You can understand why Stewart Black describes his 2024 season as one of mixed fortunes. Yes, he impressively clinched a fourth consecutive Scottish Legends title, but there were plenty of bumps in the road to championship glory, including a few engine woes and ending the first day of the September Knockhill meeting upside down at the hairpin with a damaged car after rolling. But Black and his small team of family and friends overcame those challenges to extend his title streak and also finish the year at the top of the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Driver Rankings thanks to taking 17 race victories during the season.
“The car was wrecked,” reports Black of the crash that threatened to derail his campaign, and was caused by a slight brush of wheels with Gary Atkinson’s machine. “Fortunately, I got cleared medically. The team and I worked until one o’clock in the morning to get the car as straight as we could. I went out Sunday morning and made a few adjustments after practice and won the first race from quite far back. It put me back in the championship fight.
