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The BTCC is back in action as it makes its annual trip north of the border and the action is bound to be fast and frantic with 31 cars racing around the tight and undulating circuit.

Look for the championship to tighten-up again as Colin Turkington will have an 8 place grid penalty for race 1, putting him back in the danger zone of the mid-field. Jason Plato has seemingly already written-off his chances this weekend saying that the MG is unsuited to the circuit, and the Honda drivers are sure to be quick with the excellent chassis of their Civics (will Matt Neal finally win his first race of the season?). Also expect some fireworks from Rob Collard, who'll be starting from the back of the grid.

2014 marks the 40th anniversary of Knockhill's opening and the 50th anniversaries of Jim Clark's BTCC championship win and the opening of the Forth Road Bridge. In celebration, there will be a parade of ex-Clark and current Scot-driven BTCC cars crossing the bridge on Thursday and an on-track display on Sunday.

There might be another race going on in Belgium at the same time, but I'm sure many people will have their eyes glued to the tin-tops instead. The only worrying thing is that some of the support series teams might decide that the event is "too far away" and we'll get an even more pitiful entry than last time at Snetterton.

Circuit length:               1.2669 miles
No. of laps:                  3x 24
Race distance:                3x 30.4056 miles
Races held:                   52
First race:                   26/07/1992
First race on current layout: 26/07/1992
Lap record:                   0:52.888, Andrew Jordan, Honda Civic 2KC, 2013

2013 Winners:
Race 1: Colin Turkington
Race 2: Colin Turkington
Race 3: Andrew Jordan

All-time Winners:

Drivers:
8: Jason Plato
4: Matt Neal
3: Alain Menu, Rickard Rydell, Anthony Reid, Darren Turner, Gordon Shedden, Rob Collard
2: Frank Biela, Fabrizio Giovanardi, Colin Turkington
1: Jeff Allam, Tim Harvey, John Cleland, Julian Bailey, Steve Soper, John Bintcliffe, Derek Warwick, Laurent Aiello, Gabriele Tarquini, Simon Graves, Andy Priaulx, Yvan Muller, Mat Jackson, Tom Chilton, Tom Boardman, Dave Newsham, Andrew Jordan

Manufacturers:
10: Vauxhall, Honda
8:  SEAT
6:  BMW
3:  Audi, Ford, MG, Chevrolet
2:  Renault, Volvo, Nissan
1:  Toyota

Championship Standings:
1.  Colin Turkington  279
2.  Gordon Shedden    256
3.  Jason Plato       236
4.  Andrew Jordan     201
5.  Rob Collard       184
6.  Mat Jackson       173
7.  Matt Neal         161
8.  Sam Tordoff       138
9.  Árón Smith        125
10. Adam Morgan        97

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Rain

Should be 3 real crackers with 31 cars. I do imagine SC's aplenty mind you.

I wouldn't be surprised to see someone on their roof, tbh.

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Haven't had someone flip in a while in the BTCC at Knockhill anyway.

ARGHHH Y U NOT HAVE THIS MEETING LAST WEEKEND BTCC

Will probably miss all but race 3 live due to F1 commitments....
Stop scheduling them together, Gow. This must never happen againnnn

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Even F1 at Spa comes second to the BTCC at good ol' Knockhill for me.

Just means my Tivo will have a hell of a work out gathering up BBCf1 and BTCC on ITV4 as well as whatever else is on this weekend

Also my Podcast will be delayed as I watch the entire BTCC meeting before sorting it out

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anyone venturing to Knockhill this weekend - im there with the press pass working for MG again....really looking forward to this one!

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Ed, I'll be there

If anyone bumps into Paul O'Neill ask him if he's looking forward to his Mazda MX-5 race next weekend.

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Strong possibility of rain for Saturday and a few showers may occur on Sunday. Shall be taking the water proofs me thinks.

Ill be on the wrong side of the fence with a camera... keep an eye out for me!



I will, he keeps stopping me for a chat anyway... where are you racing?

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Come say hello. I'll be at the Chicane or Duffers

Oulton, nice and local for you if you're around. I'm not racing (Paul might even be in my car) but I'll be in the paddock.

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BRSCC races?...

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Dave Newsham's participation may be in question this weekend as his Mum has had a really bad turn in health...

She passed away this morning, Newsham's stated that he will still be racing.

BMW's going to dominate looking at the Practice times.

It's going to be really fun with Turkington starting 9th at best and Collard coming from the back.

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I said BMW's but did not specify drivers. I heard Nick Foster's handy round here.