 He also stated that the Brands Hatch Grand Prix configuration could not be used because of the high cost of upgrading it to CART standards.It was part of CART's desire to distance itself from the Indy Racing League by holding European road course races.Brands Hatch and CART invested $2 million in enhancing the track's safety standards; of fencing was erected around each side of the Indy layout, around 38,000 tyres were used to construct barriers and the majority of the guard-railing alongside the circuit was reconstructed.