Career
After a successful tenure in karting, Knight graduated to racing cars in 2003, where he debuted in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. Knight would achieve two podiums from five races in his debut season. After a brief foray in the United States with the ill-fated Formula Russell series, Knight returned to field a full-season campaign in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. Two wins, as well as an array of podiums saw Knight claim second in the championship, behind Australian Shannon O'Brien.
In 2005, Knight competed in the newly-formed Toyota Racing Series and would claim second in the championship - defeating the likes of future-Formula One driver Brendon Hartley and Indy Lights champion, Wade Cunningham. For 2006, Knight returned to the United States to compete in the Formula Ford 2000 Championship, where he ran a brief; albeit modestly successful campaign.
As well as dabbling in racing series such as the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, Australian Drivers' Championship, Australian Formula Ford Championship and Australian GT Championship, Knight's only full-time campaigns were predominantly within the Toyota Racing Series. In the 2007–08 season, Knight would finally clinch the title, with six wins and 16 podiums prompting him to claim his first title in racing cars.
Following this, Knight would turn to the New Zealand V8s, where he ran a Ford Falcon under the Knight Motorsport banner. Knight enjoyed moderate success in the championship, with a best overall championship result of fifth, before diverting to the newly-formed V8SuperTourer series in 2012. Much like with the New Zealand V8s, Knight failed to excel to the level of which he achieved in the Toyota Racing Series.
Following the conclusion of the 2012 season, Knight has rarely been seen racing; with occasional appearances in series' such as the Toyota Finance 86 Championship and Central Muscle Cars.
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