DOUBLE CHAMP JASON PLATO bagged his 50th career pole position for the opening race in tomorrow’s British Touring Car Championship triple-header at Knockhill in Fife, writes Jim McGill. The 49-year-old from Oxford, who has a record 95 BTCC wins, finished top of the timesheets after a manic 30-minute qualifying session on the…
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John McPhee starts fifth for Austrian Moto3GP
SCOTLAND’S FASTEST MAN on two wheel, John McPhee, will start tomorrow’s Moto3 Austrian Grand Prix from fifth on the 33-bike grid, writes Jim McGill. The 23-year-old from Oban clocked a best time of 1min 36.790secs on the 2.7-mile Red Bull Ring on his British Talent Team Honda 250cc. CLICK HERE to read…
Turkington leaves it late to take top spot in BTCC FP2
With literally 30 seconds remaining on the clock, Team BMW’s Colin Turkington left it late to surge to the top of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car times as spots of rain began to fall at Knockhill Racing Circuit during the final stages of FP2. It was once again the Adrian Flux…
Tom Ingram tops opening BTCC practice at Knockhill
Tom Ingram emerged from a busy and frantic free practice session for the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship as the fastest driver. Despite a damp start to the session, slick tyres were the order of the day towards the end of the 40 minute session; with times tumbling hand over fist…
Q&A with BTCC champ Gordon Shedden
DEFENDING CHAMP GORDON SHEDDEN heads to Knockhill this weekend bidding to increase his slender two-point lead in the British Touring Car Championship. But before firing up his all-conquering Honda Civic, the 38-year-old from Auchterarder — bidding to win the title for a fourth time, and third in succession — spoke with Jim…
Your Top 10 Dunlop BTCC questions answered
Not long to go! Here are the top 10 FAQ’s about the event answered. If you have any others, just ask! 1 – ALL Parking is on site – NO PARK N RIDE! Where you will park depends upon when you arrive, gates open from 7.30am on Saturday and 7am on Sunday…
Some BTCC banter with Flash and Butch
So, with family rivalry all set to kick off this weekend between brothers-in-law Gordon Shedden (3 x BTCC Champion) and Rory Butcher (BTCC Newbie) we thought it would be a good idea to get them together for a little chat. And, where better to do that than on track at some of…
Behind the scenes during BTCC setup
With only two days to go until we kick off the 2017 Knockhill round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship event sponsored by Lokring Northern (UK) we thought we’d take a quick look behind the scenes during BTCC setup. We run through the paddocks at Knockhill stopping off at the…
Tom Ingram chasing big points at Knockhill this weekend!
Our intrepid reporter Duncan Vincent caught up with Tom Ingram in the Knockhill pit-lane yesterday during British F4 testing to run through the weekend ahead. Ingram is targeting big points this weekend whilst admitting that the rear-wheel-drive cars will definitely have a slight advantage on the tight twists and dips of Knockhill…
EXCLUSIVE: Rory Butcher BTCC interview
FIFER RORY BUTCHER successfully completed the shakedown of his Shredded Wheat Ford Focus today ahead of his British Touring Car Championship debut at Knockhill, then attempted to temper the expectation of the thousands of fans who will cheer him on at the weekend. Speaking exclusively to Scotcars’ Jim McGill after the private…
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