Chelmsford Motor Club and MSV are delighted to announce the return of the Hutton Kitchens Brands Hatch Summer Stages, which will be held on Sunday 24th August 2014.
After a year hiatus, the 2014 event promises to be back bigger and better than ever before. With the support of MSV and the Motorsport UK, Chelmsford Motor Club has worked hard to utilise even more of the venue than the previous summer and winter stage rallies have used.
The event will take place over eight stages with sixty competitive miles. The route will include previously unused sections of Brands Hatch including using the vehicle tunnel from the outer paddock to the pit lane to maximise the stage mileage available.
The 2014 Hutton Kitchens Brands Hatch Summer Stages will be televised, and will feature as part of Special Stage Extra, a monthly show featuring rallying across the country. The show is due to be broadcast on Motors TV (Virgin Channel 545 and Sky Channel 447) at 19:25 on Wednesday 3rd September 2014.
It is hoped that entries will open in mid June. Regulations, the entry form, entry list, marshal registration and media accreditation information will all be available at http://summer.brandshatchstages.co.uk
You can keep up to date with the event on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/BrandsHatchSummerStages
And on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/HKBrandsStages
On the day you can keep up to date with the event via Rally FM:
http://www.rallyfm.net
I will be Chief Marshal for this, so any willing or non willing folks who would like to help out please let me know.
Media registration is now open, see http://summer.brandshatchstages.co.uk/media for more.
Regulations are out and entries now open for the Hutton Kitchens Brands Hatch Summer Stages on 24th August. See http://summer.brandshatchstages.co.uk/competitors
For 2014 there are some major changes. Following extensive consultation with MSV and the Motorsport UK, Chelmsford Motor Club has been able to secure a significantly longer and re worked stage route that will give more stage miles and an even greater challenge to competitors.
By utilising one of the pit lane entrance tunnels and additional areas around the ‘rally school’ we have been able to increase the stage length to 7-8 miles and have planned 8 stages totalling approximately 60 miles.
Media registration is open at http://summer.brandshatchstages.co.uk/media and closes at noon on Monday 18th August.
Marshal and radio crew registration will open imminently at http://summer.brandshatchstages.co.uk/marshals
Spectator tickets are available for purchase from Brands Hatch directly [please see the regs for details of competitor discounted tickets] http://www.brandshatch.co.uk/calendar/2014/august/hutton-kitchens-brands...
You can follow the event on social media, on both Twitter https://twitter.com/HKBrandsStages and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BrandsHatchSummerStages
Rally FM will also be broadcasting live on the day http://www.rallyfm.net
Thank you to the crews who have sent in their photos for the event programme. Every crew entered is asked to send in a photo of their car, preferably a side view if possible, for inclusion in the spotters guide which will be in the programme. If you have not sent this in yet, please send your photos to entries@brandshatchstages.co.uk this week.
Please also ensure your media form is completed. This can be updated here. This will go to the commentary team on the day, and of course Special Stage who are filming the event. The show is due to be broadcast on Motors TV (Virgin Channel 545 and Sky Channel 447) at 19:25 on Wednesday 3rd September 2014.
The entry list will be seeded at the beginning of the coming week, so please ensure all seeding information is up to date by Monday 11th August at the latest.