DAVE NEWSHAM today confirmed he will not contest the remainder of the 2016 British Rallycross Championship. Instead the Inverness-based racer will focus on putting together a package which will see him return to the British Touring Car Championship next season, writes Jim McGill. CLICK HERE to read full report
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Win tickets to the David Leslie Super Touring Car Festival
On Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September, Super Touring Car racing will make a welcome return to Knockhill after a 17-year absence. As well as some of the most-famous cars in BTCC history, we’ll also be joined by a few iconic names as well. We’ll have a stunning full SMRC programme, Irish…
Williamson gets WEC green light with Strakka
HIGHLANDER LEWIS WILLIAMSON has today been confirmed as Strakka Racing’s third driver for the remaining five rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), writes Jim McGill. The 26-year-old from Golspie, winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 2010, made his race debut in the team’s Gibson-Nissan 015S at last month’s…
Summer race meeting for Scottish Championship racers
Today, Sunday 21st August, Knockhill hosted the latest instalment of the 2016 Scottish Championship car racing series, which provided its usual dose of drama, excitement and intrigue as Scotland’s best car racers went head-to-head on the undulating Knockhill track. Race fans were treated to a whole host of action throughout the 16-race…
John McPhee bags maiden Moto3 GP win
OBAN’S JOHN McPHEE became the first Scot to win a Moto3 World Championship Grand Prix when he took the chequered flag today in Brno, writes Jim McGill. In treacherously slippery conditions, the 22-year-old claimed a dramatic win in the Czech Republic Moto3 GP on his 250cc Peugeot MC SaxoPrint bike. CLICK HERE…
BTCC champ Shedden takes on TT ace McGuinness in 2v4-wheel challenge
DOUBLE CHAMP GORDON SHEDDEN may have endured a tough British Touring Car Championship weekend at Knockhill, but the Honda ace returned to the track to pit himself against Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness … on two wheels, writes Jim McGill CLICK HERE to read full report
Legendary 1956 Le Mans-winning Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar expected to hit $25m
SIXTY YEARS AFTER it won the Le Mans 24-Hours in 1956, the legendary Ecurie Ecosse D-Type Jaguar, chassis XKD 501 — the first D-Type supplied by Jaguar to a privateer team — will be auctioned at RM Sotheby’s Monterey, California sale, on Friday, August 19, writes Jim McGill. It’s estimated the car…
BTCC thanks and 2017 tickets now on sale
Just a quick note to say thank you to all those people who attended the BTCC meeting last weekend. The jam-packed paddocks, thronged spectator areas and two-wheeled action on track certainly paints Knockhill as one of the top rounds on the BTCC calendar – and we really couldn’t do that without you…
BTCC chief blasts Plato’s “latest moaning”
BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP director, Alan Gow, has today admitted he was left “astounded” by what he has labelled the “latest moaning” from Jason Plato, writes Jim McGill. The Subaru driver’s comments — which Gow called “borderline offensive” — came after the final race at Knockhill four days ago. CLICK HERE to…
Scottish Championship car racing up next at Knockhill
Following on from a dramatic British Touring Car race meeting, the Knockhill track will once again welcome car racing on its twists and dips this weekend; as the best racers in Scotland converge on the Fife track for another round of Scottish Championship car racing. A 16-race schedule featuring up to one…
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