Archive for the 'Motorsport Mutterings' Category

26 Jan

Mackenzies gearing up for their 2012 assault

Taylor and Tarran Mackenzie are well on track to make 2012 another step forward in their racing careers. Dad Niall released this statement as to what the two Knockhill backed riders are aiming to achieve this year.   “Hello everyone!   Our racing plans for 2012 are pretty much finalised now so I’d like to [...]

26 Sep

Entry forms now available for KMSC car race meeting on 30th October.

The Knockhill Motor Sports Club are delighted to announce that entry forms, suplimentary regs and membership forms are now available for their first ever car meeting on Sunday 30th October at Knockhill. Racers competing in the popular Scottish Classics, Minis and XR2s/ STs will get a warm up, qualifying and a 2 race package for only £150, including Club [...]

12 Feb

Car Trackdays and testing in February

There is a car track day on TODAY between 11am and 3pm so there is still time if you wish to come and have some fun on track. On SATURDAY 19th on FEBRUARY its attention all car racers as we have our first test session of the year between 1pm and 4pm, in two sessions [...]

08 May

High flying Hobbs shakes up the Mini grid

Superstock star Dennis Hobbs have given the other 15 Mini racers something to think about as he popped in 63.9second lap in his first timed runs this morning. The time is around half a second off the sharp end of the grid and as he gets to know the car more, his pace should become [...]

16 Apr

Force India F1 Car at Knockhill this Sunday

A 2010 Force India Formula One car will be on show this Sunday at the inaugrual SMRC race meeting of the year. The stunning car will be outside the Circuit Office for everyone to admire and take photograghs of. With Scotland’s own Paul di Resta doing so well as the support driver for the Force India [...]

17 Dec

Giovanardi: Family, Plato and Knockhill

Two days after dominating proceedings at Snetterton and less than two weeks before the British Touring Car Championship makes its annual pilgrimage to Knockhill on August 15/16, double champ Fabrizio Giovanardi paid a flying visit to the Fife track to give some demonstration laps in a Vauxhall Astra VXR. The suave Italian also took time [...]

06 Sep

Di Resta dominates at Brands Hatch

Bathgate’s Paul Di Resta put a miserable german touring car Championship season behind him by dominating the latest round, the 60-minute race at Brands Hatch.

06 Sep

Bogie all but clinches Scottish title

Scotland’s brightest young rally prospect, David Bogie, all but secured his first Hankook Scottish Rally Championship when his main rival for the title crashed out on the first stage of the Merrick Forest Stages Rally.

04 Sep

Bogie aims to close out Scottish title

Scotland’s most promising young rally ace, 22-year-old David Bogie, lines up to Saturday’s penultimate round of the Hankook Scottish Championship, the Newton Stewart-based Merrick Stages knowing victory would all but clinch the title.

04 Sep

Di Resta bids to save season at Brands

Bathgate’s Paul Di Resta returns to Brands Hatch in Kent for the latest round of the German Touring Car Championship (DTM) tomorrow hoping to end what has become a forlorn and frustratingly disappointing season.