.... and Ecurie Ecosse

The sporting heritage and successes of two of the most iconic Scottish success stories will be marked during the inaugural Classic SpeedFair at Knockhill Racing Circuit on 23 July 2006.

Key features for the 2006 event will be celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Jim Clark's first race win and the famous Le Mans victory for the Ecurie Ecosse team.

Clark, who was born in 1936, in the small village of Kilmany in Fife, only a few miles from Knockhill, had his first motorsport victory at Stobs Camp in 1956 and rose rapidly to fame as his sublime talent shone through a naturally shy personality. He won a remarkable 25 out of 72 Grands Prix he contested and won the World Championship in 1963 and 1965. Sadly, he lost his life in a racing accident in 1968.

To celebrate his career, a collection of Clark's cars will be on show at Knockhill and many of them will take part in a track demonstration. Several are likely to be racing during the weekend's competition.

Few private race teams have achieved as much as Ecurie Ecosse, created in the back streets of Edinburgh by former racer David Murray. Against all the odds, and competing with well-funded factory teams, Ecurie Ecosse won the famous Le Mans 24 Hour race twice, in 1956 and 1957.

The 1956 victory came with Ron Flockhart (Edinburgh) and Ninian Sanderson (Glasgow) at the wheel of the team's Jaguar D Type. Just to prove their strength, the team returned to Le Mans a year later to finish first and second, with Flockhart and Ivor Bueb in the lead car and Sanderson teamed with Jock Lawrence in the second D Type.

Now, half a century on from that remarkable Le Mans victory, a whole gaggle of former Ecurie Ecosse cars will be gathered together to remember a Scottish legend.

For more details contact Knockhill Circuit; 01383 723337.