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Bridewell's 'Blade bounces at Brands
By Ben Cope on 26/04/2011 12:27:25
Crash. Bang. Wallop.
This is Tommy Bridewell's Tyco 'Blade being given a rough ride in Race 2 at Brands Hatch last weekend. Bridewell ran onto the white line after Graham Hill bend and was spat from his bike.Bet the groundsman's not gonna be happy with the state
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The moment Gilbertson crashed out
By Ben Cope on 27/04/2011 14:16:46
Impressive showing from Gilbertson in race one followed by bad luck in race two
lap but Gilbertson asked too much of his 848 EVO and crashed at the exit of Graham Hill bend.Luckily Gilbertson's ok and his bike wasn't too badly damaged either.Photos copyright Bonnie Lane.
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Chris Martin's massive Brands crash
By Ben Cope on 10/08/2009 13:53:28
Check out this video of the very lucky Chris Martin's massive get-off at Brands
We rated Chris Martin as the luckiest rider from the Brands Hatch BSB meeting. Chris suffered a broken ankle after the crash, but after you've seen the video, you'll be amazed his injuries weren't worse.Get well soon Chris.
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Ow, now that does look painful..
By Ben Cope on 14/09/2009 12:23:26
Chris Martin does a rather good impression of R2D2
Do you remember Chris Martin's massive crash at Brands Hatch? Well it certainly looked like it was going to hurt, but this picture of Chris at Croft makes my eyes water. We thought he looked a bit like R2D2 - sorry Chris, we hope the force is strong!
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Brands Hatch: A weekend of calamity
By Ben Cope on 13/04/2012 15:06:13
First race of the season doesn't go to plan. They never do.
Don't ever setup on the slope at Brands. That's probably the best lesson I learned last weekend.The rest of what I've written below is merely inconsequential personal thoughts. Or drivel, as it's known in the trade.Let's cut straight to the chase: I
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Run, marshal, run!
By Ben Cope on 19/07/2010 14:44:35
You don't want to get hit by one of these...
We got this clip off Toby Moody, it shows a massive crash in the Seat Leon Eurocup at Brands Hatch.We know marshals get a lot of stick but they do a good job.
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Chris Martin's crash injuries worse than thought
By Ben Cope on 12/08/2009 08:32:19
Not just a broken ankle for the Kawasaki young-gun after highspeed crash
THE NEWS just keeps getting worse for Gearlink Kawasaki's Chris Martin after his horrific crash at Brands Hatch in the British Superbike Championship meeting on Sunday.The youngster was left with a broken ankle, as revealed by visordown
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Used Review: Arai Corsair
By Ben Cope on 01/01/2010 11:34:59
Used product showcase from Visordown
The comfort of Arai’s lids in the upper range are, for me, beyond compare.I’ve spent the last two years wearing this lid, and, just my luck, I crashed the first time I wore it.Chasing a Fireblade down the Brands Hatch straight, his engine blew
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Round 1 Race Report: Morris takes double win
By Ben Cope on 27/04/2011 14:08:40
848 Challenge action at a sweltering Brands Hatch
The opening round of the Rapid Solicitors Ducati 848 Challenge played out in front of a sun-baked Brands Hatch crowd with Hampshire’s Leon Morris winning both closely contested races.In race one Morris lead the field into Paddock Hill with Cheetham
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848 Challenge heads to Holland
By Ben Cope on 12/05/2011 15:49:11
The ultra-competitive series goes Dutch
, the current Champion, will hope for better luck this weekend after breaking his coccyx at Brands Hatch in a heavy crash. But the Buildbase/JHP Ducati team-mates will be wary of the challenge from Mike’Spike’ Edwards (MSKWorks.com), who will be riding his
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