Teenager Sandy Mitchell raring to team up with Sir Chris Hoy at Donnington
Scotland’s most talented young sportscar driver, 17 year-old Sandy Mitchell, will partner Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy in their 420bhp LMP3 car this weekend.
Scotland’s most talented young sportscar driver, 17 year-old Sandy Mitchell, will partner Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy in their 420bhp LMP3 car this weekend.
Scot Gordon Shedden bagged a podium finish in the final race of the British Touring Car Championship triple-header at Knockhill in Fife.
Twelve months ago, John MacCrone’s Mull Rally ended with his car on fire after a 90mph crash in which his co-driver, Andy Mort, died. Last Sunday, the 27-year-old from Dervaig returned home to tackle the rally on the island’s high-speed tarmac roads and sealed an emotional victory.
TWELVE months after being involved in the terrible crash which claimed the life of his close friend and co-driver, Andy Mort, John MacCrone claimed an emotional win in the Mull Rally.
FOR most people, driving a car at 295kmh would be an eye-watering, knee- trembling experience. And to do so without a valid driving licence would risk a period of time spent at Her Majesty’s pleasure. But for 16-year-old Sandy Mitchell, it’s all perfectly normal.
OLYMPIC legend Sir Chris Hoy completed the world's most gruelling motorsport race, the Le Mans 24-Hours, on his first attempt and claimed it was as good as winning another gold medal.
IT should probably come as no surprise that, 60 seconds before our interview under the shadows of the giant grandstand which dominates the start-finish line at Le Mans, Sir Chris Hoy should roll up, resplendent in his Nismo Racing racesuit, on two wheels.
THE world’s greatest and most demanding endurance race, the Le Mans 24-Hours, takes place in the French countryside next weekend, and for the first time in a long time, four Scots have realistic chances of being on the podium.
‘Aye, it’s going to be a busy year,” said Paul di Resta as the rain swept across Melbourne’s Albert Park during Friday’s free practice which signalled the start of the 2016 Formula One season.
THE Jim Clark Rally will take place on forest ground again in 2016 following last year's tragic events.
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