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Mike Nicks column: Brands Hatch.

Monday, 6th August 2007

"So, Ronald, how many riders does that make, chasing the most wanted seat in World Superbike racing? The Dutchman pauses and silently starts counting on his fingers..."

Britain’s GSE Racing team, currently fielding Leon Haslam and Gregorio Lavilla on Ducatis in BSB in Airwaves chewing gum livery, could strengthen Ducati’s presence in WSB next year by switching to the world stage if they can resolve sponsorship issues. They’ve already committed to Ducati, ordering four of the new 1098s for next year.

Where were the 126,000?

Does FG Sport think we’re all stupid? They claimed that 126,000 spectators attended the three-day Brands Superbike fest. FG have a history of issuing mad figures for claimed attendances, and they’re clearly not about to drop that tradition.

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Knowledgeable sources at Brands claim the real figure may have been around 50,000. When Jonathan Palmer bought Brands in 2004 he openly dismissed the claims of 100,000 attendances made by FG and suggested that 40,000 was a more accurate figure. Sadly, some naïve media people who should know better continue to publish the FG claims.

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