Tom Tagged Out Of Race For Victory

Tom Llewellin tagged out of possible victory at Lydden Hill. Pic by Matt Bristow

Tom Tagged Out Of Race For Victory

By Paul Evans

Reigning MSA Junior Rallycross champion Tom Llewellin was denied a possible victory in the Swift Sport Championship when he was tagged by another car and forced into the gravel trap in the Final at Lydden Hill.

The 16-year old from Haverfordwest – younger brother of Team Wales Commonwealth Games skeet shooter Ben Llewellin – is contesting the single-make British Rallycross Championship feeder series this year.

Despite the atrocious weather conditions over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, Llewellin was driving extremely well and making good progress – finishing sixth, fifth and fourth in the three Heats to qualify for the Semi Final. He then finished a flying second to give himself an all-important place in the Final.

In the Final, the teenager made a great start and was dicing for the lead – before a clash with another driver ended his hopes of victory.

“We had a steady run through practice and made a couple of modifications to the car to improve it, so by the time the heats came around I was on the pace that I expected,” said Llewellin. “In the Semi Final I was matching the times of the top drivers and finished second, so I was feeling good for the Final. I made a good start and got my joker lap out of the way, and was dicing for the lead when I was tagged by another driver which put me into the gravel with two laps to go – so that was race over for me. It was very disappointing to be classified only eighth, but it was a few more important points for me and we’ll try again at Croft on May 6th. As ever, I’d like to thank the PGM Team who again did a great job and thanks also to my sponsors and family.”

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