Former British Touring Automobile champion John Cleland will return to the race circuit this month within the Sir Jackie Stewart Basic.
Cleland, who hails from Wishaw, will likely be driving his iconic Vauxhall Vectra on the Thirlestane Fortress occasion on June 18 and 19, after his son found it on-line by way of Fb Market seven years in the past.
Utilizing the automobile, which Cleland initially drove within the 1997 season, he gained the David Leslie Tremendous Touring Trophy assembly at Knockhill and the historic Tremendous Touring occasion at Silverstone just lately.
Cleland was knowledgeable race driver from the Seventies to the late 90s, successful the British Touring Automobile Championship and British Thundersaloon Championships twice, and the Scottish Hil Climb Championship as soon as.
He now owns a Volvo dealership in Galashiels.
The Sir Jackie Stewart Basic is the most important motoring occasion of its type in Scotland this 12 months, and is in assist of his Racing In opposition to Dementia charity.
In addition to appearances from the three-time FIA Components 1 Drivers’ world champion Sir Jackie Stewart OBE, and a showcase of his unimaginable assortment of memorabilia, exhilarating dwell motion will likely be offered by the Scottish Motor Racing Membership.
Cleland stated: “The Sir Jackie Stewart Basic is assured to be an enormous spectacle.
“The place else might you see a Pink Bull F1 hurtle up the velocity monitor, an array of basic automobiles, in addition to shows of supercars and battery automobiles of the longer term.
“There actually is one thing for everybody, the like of which Scotland has by no means seen – and what’s extra, it’s for an incredible trigger.
“In Scotland we now have this tenacious perspective of ‘I can't be crushed’, it’s the rationale why we now have produced such prolific drivers from Jim Clark to Sir Jackie.
“I do know Sir Jackie will pull out all of the stops to make sure this occasion is a roaring success – he's the face of motorsports.”
The occasion will even showcase the most effective of Scotland’s tradition, with native produce within the meals and retail village, the place you'll be able to browse a spread of arts and crafts.
For extra data on the occasion or to purchase tickets, go to www.sirjackiestewartclassic.com.
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