Monthly Archives: November 2013

LIFE, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, has a cruel habit of occasionally delivering what our friends in America commonly refer to as a ‘curve ball’, writes Jim McGill. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a ‘curve ball’ is something which is unexpected, surprising, or disruptive. For IndyCar legend Dario Franchitti, that curve ball arrived…

THE SEBASTIAN VETTEL Red Bull steamroller continued to flatten all opposition in its way by dominating the US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, writes Jim McGill. CLICK HERE to read full report

BATHGATE’S DARIO FRANCHITTI, who announced his retirement from racing two days ago, did so after fears following the latest concussion he received in his high speed horror crash in Houston, writes Jim McGill. CLICK HERE to read full report 

THE SUDDEN, ENFORCED retirement of Bathgate’s Dario Franchitti brings to an end the career of Scotland’s most successful motor racing champion of his generation, writes Jim McGill. The 40-year-old amassed a trophy haul the likes of which no other Scot could dream about. In the space of six glorious years, Franchitti won…

Bathgate’s Dario Franchitti, the most successful Scottish single-seater racing driver of his generation, has been forced to retire on medical advice, writes Jim McGill. CLICK HERE to read full report

BATHGATE’S PAUL DI RESTA is Stateside this weekend for the penultimate round of the F1 World Championship, the US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, in the Lone Star State of Texas, writes Jim McGill. CLICK HERE to read full report

SPORTSCAR RACER ALLAN MCNISH has become Scotland’s latest world champ after winning the FIA World Endurance Championship in Shanghai, writes Jim McGill. CLICK HERE to read full report