This book features a foreword by Bernie Ecclestone. The Brands Hatch circuit in Kent is a motorsport mecca, and was once the busiest motorsport venue in the world. Scene of many classic Formula One and sports car races, as well as numerous other international, national and club events, the circuit is currently undergoing a renaissance under the ownership of Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision company. Here is the definitive history of Brands Hatch, featuring the events, cars, motorcycles and characters that have made it Britain's best-loved motor racing circuit.

Chas Parker is currently a freelance sub-editor and motorsport writer, contributing to Motorsport News, having spent his early working life in the field of astronomy, including a period as Press Officer for the Royal Greenwich Observatory. He lives near Battle, East Sussex.