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KNOCKHILL
Scotland,
United Kingdom
Length: 1.270 miles
(clockwise)
Max grid:
24
Laps: 3 to 101
Knockhill is Scotland’s premier racing circuit. Located in Fife in the east of the country, it’s at over 200 metres above sea level, which does make it rather exposed to the elements; it’s prone to changeable weather and gusty showers. There’s no rain in GT Legends, of course, but you’ll find yourself here on a rather grey day with only glimmers of blue sky showing between the clouds.
Driver aids
Knockhill is a deceptive track. It’s less than 1.3 miles in length and takes only about a minute to get around. Must be easy, right? Wrong. Knockhill is chock-full of blind corners, significant gradients and odd cambers. It’s definitely a rhythm track, but it’s all too easy to overdo it, especially on the sequence from Duffus Dip to the chicane. That goes double if you’re driving a car like the Porsche 911 which has a lot of weight at the back.
Pick a car, any car
In real life, this circuit is on the British Touring Car Championship calendar to this day. It’s incredibly exciting to watch BTCC cars tearing around Knockhill, but it’s something of a white-knuckle ride for cars that quick – and the same applies for GTL’s GTC-TC-76 roster, especially if you drive with all the aids switched off. I find Knockhill is actually more fun in slightly slower cars, and the Lotus Elan is a particular favourite of mine owing to its mix of responsive acceleration and reasonably dependable agility.
AI AI oh
As usual in GTL, the AI isn’t very good at coping with slow corners as a pack. Although things aren’t quite as bad here as at Mondello Park’s infamous first corner, you’ll still need to keep your eyes peeled. The computer-controlled cars are also rather slow into the final hairpin, but keep your wits about you there. For one, it’s very easy to tail-end another car at some speed and damage your own. For another, the stewards are pretty hot on track-cutting here. It is a good place to overtake, but overdoing it can ruin your race day. All the more so if you’re racing at night – this really is not a place you want to be stuck without headlights.
Look at that!
In GTL, as in real life, Knockhill isn’t the prettiest of circuits. It’s set among a mixture of hill country, farmland and scrubby tree plantations, and the most noticeable landmark is the collection of communications masts that stand atop Knock Hill (two words!) from which Knockhill (one word!) takes its name. The paddock area is quite bare, with only the multiple start light columns really standing out – and they’re still invisible from some cockpits when you’re on pole!
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