The 2019 Scottish Motor Racing Club season bursts into action on Sunday 7th April for round one as over 100 of Scotland’s top racing drivers chase for championship glory at the annual Armed Forces Appreciation event. There will be many returning champions, new drivers and even a new championship for Citroen C1’s, but one long time person in Scottish motor sport and in particular, Knockhill, will be honoured as the Commentary Tower is being renamed the Garry Stagg Commentary Tower from the April 7th SMRC event onwards.
Monthly Archives: March 2019
Road Safety Scotland in attendance with VR challenge this Sunday
In 2017, 70% of road fatalities in Scotland occurred on country roads. To put this into perspective, that is 102 deaths in one year alone. The most common cause of these fatalities is from people driving too fast for the road conditions.
Car Testing Timetable – Sat 6th April
Time Class Mins 9.00 Mini 15 9.20 Formula Fords 15 9.40 Legends 15 10.00 Classics/C1 15 10.20 Fiesta/Mini Cooper S/ Sports & Saloons 15 10.40 Mini 15 11.00 Formula Fords 15 11.20 Legends 15 11.40 Classics/C1 15 12.00 Fiesta/Mini Cooper S/ Sports & Saloons 15 12.20-13.20 Lunch Break 60 13.20 Mini…
Matt Neal looks ahead to 2019
With the 2019 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship only a matter of weeks away, Knockhill commentator Duncan Vincent catches up with 3-time BTCC Champion Matt Neal to discuss the outlook for his Halfords Yuasa Racing squad as they prepare for their second year with the Honda Civic Type R FK8. Matt…
Cammish ready to up the ante in 2019
After a steep learning curve in his first year in the BTCC, Dan Cammish is relishing the prospect of his second season with the Halfords Yuasa Honda and hopes to propel the team to yet more success in the BTCC. Over the years, the Dynamics squad have been one of the leading…
We are hiring! Reservations Sales Advisor
**** This position has now been filled. Thank you to everyone who applied **** We’re currently seeking a Reservations Sales Advisor to join the team. As Scotland’s National Motorsport Centre we pride ourselves in making motorsport accessible to all. This role will deal with driving experience days, trackdays and karting events. All…
Moffat searching for consistency in 2019
Aiden Moffat heads into his 6th full time BTCC programme in 2019 knowing that consistency will be key for his Championship challenge this year. This will be the 8th year the you Scottish driver has competed in the UK’s premier tin-top racing series which has already seen him amass 3 outright race…
Rory Butcher tests Knockhill in his new Civic Type R
This week we had a number of BTCC drivers testing out their 2019 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship machinery around the twists and dips of Knockhill. Our own Rory Butcher got back behind the wheel of his Cobra Sport AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing Honda Civic Type R. Despite a busy…
BTCC season gathers momentum!
It won’t be long before the BTCC season rolls into life. There’s been lots of intriguing action in the BTCC over the winter with new cars, teams and drivers entering the series. There’s also been some notable driver swaps… the Plato/Collard and Proctor/Sutton pairings at PMR and BMR respectively were undoubtedly headline…
The gloves are on & the season is go!
The first official Bennetts BSB test of the season got underway at Monteblanco Circuit in Spain. A full compliment of riders took to the track for their first real action of 2019, with the likes of Redding, Brookes and Irwin setting down their first formative laps of the new season. Young Scot,…