The 2016 season of the Scottish Motor Racing Club is set to be highlighted by the announcement today of a chance-in-a-lifetime prize for the winner of the Scottish Formula Ford 1600 Championship in 2016. The organisers of the Road to Indy in association with Mazda have nominated the winner of the 2016…
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Mini, Fiesta and Formula Ford preview and competition
Celtic Speed Mini Cooper Cup In the Celtic Speed Mini Cooper Cup, it’s still Kenny Thrilwall who leads the way with a 73-point lead over Dunfermline’s Joe Tanner, with Edinburgh’s Oly Mortimer in 3rd place only one point behind Tanner’s total. Last time out, the trio shared one win apiece. All three…
Formula Ford heaven at Knockhill as BRSCC competitors join the fray
Scottish Championship Car Racing returns to Knockhill this weekend (Sunday 13th September); with single-seat Formula Ford Racing set to take centre-stage; with up to 26 of the UK’s top racing talent aiming to claim a trio of FF race wins; alongside the coveted David Leslie Trophy for the winner of the final…
SMRC GoMotorsport Live raceday
Alongside a bumper 18-race programme at Knockhill today, the Scottish Championship Car racing series was joined by a multitude of other motorsport clubs to participate in the MSA backed GoMotorsport Live event. An event that aimed to bring a series of clubs together at one venue to allow the general public to…
Scottish Championship car racing round up
John Paterson secured his 2nd 600-pointer of the year during the opening Legends bout at Knockhill today – a continuation from the previous event back in June that was brought to a premature end due to rain. He also looked odds-on to make it three 600-point hauls for the season after taking…
Thirlwall takes opening incident-packed Mini race win
The opening Celtic Speed Mini Cooper race of the day started in sensational fashion with a three-car off-track excursion on the opening lap. The fun and frollicks continued throughout an action-packed encounter with the Championship’s leading trio of Thirlwall, Mortimer and Tanner yet-again taking centre stage. Oly Mortimer made the early running…
MacLennan takes maiden Formula Ford win
17 year old Niall MacLennan, took his first-ever Scottish Formula Ford race win at Knockhill this morning; beating current Championship leader Adam MacKay to the finishing line by just 0.2seconds. However, the race result mainly hinged on an incent involving Jordan Gronkowski on the opening lap; after the Banff racer spun at…
Bumper Scottish car racing schedule for this Sunday’s raceday
Scotland’s top car racers head back to Knockhill this weekend (Sunday 19th July) for the latest thrilling instalment of the Scottish Championship Car Racing series (SMRC). As well as qualifying sessions from early doors on Sunday morning, fans are set to enjoy a bumper 18-race programme featuring seven of Scotland’s most popular…
Three’s a crowd in Celtic Speed Mini Cooper Cup title race
The Celtic Speed Mini Cooper Cup 2015 title race is shaping up to be one of the most memorable in recent times. Granted, the Mini Cooper Cup is arguably the most entertaining and action-packed series on the SMRC programme. But this year, the bar has been raised a notch, and everyone is…
MacKay and MacLennan set to re-new close Formula Ford rivalry
Scottish Championship Car Racing returns to Knockhill this weekend (Sunday 19th July), and following an action-packed meeting last time out, motorsport fans can expect more of the same as Scotland’s top racing drivers compete on track for 2015 SMRC silverware. In the Scottish Formula Ford Championship, Tore teenager Neil MacLennan finally saw…