At the Knockhill Racing Circuit, the motorcycles complete a lap every 50 seconds or so, which gives you a fair bit of time to gaze at the empty track and the blustery Sunday sky and the picturesque backdrop.
At the Knockhill Racing Circuit, the motorcycles complete a lap every 50 seconds or so, which gives you a fair bit of time to gaze at the empty track and the blustery Sunday sky and the picturesque backdrop.
On her first visit to Knockhill, English rider Catherine Green finds the circuit 'far more technical than I expected' Motorcycle race day at Knockhill draws large crowds who watch teams tackling the 1.3-mile circuit on bikes ranging in engine size from 125-600cc The stripped-down road bikes taking part in the Pre-injection 600 can reach 150mph as they hurtle up the straight and over the start and finishing line
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Russell Leadbetter
Down in the pit lane, it's a different story altogether.
The first thing you notice are the riders revving their engines. The noise is deafening, the petrol fumes overpowering. The photographer, Colin, a former motorcyclist, shouts in my ear that the smell from the two-stroke 125cc engines is particularly strong. Knowing even less about bikes than I do about cold fusion, I nod. It's too noisy to speak. The blare of the engines dies down. Garry Stagg, Knockhill's affable commentator, can be seen wandering among the riders, his interviews broadcast live to the crowd via Radio Knockhill 87.7FM.
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