SCOTS ENDURANCE RACER and British GT champion, Sandy Mitchell, has started 2021 by winning the coveted Allan Simonsen Award, writes Jim McGill. It is the British GT’s highest non-championship accolade.Traditionally the award is won by a driver with the same speed and spirit as epitomised by the late Dane who tragically lost…
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Scot Sandy Mitchell to defend British GT title as Lamborghini factory driver
BRITISH GT CHAMPION, Scot Sandy Mitchell, will return to defend his title next season with Lamborghini, writes Jim McGill. And the 20-year-old from Forfar will do so having been promoted to a full factory driver role with the Italian supercar company. Mitchell, personally backed by Huntly-based Black Bull Scotch Whisky, will again…
Scot Sandy Mitchell, 2020 British GT champ, named Lamborghini Factory Driver
SCOTS ENDURANCE RACER SANDY MITCHELL has joined Lamborghini’s elite group after being unveiled as a Factory Driver for the Italian carmaker’s motorsport division for 2021, writes Jim McGill. The promotion to a professional racing driver comes just weeks after the 20-year-old from Forfar powered Lamborghini to its first British GT Championship. CLICK…
Knockhill 2021 Event Dates Launched
The team at Knockhill are delighted, and relieved, to announce the provisional events schedule for 2021. After a season that saw 41 events either cancelled, postponed or run behind closed doors, the 2021 listing more than makes up for this years challenges as a number of returning favourites are complemented by new…
Rory Skinner moves up to the British Superbikes
Scottish motorcycle racer Rory Skinner will move up to the premier Bennetts British Superbike Championship after signing with the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki squad for 2021. The 19-year-old from Perth joins the official Kawasaki UK backed team, run by Nigel Snook and Darren Fry, on the back of becoming the youngest ever winner of…
Colin McRae: A Day in History
THERE ARE MOMENTS in sporting history which become iconic. Today marks one: Colin McRae’s imperious drive to the World Rally Championship in 1995, writes Jim McGill. Unbelievably, it’s 25 years since McRae, and his never-to-be forgotten blue and yellow, L555 BAT, Subaru Impreza rocketed through the muddy Welsh forest stages with the…
2nd McRae Rally Challenge date confirmed
25 years ago on Sunday, Colin McRae and Derek Ringer made rallying history by winning the World Rally Championship. Colin became the first Brit to win the title, and at the time, the youngest driver too. On this momentous weekend, are delighted to be announcing the confirmed date of the (postponed) 2nd…
Knockhill Karting at 8 years old to British GT3 Champion!
The recent crowning of Sandy Mitchell at Silverstone as the youngest British GT3 Champion since 2007 (with driver partner Rob Collard) was the climax of an amazing 12 year motorsport journey for the 20 year old from Forfar. Wind the clock back to when Sandy was 8, he had his first experience…
Knockhill Christmas ad back on STV
Today starts the “official” start to the run up to Christmas at Knockhill with the launch of our advert on STV. Our two week campaign starts today at 11.55am and features all our exciting range on Driving Experiences. Check out the extended version of our advert here –
Scot Sandy Mitchell wins British GT title
SCOTS ENDURANCE RACER Sandy Mitchell clinched the British GT Championship title with a dominant drive in the season finale at Silverstone, writes Jim McGill. The 20-year-old from Forfar is the youngest Scot to win the title, and the second-youngest ever in the championship’s history. CLICK HERE to read full report: