BRITISH GT CHAMPION, Scot Sandy Mitchell, will return to defend his title next season with Lamborghini, writes Jim McGill. And the 20-year-old from Forfar will do so having been promoted to a full factory driver role with the Italian supercar company. Mitchell, personally backed by Huntly-based Black Bull Scotch Whisky, will again…
Yearly Archives: 2020
Scot Sandy Mitchell, 2020 British GT champ, named Lamborghini Factory Driver
SCOTS ENDURANCE RACER SANDY MITCHELL has joined Lamborghini’s elite group after being unveiled as a Factory Driver for the Italian carmaker’s motorsport division for 2021, writes Jim McGill. The promotion to a professional racing driver comes just weeks after the 20-year-old from Forfar powered Lamborghini to its first British GT Championship. CLICK…
Free Gift Friday
What is it and why should you care? Our Free Gift Friday promotion is exactly what it sounds like. When you purchase one of our select Driving Experience gifts this weekend, we’ll be throwing in a FREE bonus gift alongside your purchase… for free. No strings, no pre-inflated prices, just a genuinely…
Tier 3 Family Karting in December
With the current ‘tier 3’ travel restrictions in Fife, we are encouraging our local community to come along to Knockhill for a spot of outdoor fun on our 500 metre circuit. One of our unique selling points is that cater for ‘family’ sessions – meaning kids and adults can get out on…
Super Lap Scotland Championship Finale Highlights
Highlights from the final round of a curtailed 2020 season for the Super Lap Scotland Championship organised by the Knockhill Motor Sports Club. We had our biggest entry of the season for the final encounter of the year and with all championships still up for grabs, there were plenty of thrills and…
Knockhill 2021 Event Dates Launched
The team at Knockhill are delighted, and relieved, to announce the provisional events schedule for 2021. After a season that saw 41 events either cancelled, postponed or run behind closed doors, the 2021 listing more than makes up for this years challenges as a number of returning favourites are complemented by new…
Rory Skinner moves up to the British Superbikes
Scottish motorcycle racer Rory Skinner will move up to the premier Bennetts British Superbike Championship after signing with the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki squad for 2021. The 19-year-old from Perth joins the official Kawasaki UK backed team, run by Nigel Snook and Darren Fry, on the back of becoming the youngest ever winner of…
Colin McRae: A Day in History
THERE ARE MOMENTS in sporting history which become iconic. Today marks one: Colin McRae’s imperious drive to the World Rally Championship in 1995, writes Jim McGill. Unbelievably, it’s 25 years since McRae, and his never-to-be forgotten blue and yellow, L555 BAT, Subaru Impreza rocketed through the muddy Welsh forest stages with the…
2nd McRae Rally Challenge date confirmed
25 years ago on Sunday, Colin McRae and Derek Ringer made rallying history by winning the World Rally Championship. Colin became the first Brit to win the title, and at the time, the youngest driver too. On this momentous weekend, are delighted to be announcing the confirmed date of the (postponed) 2nd…
Black Friday is coming!
Good news for Knockhill fans, we will once again be hosting our own Black Friday weekend with some great offers across our Driving Experience, Trackday and Karting ranges. All the deals will be going public on Friday 27th November through to Cyber Monday on the 30th. But, if you can’t wait that…