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…
Double delight for Musselburgh racer
Musselburgh’s Graham Carroll dominated the opening double-header of the CRS Scottish Formula Ford Championship when he won both rounds at Knockhill. Carroll, piloting his Van Diemen racer, finished ahead of Glasgow’s David Brown in both races to establish a healthy lead in the title race. In the ‘Battle of the Butchers’, 21-year-old…
Adam frustrated after Seat Championship opener
Fifer Jonathan Adam defence of his British Seat Cupra Championship got off to a frustrating start at Brands Hatch when a wrong tyre choice saw him slip from third on the grid to eventually finish ninth in the opening race. The 23-year-old gambled on wet tyres for the opening race of the…
Scottish Championship Bike Racing at Knockhill
The 14 race programme on SUNDAY 6th APRIL marks the start of the 2008 Scottish Championships. Organised by Kirkcaldy and District Motor Club it is shaping up to be a cracker, with packed entry lists the order of the day. Races will include all classes of racing machines from noisy ‘Classics’ all…
Scottish Championship Car Racing at Knockhill
There was friendly but competitive family rivalry between a brother and sister at the opening race car meeting of 2008 today, (30th March) at Knockhill Racing Circuit. In the Scottish Formula Ford 1600 Championship for single seater racing cars, 21 year old Rory Butcher and big sister Jillian Shedden battled it out…
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