Family and friends of motor racing star David Leslie who tragically lost his life in a plane crash in Kent two weeks ago, joined thousands of racing fans at the British GT Championship event being staged today (Sunday 13th April) at Knockhill Racing Circuit in Fife. In a special tribute to the…
Monthly Archives: April 2008
British GT Championship at Knockhill
The world’s fastest, noisiest and most exotic sports cars are set to headline a breathtaking weekend of motor racing at Scotland’s National Motorsport Centre, Knockhill Racing Circuit on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th April. It has been 3 years since the truly awesome Avon Tyres British GT Championship has visited the Fife…
Rain in Spain fails to spoil Kuga party
The rain in Spain falls mainly — at least it would appear — on the area just north of Jerez where Ford held the international launch of its new crossover vehicle, the Kuga. And while the Spanish region may do the world’s best sherry, it certainly doesn’t build any satisfactory drainage into…
Edinburgh Woman Racer Targeting Knockhill Success
While much of the attention will be focused on the latest rounds of the British GT Championship at Knockhill this weekend, one Edinburgh woman is hoping to bag home success in the Ginetta Championship. And Emily Fletcher heads to the Fife circuit this weekend believing all her bad luck was used in…
Knockhill Announce Special Tribute to David Leslie
Following the recent tragic death of top Scottish motor racing star David Leslie in a plane crash, Scotland’s National Motorsport Centre, Knockhill Racing Circuit has announced a special tribute to the amiable, Annan born racer who was held in extremely high regard by his motor racing peers. The Fife Circuit, where Leslie…
Dario scores second-best Nascar finish
Bathgate’s Dario Franchitti scored his second-best result in the Nascar Nationwide Series when he powered his Ganassi Dodge to 11th at the Texas Motor Speedway. But the 34-year-old Scot was frustrated not to qualify for the Sprint Cup race on the same 1.5-mile oval, blaming a lack of front-end grip for his…
Franchitti denied second ALMS podium
Bathgate’s Marino Franchitti was denied his second American Le Mans Series podium in succession when, just 10 minutes from the end of the two-and-a-half-hour race in St Petersburg, his Porsche was taken out by a rival. The 29-year-old Scot had qualified his Dyson Porsche RS fifth on the 29-car grid, and fourth…
McNish fights back to fifth in Barcelona
Scot Allan McNish drove like a man possessed as he and team-mate Dindo Capello recovered from 17th to finish fifth in the opening round of the Le Mans Series in Barcelona. The 38-year-old from Dumfries, who started yesterday’s (Sun) 1000km race from third on the grid, had moved his diesel-powered Audi R10TDI…
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