Six-time Olympic biking champion Sir Chris Hoy is to honour Lanark motorsport legend Colin McRae as he makes his full rally debut at Knockhill later this 12 months.
Hoy will participate within the McRae Rally Problem on the Fife circuit on the opening weekend of July, in an occasion which was initially scheduled to happen in 2020 to have a good time the twenty fifth anniversary of Colin McRae's World Rally Championship title win.
The biking champion isn't any stranger to motorsport, having taken half in ion a spherical of the World Rallycross Championship in Barcelona in 2020.
Hoy, who gained medals at 4 successive Video games between 2000 and 2012, additionally gained the LMP3 title within the European Le Mans Collection in 2015.
Hoy informed motorsport web site Dirtfish: "I can not wait. I am so excited to be participating on this particular occasion.
"Being mates with the McRae household makes this chance all of the extra thrilling for me."
The automotive that Hoy will drive will probably be introduced at a later date, however Knockhill director of occasions, Stuart Grey, is delighted with the transfer.
He mentioned: "We can't wait to see Sir Chris again at Knockhill, participating within the McRae Rally Problem.
"He's the primary of an entire host of rally legends which might be coming to the occasion, as we launch extra names over the following few weeks.
"Everybody at Knockhill is actually wanting ahead to seeing him, and all the opposite stars, right here at first of July."
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