Jeff Smith to miss Knockhill round, Eurotech field one car

47-year-old Jeff Smith will be forced to miss this weekend’s round of the British Touring Car Championship at Knockhill due to business commitments, leaving Eurotech Racing to focus on just the one Honda Civic of championship contender Andrew Jordan this weekend.

Smith, who sits ninth in the overall standings and fifth in the independents’ classification, is the first car to be announced as being absent from the trip to Scotland. Although Tony Gilham Racing’s Jack Goff has been forced to miss the event due to budget issues, his place in the Vauxhall Insignia has been taken by Paul O’Neill.

Smith’s team-mate Andrew Jordan sits second in the drivers’ standings and currently leads the independents’ trophy, a title which he is defending this season.