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stulid said:
If Sheddon meant that bit of driving to remove the wing then he's a genius.
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When he got the flag, I did wonder if he would try and remove it with abit of body to body contact. Never thought he would try and take it off on the barrier though :D
 
Great weekend, bit burnt though.

Still catching up with the coverage. Spotted my car parked up at Murrays though :D
 
Oopps

Neal suffers broken hand

Matt Neal, one of the favourites for this year's Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship title, has suffered a broken hand in a martial arts training session.

Honda driver Neal was told this morning by doctors that he had broken his fifth metacarpal – the connecting his little finger to his wrist – in his right hand.

The injury was sustained while Neal undertook his Second Dan examination in street fighting at the weekend.

The setback comes just a week after he lost the lead of the BTCC following a high-speed spin in his Honda Racing Civic at the Snetterton circuit in Norfolk.

The Worcestershire racer is currently third in the standings with Knockhill in Fife, one of the most physical tracks on the calendar, next up in little more than a fortnight on 4 September.

Neal, aged 44 and who won back-toback BTCC titles in 2005 and 2006, told btcc.net: “It’s self-inflicted – I was sparring and I felt something was wrong. I knew I’d done something. It’s just got worse from then – my hand ballooned up like a comedy hand – so I got myself to the hospital this morning.

“It feels very tender and my hand’s in a splint. I’ve also had internal bleeding in my palm. I’ve got to go back to hospital the weekend before Knockhill to have it checked again. Of all the places it would have to be Knockhill next… a lovely twisty circuit where we have to fling the cars around. Snetterton and now this…

“Luckily it’s not my gearshift hand but I am feeling a bit fed up.”

And Neal added: “I’ll be racing at Knockhill, no question about it. I might have to go and visit Dr (Paul) Trafford (the BTCC’s chief doctor) for some of his magic medicine.”
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It's a broken metacarpal - the beckham bone to his little finger. It's not like his hand got mangled in heavy industrial machinery.
 
Just recently been watching some of this seasons early races, Brands hatch and Donnington and im liking it :)

Will be watching or recording the last races of the season :)
 
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