KEEPING MOTORSPORT IN THE SPOTLIGHT NORTH OF THE BORDER

This year the Scottish Motor Racing Club is 70 years old and, while the outbreak of COVID-19 has delayed the on-track celebrations until at least July, there is still much to shout about for a club with as many ups and downs as its permanent venue Knockhill.

It’s remarkable to think of the successes and influence a country of just over five million people, and a racing community of far less, has been able to demonstrate in world motorsport over the decades.

Five Formula 1 championships, 65 race wins, seven overall Le Mans 24 Hour victories, four at the Indy 500 and a further four Indycar titles are just some of the achievements recorded over the years.

Created over the winter of 1949 and operating in its current form since its merger with Ian Scott-Watson’s Border Motor Racing Club after the demise of the popular Charterhall circuit in 1964, the