The Dynamic Line is synonymous with the sporty design of the latest SEAT cars – and it’s a high-speed dynamic line that Jason Plato, James Pickford and Luke Hines will be plotting as they hurtle down the spectacular SEAT Curves during Rounds 22, 23, and 24 of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Knockhill (27-28 August).

The dramatic opening corner at Scotland’s National Motorsport Centre has been renamed SEAT Curves, and with SEAT sponsoring the race weekend the team’s three drivers will be racing for victory at the ‘SEAT Race Day’. Having won last year at Knockhill, the Toledo Cupra’s chassis is ideally balanced for the short rollercoaster lap – leaving Jason and his team-mates relishing the opportunity to continue their fight in the BTCC Manufacturers’ Championship.

Jason said: “I enjoy racing at Knockhill because it’s such a great circuit. It’s a relatively short track, the racing is always very close and exciting and it’s one of the best circuits in the country to spectate at. We have struggled in qualifying this year and that has seen us start each race meeting on the back foot, but I hope the situation will be better at Knockhill. If we could qualify well for the first race I’m sure we could be more competitive in all three races and not have to rely on the reversed grid in the third race to challenge for victory. But as always we’ll be going there to do the best we can. A race is a race, and it’s important we try and get some more wins.”

James qualified on pole for one of the SEAT Cupra Championship races at Knockhill last year and went on to finish both races on the podium in his title-winning campaign. Having scored his first BTCC podium result last time out at Snetterton, he’s quietly confident of another good result in Scotland.

James said: “I know the Knockhill circuit quite well. It’s a real balls-out track and the first section in particular is mega. The result at Snetterton has certainly boosted my confidence and I was especially pleased with the way I drove in the last BTCC race. I had to keep Yvan Muller behind me and I hadn’t driven defensively like that for a couple of years; in the SEAT Cupra Championship you were always going for race wins and what was happening behind you didn’t really matter. A lot happens in three BTCC races and I’ll be aiming for more podium results from now on.”

In the three weeks since Snetterton, Luke has been playing golf, taken up playing cricket and been training hard in the gym. He also plans to join the Zip Karts Young Guns Team – which is owned by his father Martin - and drive a kart for the first time in almost a year, as he prepares for his next BTCC outing with SEAT Sport UK.

Luke said: “Knockhill is one of my favourite racing circuits because it’s like a big kart track. From a driver’s point of view it’s great because the racing is always very close, and for the spectators it’s one of the best places to watch motor racing from in the UK. My father’s raced there and I’ve raced there quite a few times – even as far back as when I drove in Formula Ford. I’ve always gone quite well at Knockhill and scored some good results, so I’m hoping I can keep the family tradition of scoring good results at Knockhill going for another year at least!”

The BTCC race weekend gets underway at Knockhill with two 40 minute free practice sessions on Saturday 27th August, starting at 10.10 and 12.50, followed by a 30 minute qualifying session starting at 15.25. Rounds 22, 23 and 24 of the BTCC takes place on Sunday 28th August, with three 22 lap races starting at 10.30, 13.35 and 16.25.