Classic SpeedFair Knockill

July 23

The first move to create an annual historic racing festival in Scotland came with the inaugural Classic SpeedFair at Knockhill, where a new Tin Tops race for pre-66 racing saloons headlined.

Father and son team Chris Chiles senior and Chris Chiles junior claimed victory over 50 laps in their Ford Mustang.

Nigel Vaulkhard and John Smirthwaite finished 15 seconds down in Vaulkhard’s Mustang, after the similar car of local racer Jim Prentice went out midrace with overheating.

An unfortunate early tangle between the Jackie Oliver/Richard Shaw BMW and the Mini Cooper of Graham Churchill/Peter Baldwin robbed the race of some interest, although the BMW battled back to sixth after a stop to replace a punctured tyre.