The Scottish Borders – the scenic gateway to Scotland, is world renowned for its farming, fishing, history, tourism, hospitality and…. of course, motorsports. In fact, the Borders can be said to be the birthplace of motoring and motorsports in Scotland, with the first ‘legal’ car journey setting off from Kelso in 1897, and the country’s first circuit races taking place on the WWII airfields at Winfield and Charterhall during the early 1950’s. Regrettably, these circuits have long since disappeared and there are no current motorsports facilities in the Borders [apart from the motocross track at Duns].

Nevertheless, for over 80 years the Borders has consistently produced a string of world class champions, on both two and four wheels. Locals Jim Clark, Jimmie Guthrie, Steve Hislop, Andrew Cowan, Stuart Easton, and Louise Aitken Walker are all champions who have brought worldwide acclaim to the Borders.

The region’s rich motorsports history has resulted in the creation of various motorsport ‘landmarks’ across the region. Each of these features allows motorsport enthusiasts to visit, pay homage, and reflect upon the unique contribution that each event, place, or person has made to motorsport or the worlds of motoring and motorcycling. Invariably, ever since the creation of motorised competition, motorsport and tragedy have been uneasy partners… and sadly many of these nostalgia evoking monuments are but poignant tributes to those great names who alas, are no longer with us.