing to British fans, while perhaps a good idea on paper, had some major flaws. For starters, bringing the entire USAC series to another continent was prohibitively expensive. USAC therefore decided to only take 16 cars across The Pond, and it decided to pick these cars by holding a special qualifying session at Michigan. It’s not clear why USAC thought it was a good idea to pick the starters for two road course races by holding a qualifying session on a superspeedway, but USAC’s decision-making in the late 1970s wasn’t exactly ideal.”

[@sjc14031974]

@WLLRNNN It's Fanfare for the Common Man by Emmerson,Lake & Palmer

[@LouiseDenmar]

Would You Upload The Full Race?

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

There’s a 24 minute video of the race

[@paulboggan]

amazing film.....

[@BryonLape]

Why the short version of the track?

[@penskepc2374]

They needed it to look like a penis so f1 knew of the ass fucking that was coming.

[@chunkybuster7203]

I was there, the tyres were so narrow, l never forget THREE cars abreast down paddock hill bend, think one of the circuits got cancelled through lack of interest?

[@associateddiaries]

Awesome - thank you.

[@MrSpanks]

Hmmm I've just learned something about my country..... from an American! -Who'd have thought Leeds Castle was in Kent? I assumed it was in, well, Leeds!

[@timgilbert7187]

Do you have this full broadcast on dvd that I can purchase?

[@indyfan22k]

well his account was terminated..

[@nigelwilliams9307]

Silly not to use the GP Circuit.

[@dsriggs]

...what's up with Johncock's helmet??

[@meerkatandpug]

Ask his doctor.

[@miguelelgueta5830]

the fuck how did he even saw anything?

[@F1000X]

I wouldn't be surprised if these cars would have posted faster times around the full circuit than the F1 cars of the day. These cars had to be 200hp up on the grand prix cars of the time, and around a track with a decent amount of straights these things would be brutally fast.

[@villy27]

Perhaps one of the reasons CART was invented?

[@meerkatandpug]

They looked really slow around Brands, they should have used the GP circuit at least..

[@penskepc2374]

Back when these cars were still first and foremost designed for indy.

[@indyfan22k]

I'm really surprised teams many can afford to go to Brazil.

[@xSoccerxCorex]

maybe. i guess the smaller teams who usually go to indy couldn't afford the trip?

[@kylewaddington1983]

Shame they stop going to Brand's Hatch Indy

[@amedeofelix]

Except they have always weighed far more than F1 cars, so always slower on normal circuits.

[@vicenteorozcosantacreu]

No sabía que los indycars habían corrido en BH en esa época. Lucen todos muy amateurs en comparación con la F1. Pocos coches.