Quote Originally Posted by Grist_To_The_Mill View Post
I used to live near Brands Hatch

Race days meant everything stopped including the traffic on the nearby motorway
I lived a couple of miles from the Silverstone track for about a decade back in the 80s/90s. Race build up started the Monday before and always culminated in long traffic queues especially Fri/Sat/Sun. Locals who didn't like it could leave on holiday and rent out their houses for the week to more than pay for it. The convoy of helicopters into the track for the drivers/rich and famous would start at first light, continue right up to to just before the race start and recommence just after the race ended right up until dusk. Most locals loved it, especially the pub landlords for miles around who whose takings in race week would better the total takings for the other 51 weeks of the year.