It will be the first time that TCR UK has competed
at the venue since its initial visit back in 2018.

Chris Smiley, defending TCR UK Champion, will be
hoping that his Knockhill experience will set him a few steps above the rest as
the Northen Irish racer started his car racing career on this very circuit and
hopes to show the speed, he and his Honda Civic possess around our
International Circuit.

The weekend has a fantastic support cast, which
will enthral any race fan or new visitor.

• KMSC Scottish Championship Mod Sports

• Evolution Trophy

• Audi TT Cup

 • Honda Civic Cup

• Nankang Tyres BMW Compact Cup

• AIRTEC Motorsport Fiesta Championship

• BRSCC
Fiesta Junior Championship

On Sunday you even have
the chance to get up close to the race cars on the grid, this is where the
kids, and big kids can stand and have pictures with the cars and drivers on the
actual racetrack  !

• Free TCR Touring Car Grid Walk (Sunday Only)

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Race one winner Dan Lloyd started the encounter from the back of the grid and knew that the race would be a long one and a sensible approach would likely pay dividends towards the end – with 30 or so laps around the Knockhill track ahead.

Sean Walkinshaw took advantage of his pole position to lead into the opening corner, despite some contact from behind from Lewis Kent. Kent went onto overtake Walkinshaw on the approach to Clark corner and lead the race for a number of laps before he had to enter the pits for a tyre change to his Hyundai i30 N TCR. Finaly Crocker’s poor weekend at Knockhill was compounded when he left the track at Clark’s and immediately retired from the race.

As the race continued to rumble on, Lloyd began to make his move up the order, picking his way past his fellow competitors lap-by-lap in his West Coast Racing Volkswagen Golf TCR. Meanwhile there was a ferocious battle for the podium positions as Josh Price firstly got past Walkinshaw and then Kent to take the lead.

However, with little less than eleven laps on the clock (ten mins into the race) Lloyd took the lead and from there edged out a gap of 1.6 seconds ahead of debutant Price. To Price’s credit, his lap times were certainly on a par with Lloyd in his Autoglym BMR Academy Car and a safety car period – issued after a collision with Ollie Taylor and Jessica Backman at the Hairpin – would offer the young BTCC star another crack at Lloyd in the dying stages.

However, a prolonged safety car period meant the race would come down to a single lap shootout around the Reverse Track to decide the winner, and Lloyd, using all his previous experience got the jump and wrapped up a memorable double at Knockhill – continuing his 100% winning streak in the TCR UK Series.

That brings to an end, a monumental week at Knockhill that has seen almost 193 racers on site – compete across a number of BRSCC organised Championships as well as a first ever race meeting for TCR UK around Knockhill. It’s felt like a BTCC weekend here and that bodes well for Knockhill race fans – as we could quite possibly have another bumper event to add to our calendar for years to come as TCR UK undoubtedly grows.

Thanks to everyone involved for another memorable weekend at Knockhill. Hopefully, we’ll see you all again under the same bright blue skies that have graced us this weekend as some point in the very near future.

However, a last minute decision to revert to the original positions caused a reshuffle on the grid before race one. Once things got underway it was a relatively straight-forward win for Dan Lloyd – despite a safety car period mid race that ruined an 8 second gap at the head of the field.

“After all that went on overnight I was glad to get my pole position back, I felt l deserved it. After all the pre-race goings on, I was really revved up by the time we started the race. I was angry on the out lap and managed to build up a lot of heat in the tyres that helped when we got underway.

“I was gutted when the safety car came out, but when I heard Aiden had to stop that made life a little bit easier.”

If it was straight-forward for Dan Lloyd, it certainly wasn’t for his fellow competitors. Thrills and spills galore littered the field with almost all the drivers having some sort of off-track excursion at some point. Ollie Taylor climbed and fell the order on multiple occasions and battled back well from several offs to get himself on the podium – finishing the race in P2 overall.

Joining Lloyd and Taylor on the podium was young BTCC racer Josh Price. Price raced his way from the back of the grid for a tremendous 3rd place finish in race one. Local hero, Aiden Moffat had to retire his Laser Tools Racing Alfa Romeo Giulietta following a technical fault (driveshaft); whilst, teammate Derek Palmer Junior rounded out the race in P6.

There was a last lap collision between Wilson and Crocker who both had eventful races to say the least. The next TCR action get underway at 14.25pm today – which will see another FREE grid walk for race fans before the off.

Tickets for today’s event can be purchased at the gate. We still have a lot of racing to get through this afternoon and if this morning’s TCR UK Championship race is a benchmark, we’re in for a good day of racing.

Andreas Backman, in the second West Coast Racing Volkswagen looked odds on to take third position on the grid, only for Ollie Taylor to find a scintillating lap behind the wheel of his Pyro Motorsport Honda Civic Type-R TCR car, demoting the young Swede to fourth place by just 0.684s.

The first of the TCR UK races starts at 10.25am and will see an open grid walk take place from 10.05am – which is free to all spectators. The second race of the day will take place at 14.24pm and will see Sean Walkinshaw lead from pole position.

As well as the headline TCR UK races, we’ll also see a full supporting race programme from the following classes across a 14 race-programme scheduled to start at 8.30am.

Advanced (discounted) tickets for the event can be booked online until midnight tonight – subject to collection at the track tomorrow. Alternatively, tickets will be available on the gate throughout the event.

Hope you can join us.

Round one winner, Dan Lloyd set the early running in the opening practice sessions whist his closest rival from that opening round, Aiden Moffat suffered a torrid return to his home track – which required the front end of his Alfa Romeo Giulietta to be rebuilt.

Despite the team’s woes, Moffat made the final test session of the day, and went on to record the third fastest time of the session behind Lloyd and Knockhill newcomer Andreas Backman.

Tomorrow’s TCR action on track includes a Free Practice session, getting underway at 9.55am, before an extremely important qualifying session at 14.55pm will set the grid for the opening race of the weekend on Sunday 13^th May.

Tickets for the event can be booked online via the Knockhill.com website, with all pre-booked tickets subject to advanced booking discounts. Alternatively, tickets will also be available on either Saturday or Sunday at the gate.

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Some of the National competitors have already raced around Knockhill, joining the ranks of the Scottish Formula Ford last weekend for some full-on testing in race conditions. Ross Martin, took one of the victories last weekend, and despite being unable to complete a full National season, is looking forward to testing his skills against some very fast racers. He spoke to Duncan Vincent about his progress so far.

Indeed, another youngster looking to improve on his performances last week is Matt Round-Garrido. Matt won one of the races last week and was a persistent thorn in Martin’s side all weekend. Also on the bill last weekend – using the SMRC event as a glorified test session – were a number of the Cliff Dempsey racing squad. Dunc caught up with the team principal and another young Scott, Jamie Thorburn.

The Avon Tyres Formula Ford Championship will race on three occasions over the weekend, with qualifying and one race on Saturday and the subsequent two races on Sunday 13th May.

Tickets for the event can be booked online via the Knockhill.com website, with all pre-booked tickets subject to advanced booking discounts. Alternatively, tickets will also be available on either Saturday or Sunday at the gate.

It promises to be a fast and frantic weekend of racing and we hope you’ll join us for some thrilling action as we host the TCR UK series for the first time.

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As well as Christian’s favoured Santander Caterham Seven 310R Championship, Knockhill will play host to the following Caterham Championships on the same weekend:

– ALACO Motorsport Logistics Caterham Seven 270R Championship
– Avon Tyres Caterham Seven 420R Championship
– Draper Tools Caterham Roadsport Championship

Gordon Sawyer leads the 310R Championship heading into Knockhill and thinks the weekend will be a physical one inside his 1600cc powered Caterham 310R.

In all, Knockhill will welcome a staggering 193 drivers to the circuit for two days of BRSCC and TCR UK Series racing the likes of which will rival Knockhill’s BTCC events for action on track.

Christian and his colleagues have been out testing today ahead of two Santander Caterham Seven 310R races on 12/13 May. If you like single make racing then get along to KH this weekend… we’ve got plenty of action in store for race fans – alongside two headline TCR UK Series events on Sunday 13th May featuring FREE grid walks at the start of both races.

Free camping is also available all weekend – so if you fancy making a weekend of it then book your camping pass and tickets online via the Knockhill website. Advanced ticket discounts are available online and tickets will also be available at the gate on the day.

Look forward to seeing you here.

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Headlining the event will be the TCR UK Series – heading to Knockhill for the 2nd round of their 2018 season. West Coast Racing’s Dan Lloyd took the opening two wins of the season ahead of Aiden Moffat and Andreas Backman at round one. Lloyd will back behind the wheel of his Volkswagen Golf GTi to fend of stiff competition from the Laser Tools Racing duo of Derek Palmer and Aiden Moffat, amongst others.

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It’s a jam-packed weekend of racing featuring the following support classes:

– ALACO Motorsport Logistics Caterham Seven 270R Championship
– Avon Tyres National Formula Ford Championship
– BRSCC Mazda MX-5 SuperCup
– Toyo Tires Porsche Championship
– Avon Tyres Caterham Seven 420R Championship
– Santander Caterham Seven 310R Championship
– Draper Tools Caterham Roadsport Championship

There are also a number of special features to take note of:

– Race one for the TCR UK Series kicks off at 10.25am so early arrival is advised
– Both TCR UK races will see a FREE public grid walk take place where you can get up-close and personal with the drivers and their TCR machines ahead of the races
– Free weekend camping is available (please pre-book your space)
– There will also be support testing all week at Knockhill with the TCR Cars out on Friday to sample the Reverse Circuit. (Spectator admission to testing is free – tickets required for Sat and Sun).

Tickets for the event can be booked online via the Knockhill website (subject to advanced booking discounts). Alternatively, tickets will be available at the gate over the weekend of 12/13 May – subject to gate pricing.

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Anyone purchasing a gate ticket on Sunday 6th May (adult ticket only) will be able to use that ticket to gain discounted access to the inaugural TCR event to be held at Knockhill next weekend on either Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May. Simply present your SMRC Sunday raceday ticket to the gate staff next weekend and get entry to another fabulous racing event for just £10.

As well as TCR UK Series qualifying on Saturday 12th May, we’ll see a number of support races from the likes of:

– ALACO Motorsport Logistics Caterham Seven 270R Championship
– Avon Tyres National Formula Ford Championship
– BRSCC Mazda MX-5 SuperCup
– Toyo Tires Porsche Championship
– Avon Tyres Caterham Seven 420R Championship
– Santander Caterham Seven 310R Championship
– Draper Tools Caterham Roadsport Championship

Then on Sunday, we’ll see further support racing from the aforementioned classes alongside two feature TCR UK Championship races.

Hopefully we’ll see you a one or both of these race events.

We thought you might, so we’ve teamed up with the DoubleTree by Hilton at the Queensferry Crossing and the DPE Motorsport squad – the team behind the Laser Tools Racing Alfa Romeo Giuliettas of Aiden Moffat and Derek Palmer Junior – to offer one winner (and accompanying guest) a full-on weekend of VIP motorsport in the fast-lane.

Firstly, enjoy an overnight stay at the plush DoubleTree by Hilton Queensferry Crossing Hotel overlooking the iconic Forth Bridges. Package includes one night stay on Saturday 12th May at the DoubleTree by Hilton with breakfast. Then from there, head on up to Knockhill to enjoy a VIP Raceday experience courtesy of DPE Motorsport.

As well as two pairs of entry tickets and access to the Knockhill Hospitality VIP Lounge for the day where you can enjoy an all-day buffet, free drinks and refreshments, and trackside viewing from our exclusive VIP balcony; you’ll also receive the star treatment from the guys at DPE.

You’ll get a guided tour of the DPE garage, get up close and personal with the Laser Tools Racing TCR cars and you get to meet Aiden and Derek on the day as well. If that wasn’t enough, you’ll also get to join the boys on the grid before one of the races.

What more could any motorsport fan ask for?

And to win, simply head on over to our Facebook page and share the DoubleTree, DPE and Knockhill giveaway. The winner will be notified next week. Best of luck.