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Knockhill celebrates 50 years
The 18th of May 2025 marks 50 years to the day since Knockhill hosted its first car race meeting, and the Scottish circuit will be celebrating in style, as it hosts more than 50 champion drivers who have featured at the Fife circuit during the last five decades.
The are plans in place for a programme of 11 races, plus track parades and grid walks, interviews with star drivers, a recreation of the opening ceremony and track sessions for race cars from the 1970s and 1980s.
Among the champion drivers in attendance will be Edward Labinjoh from Edinburgh, who won the first ever car race in an Alfa Romeo and will return with a racing Alfa 75 to take part in track sessions. Over 40 competition cars will be on show, many of which will be demonstrated by their original racers to recreate to the early years of Knockhill.
“ We are honoured and delighted to have had such a response from the drivers who have featured so prominently over the years”, noted Stuart Gray, Knockhill Director of Events.“ Within the event, we are hosting a special British Touring Car feature with a display of cars on show and on track that have played a huge part of Knockhill’ s history. Alan Gow is one of the guests of honour, alongside twice champion John Cleland, and threetime champion Gordon Shedden.”
Further details on the weekends racing and how to get your tickets, can be found HERE
Formula One driver Chris Amon from New Zealand opening the circuit at 1pm on the 18th of May 1975
Derek Butcher( centre left) who owned Knockhill for 35 years, together with his son Rory Butcher( left), Jillian Shedden( centre right), who now owns Knockhill and her husband Gordon Shedden( right), three times British Touring Car Champion
Edward Labinjoh from Edinburgh in his Alfa( no 12) leading into Duffus Dip on his way to winning the first car ever race at Knockhill
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