Knockhill Racing Circuit
The Knockhill Racing Circuit is a 1.3-mile (2.09-km) road course located in the rolling hills of Fife, 6 miles (10 km) north of Dunfermline, Scotland. Racing at Knockhill started in 1974, using service roads belonging to an abandoned mineral railway system. The 8-turn racing circuit is the only FIA-approved raceway in Scotland and is considered the country's national motorsports center. The remarkable elevation changes and narrow track add a highly technical challenge to the relatively simple layout of Knockhill, which certainly feels a lot harder to drive than how it looks on paper. The track surface is always wet, as the oceanic climate of Scotland means skies are always cloudy, and temperature stays cool year-round.
Knockhill starts in the middle of its flat front straightaway, descending abruptly through Duffus Dip, the sweeping turn number two, and Mc Intyre. Butcher's is a blind uphill left-hand sweeper followed by a right-hander at a moment's notice. Racers go full throttle through Brabham at 120 mph (193 km/h), downshifting for a while at Clark and pressing the gas pedal hard again through the Railway Straight. The super-tight corner at Taylor's gets their speed down to 30 mph (48 km/h) to head them back into the front straight and pass the start/finish at full speed.
