Knockhill’s reverse layout to feature on TCR UK schedule

Organisers of the new TCR UK series have revealed that the series will race the other way around at Knockhill after electing to use the reverse layout at the Scottish circuit.

Knockhill was re-licenced back in 2012 to run in both directions, although the majority of race series have continued to use the traditional layout in the years since.

In fact, TCR UK will become the first national series to run on the reverse layout when it heads north for the second meeting of the year in May; providing competitors with a new and unique challenge.

“We are delighted to see TCR UK use our reverse direction circuit layout,” Knockhill events direct Stuart Gray said. “Knockhill re-licenced the anti-clockwise direction format in 2012 and since then the local SLS and bike racing championships have been using this format and has proved to be a real hit for all the racers.

“It’s Scotland’s second race track, albeit at Knockhill, with a different layout, different challenges and often provides different winners. It will truly provide spectacular racing on a track that almost every racer will not have been on before.”

TCR UK promoter Jonathan Ashman said he was sure the decision to run Knockhill in reverse would prove to be a popular one.

“I have a personal affinity with Knockhill from my time at the Motor Sports Association and so I’m particularly pleased to be using the reversed layout of the circuit for TCR UK,” he said. “We think our drivers and teams will look forward to the challenge of the weekend, as even those drivers who’ve raced there regularly almost certainly won’t have used the anticlockwise circuit.

“I’m grateful to the team at Knockhill for their support and enthusiasm for what we know will give competitors and fans plenty to talk about when we head to Scotland.”

The video below shows the reverse layout of the Knockhill circuit onboard a Porsche Cup car driven by last season’s Motorbase BTCC driver Rory Butcher…