OLYMPIC cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy survived a horror 125mph crash while racing around Silverstone then admitted: “It scared the beejeezus out of me.” The 43-year-old, who turned to mo…
into a barrier after losing control of his racing car.
The Nissan racer was competing in a 210bhp Caterham Seven car when it veered off the track before smashing into a tyre barrier. escaped unscathed from the daunting crash, and later revealed on Instagram that his “brain rattled around like a pea in a whistle”."Thought I'd locked up so came off the brake only to feel the car accelerate.
"Scared the bejeezus out of me though when the brakes did nothing to slow it down. My wee brain rattled around like a pea in a whistle.His wife Sarra, 39, replied: "Good god. There’s no way I’m liking this."
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