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Knockhill track a favourite for top race series boss |
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Tuesday, 28 August 2007 |
The boss of Britain’s premier motor racing series – the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car
Championship – has singled out the Knockhill circuit in Scotland as one of his favourites when it comes to viewing for
fans.
BTCC
Series Director Alan Gow says the Fife track, situated in rolling
countryside near
Dunfermline overlooking the Forth Estuary, offers fans exceptional
views of the action and also produces some of the most dramatic moments
of the
season.
The BTCC will be at Knockhill this coming Sunday 2 September for the
penultimate rounds of its 2007 season.
Gow
said: “The BTCC has been travelling to
Knockhill since 1992, but each year the circuit still manages to take
your breath away. It is in a stunning location and nowhere else allows
fans to
get so close to the cars. As a result, the atmosphere and excitement
among the crowds at Knockhill ranks among the very best of any circuit
on the
BTCC calendar.
“To
see the BTCC’s top drivers and cars giving it their all on what
is a very dramatic circuit lay-out is a fantastic experience. If I had
to pick out my favourite spot of any track, I’d say towards the
entrance of Knockhill’s chicane – watching the cars appear through the
first series of bends, often up on two wheels, then down the
hill, through the dip and up the other side before coming past you,
fully-committed over a blind brow is not just one of UK motor sport’s
but
one of UK sport’s greatest spectacles.
“We very much look forward to welcoming the
public on BTCC race day at Knockhill.”
Knockhill’s
BTCC rounds on Sunday 2
September come at a critical stage: SEAT star Jason Plato leads the
championship, but by just four points from Vauxhall’s Italian ace
Fabrizio
Giovanardi. However, hoping both have a rotten day at Knockhill  will be
local hero Gordon Shedden – the Dalgety Bay racer
is
some way behind in third in the championship but will arrive at his
home circuit still with a chance of lifting UK motor sport’s most
coveted
crown.
The crowds will have an 11-race bill of action to savour on the day – in addition
to the BTCC’s penultimate three rounds there will be further action from the supporting BMW, Porsche, SEAT and Legends
championships.
Adding to the appeal is the BTCC’s open paddock which allows the public to
mingle with the drivers and get a close-up look at the teams working on their cars.
Tickets
for the event can be booked at discounted prices on the Knockhill
circuit’s website www.knockhill.com. Admission for children aged 7 and
under
is FREE.
For more information about the BTCC visit the championship’s official website http://www.btcc.net/.
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