SCOTS rider Tarran Mackenzie has clinched the 2021 British Superbike Championship in emphatic style. The 25-year-old, from Stirlingshire, won all three races in the finale at Brands Hatch last weekend.

The McAMS Yamaha racer had a tough battle in the first encounter, just holding off the Ducati of title rival Tommy Bridewell by 0.160 seconds.

The title-deciding second race was a tense affair, with Mackenzie and Bridewell trading first and second places and colliding at one point. But the Scot ducked under his foe on the run to the line, taking victory by just 0.087 seconds and so sealing the championship.

Race three was very similar to the second as the Yamaha and Ducati riders constantly fought for the top spot. And, keeping his cool, Mackenzie passed Bridewell in another final corner showdown to claim a heroic treble by 0.126 seconds.

Afterwards, Mackenzie said: “It was nice to end the year with 10 victories. The goal for race two was to get the job done, I knew I had to win and it was amazing to do it as it took the pressure off for the final race.

Scotland's Tarran Mackenzie celebrates winning the 2021 British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch
Scotland's Tarran Mackenzie celebrates winning the 2021 British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch

“It’s been an amazing weekend and an incredible season for everyone involved and I can’t thank the McAMS Yamaha Team enough.”

Scots endurance racers were also heavily involved in the battle to secure the British GT Championship in the decider at Donington Park.

At the end of the two-hour race, Motherwell’s Ian Loggie and RAM Racing Mercedes-AMG team-mate Yelmer Buurman fell just short of lifting the title.

Finishing second, by just a second, meant they missed out on full championship glory by an agonising 9.5 points, although they had still done enough to win the Pro-Am crown.

However, Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan duo Leo Machitski and Dennis Lind’s fourth-place finish was enough for them to be confirmed as 2021 overall winners.

Scotland's Ian Loggie wins the 2021 British GT Championship Pro-Am title with Yelmer Buurman
Scotland's Ian Loggie wins the 2021 British GT Championship Pro-Am title with Yelmer Buurman

Reigning champ Sandy Mitchell, and partner Adam Balon, in the sister Barwell Lambo, had to settle for fifth in the race, held in wet and greasy autumnal conditions, and third in the championship.

Relinquishing the title, Mitchell, 21, from Forfar, said: “I have to give big congrats to Dennis and Leo and it’s fantastic that, for the second successive year, it’s a Barwell Lamborghini that has won the championship.

“To clinch a top three in the overall championship is really good going for us, and great for the team to get both cars in the top three in the title race. It’s been an exciting season.”

Aberdeen father and son Stewart and Lewis Proctor had already secured the Silver-Am honours in their Balfe Motorsport McLaren 720S last month.

This weekend, Brands Hatch hosts the final rounds of the British Touring Car Championship. Scots Rory Butcher, Aiden Moffat and Gordon Shedden will all hope to push themselves up the standings with a strong finish to the season.

Colin Noble will hope to win the Le Mans Cup competition at Portimao, Portugal, this weekend, with Nielsen Racing team-mate Tony Wells
Colin Noble will hope to win the Le Mans Cup competition at Portimao, Portugal, this weekend, with Nielsen Racing team-mate Tony Wells

A number of racers from north of the Border will also be involved in the accompanying Porsche Carrera Cup GB, MINI Challenge, British F4, Ginetta Juniors and GT4 Supercup action.

Overseas, Midlothian’s Colin Noble and Nielsen Racing partner Tony Wells will hope to secure the Le Mans Cup title.

They go into the final two-hour race at Portimao in Portugal on board their Ligier JS P320 with an 11-point lead over their nearest rivals and a third-place finish should be enough.

Back on home soil, Fife’s Knockhill circuit will be hosting the closing event of the BTRDA Clubman Rallycross Championship – so plenty of thrills and spills are guaranteed.

And Scottish Rally Championship contenders will be crossing the Border to take part in the 45 miles of gravel challenges in the Carlisle Stages – with plenty of honours up for grabs.

But the main spotlight will be on the battle between Jock Armstrong and co-pilot Cammy Fair and rival crew Garry Pearson and Niall Burns to be crowned overall SRC champions.

Jock Armstrong and Cammy Fair are aiming to win the Scottish Rally Championship on the Carlisle Stages Rally
Jock Armstrong and Cammy Fair are aiming to win the Scottish Rally Championship on the Carlisle Stages Rally