Jelley slammed into the barrier at Riches at 130mph. Photo: btcc.net

Stephen Jelley emerged unscathed from a massive 130mph collision with the barriers during an official HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship test day at Snetterton yesterday.

The Team RAC driver slid sideways while under braking for Riches corner, which follows the long Start/Finish Straight at the Norfolk circuit, and slammed into the barrier at a frightening pace. 

He told btcc.net; “It had just started raining and I was hoping to experiment with a few different lines – it would have been important as this place can be unpredictable, weather-wise.”

“As I got to Riches I was moving down from sixth gear to fourth and maybe I just caught the white line on the edge of the track and I was a gonna,” he added.  

“I thought I was going head-on into the barier so tried steering towards the gravel-trap but that sent it sideways. I went in very hard on the drivers side and that’s probably why I’m feeling pretty dazed after the impact.”

Apart from biting his tongue during the crash, Jelley was completely unhurt in the incident and he is now looking forward to the next test day at Rockingham, which is to be held on Monday 13th July.