As part of the 2015 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship event (22/23 August) we’ll be paying special homage to one of Scotland’s BTCC greats. John Cleland is the only Scot to have won the coveted BTCC crown on two separate occasions (1989 and 1995), and this year marks the 20th Anniversary…
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2011 BTCC calendar announced
The MSA British Touring Car Championship have provisionally announced their 2011 race calendar. Knockhill Racing Circuit will again witness the spectacle of Touring Car racing on the same weekend as this years event (3rd-4th Sept).
Plato wins final race at Knockhill
Jason Plato cemented his Championship credentials with a strong performance at Knockhill this weekend. The Silverline Chevrolet man bagged a handy 31pts to remain at the top of the Championship. Local hero Gordon Shedden enjoyed a good weekend and reached that 31 point plus marker which he set at the beginning of…
Neal from Shedden in race two
Matt Neal led home Gordon Shedden in a Honda 1-2 in Knockhill’s second Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship race. After a lengthy safety car period at the start of the race, Neal overtook Shedden at the hairpin and from there their Honda Civics ran nose to tail to the finish line…
Shedden seemingly unstoppable
Gordon Shedden kept up his seemingly unstoppable form at Knockhill by decimating his rivals in second Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship free practice. Scottish hero Shedden, mesmeric to watch around Knockhill’s twists and turns, set the fastest time of the day so far with a lap in 53.092s. This was faster…
BTCC 2010 starts with Free Practice
The 2010 rounds of the British Touring Car Championship are now under-way with free practice for the BTCC competitors on track now.
Adam celebrates 26th birthday with Ginetta drive.
Scottish motor sport fans heading to Knockhill for the British Touring Car Championship this weekend are in for a treat – as Kirkcaldy’s very own Jonny Adam is set to take to the track as a guest driver in the Michelin Ginetta G50 Cup! Adam, who competed in the Airwaves BMW in…
Probably the “Ultimate BTCC Circuit” says Plato
Jason Plato says Knockhill’s forthcoming round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (Sunday 5 September) is probably the most exciting to watch for trackside fans. It’s the one opportunity of the year for Scottish motor sport fans to see the UK’s premier race series in action and Plato believes it’s…
Build up to the BTCC begins
With only a matter of days until the Dunlop MSA British Touring Cars take to the Knockhill tarmac for their opening practice session, trucks and support class competitors are already arriving. Over the next few days the Knockhill paddocks will slowly fill with racing machinery of all makes and sizes. In a…
Scots drivers set to star at Knockhill
Whilst Fife star Gordon “Flash” Shedden is sure to steal most of the limelight at the up and coming Dunlop British Touring Car Championship in his Honda Civic, there are other Scots all aiming to showcase their talents at the event too.