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Jackie Stewart OBE and his late brother Jimmy will be honoured during the third annual Classic SpeedFair at Knockhill circuit over the weekend of June 7-8.
The JYS Trophy, in honour of the three-time world champion, will again go to the winner of the Formula Ford 1600 knock-out event. With interest in the category running at record levels in Scotland, a bumper field is expected with drivers from Scotland, Ireland and England.
Meanwhile a new Jimmy Stewart Trophy will honour the memory of Jackie's elder brother Jimmy, who sadly passed away earlier this year at the age of 76. Jimmy was a talented racer in his own right and earned drives with the Ecurie Ecosse, Aston Martin and Jaguar teams in international sports car races in the early and middle 1950s.
He was due to partner Mike Hawthorn in a works Jaguar D-Type at Le Mans in 1955, but a serious accident at the Nurburgring shortly before that race led to his retirement from racing. However, Jimmy supported his younger brother's career and retained a keen interest in the sport. He was thrilled to get back behind the wheel of an Ecurie Ecosse Cooper Bristol for some demonstration laps at the Knockhill Classic SpeedFair in July 2006.
To celebrate the racing life of Jimmy Stewart, a new trophy will be presented to the winner of the Classic Sports/Saloon race in June.
"It will be an honour to help perpetuate Jimmy's achievements and memory," said Stuart Gray at
Knockhill.
