This Sunday’s Modified Live Summertime Special event at Brands Hatch will be better than ever as the UK’s hottest performance car festival celebrates the ultimate in four-wheel performance.
Joining a feast of high-speed action in the Kent amphitheatre will be a demonstration of Formula 1 power that will stun spectators and performers alike!
Providing what is sure to be the day’s highlight for many will be four F1 cars from the 80s and 90s, a time when power outputs in the sport were at their highest. From the turbo era, the 1984 Toleman that was driven by Ayrton Senna allowed the Brazilian to showcase his skills. His compatriot Nelson Piquet drove for Lotus and Benetton in his illustrious career and the 1989 Lotus-Judd and 1990 Benetton-Ford, complete with high-revving 3.5 litre V8 engines will be on track this weekend. The 1993 Benetton, which was campaigned by Michael Schumacher and Riccardo Patrese, and featuring active suspension and a host of high-tech driver aids will also appear.
There will be plenty to see and do at this year’s event. Also on track will be competitive action from the headlining European Drift Championship and Time Attack Championship. The former is motorsport at its most visceral, with points awarded not for being the fastest, but the most skilful and artistic at the wheel. Spectacular smoke-inducing sideways drifts are the order of the day, and competitors are expected to lap the course without all four wheels pointing in the same direction!
A more conventional approach is taken by the Time Attack contenders but the action is no less sensational as the wildest performance cars around are driven to the limit against the clock. The event provides all the drama and tension of an F1 qualifying session, with cars dancing on the edge of adhesion.
Racing fans are also well-catered for with bumper-to-bumper action from US-style Pickup Trucks and the brand new Civic Cup Championship. The on-track fun continues with amazing stunt bike demonstrations, whilst visitors wanting to join in can purchase 15 minutes on track in their own car for just £35, provided that they bring their driving licence along.
The interactive element of Modified Live continues off track with competitions, including a show and shine contest for the best looking car, a tug-of-war contest between car clubs, a sound-off for the best car audio system and sideways rides in a Drift Taxi. With car club displays and trade stands too, this weekend’s Modified Live Summertime Special is sure to be a hit.
Tickets for the Modified Live Summertime Special at Brands Hatch on 8 July are available in advance for £17, with free entry for children aged 12 and under. For more information call 0843 453 9000 or visit www.brandshatch.co.uk