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Onslow-Cole shrugs off shunt |
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
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Tom Onslow-Cole has shrugged off his monster accident in today’s
third HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship round at Brands Hatch as
“one of those things”.
The 20-year-old had starred in the day’s first two races on his VX Racing debut with seventh and sixth place finishes.
But on the opening lap of race three his Vauxhall Vectra VXR smashed
at high speed into the barriers following contact with Gordon Shedden’s
Team Halfords Honda Civic – which itself had just been brushed by Jason
Plato’s SEAT Leon TDI as the pack squeezed together along Cooper
Straight
The front end of Onslow-Cole’s car was
wrecked, but the Kingston driver – who climbed out of his car without
injury – refused to apportion any blame.
He said:
“I was an innocent bystander. Gordon (Shedden) had the racing line and
the SEAT pushed into him causing me to crash. It’s just one of those
things.
“I’m feeling a bit sore but I’m OK.
Overall it’s been a good weekend and I’m feeling quite comfortable in
the team now. We found a lot of pace in the car and it’s looking good
for the rest of the season.”
Despite the crash, Onslow-Cole has come away from Brands lying ninth in the championship standings overall.
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