Rory Butcher crashes out at Silverstone

The 33-year-old was taking part in his third race of the day in the BTCC at the famous circuit when he collided with the metal track barrier at 100mph.

Thankfully the race ace wasn’t hurt and despite crashing out of the race is still sitting in a repsecable fifth place on the Championship leader board.

Race One saw him notch up a podium finish, whilst a spin in race two saw him finish back in 14th place.

But it was Race Three where the real drama ocurred.

Butcher said: “After a good launch off the line where I passed two cars I quickly started making my way through the pack, passing Cammish and Turkington for 8th place.

It was lap 4 and Matt Neal was next! I got a better run out of Copse and came along side Matt as I positioned myself on the inside.

Butcher decribes what happened next as “a complete shock!”

" I didn’t put pressure on Matt to move further right and I didn’t get the feeling he was trying to keep me left, but one moment we had a clear gap between us and then a second later I felt my rear go light.

"Before I could compute what had happened I was heading backwards along the grass at over 100mph.

"I looked over my left shoulder to see a metal barrier coming towards me, so there was nothing else for it but to brace myself and wait for the impact.

"The worst part was the waiting, but once the first hit came and I started to roll, I just kept my arms tight to my chest and waited for everything to settle.”

Butcher’s car hit the barrier backwards and then rolled end over end three times, landing on the track.

He was taken to the medical centre and after being checked over was given the all clear.

"I had very few aches,” he says, “mentally I was more upset and frustrated that the crash happened in the first place.

"The car was an absolute wreck.

"With three events and nine races to go I’ve not thrown in the towel yet and feel even more determined to come back fighting.”