Aron Taylor-Smith readies for Snetterton return

Aron Taylor-Smith says he is looking forward to getting back behind the wheel when the BTCC heads for Snetterton this weekend for the sixth round of the year.

The MG driver was left with a fractured leg following the three-car accident that forced qualifying at Croft to be abandoned.

Since then, the 27-year-old Irish driver has been working towards a return to action at Snetterton, with the Triple Eight-run team having worked alongside Willie Poole Motorsport to ensure two MG6 GTs are able to take to the grid this weekend.

Taylor-Smith will be the only one of the three drivers injured at Croft to race this weekend, with both Jeff Smith and Luke Davenport having been ruled out for the season.

“My preparation for Snetterton has been somewhat unorthodox!” Taylor-Smith said. “Croft threw a bit of the spanner in the works for me this season and ever since, I have spent my time going from one hospital appointment to the next. I’m happy to say that I’m now nearly back to full health, just in time for Snetterton!

“Snetterton has historically been a kind track to me in the past and I always look forward to going there. Having missed the two-day test is a bit of shame, but even if a car was ready to go, I certainly wouldn’t have been. I did however spend both days up at the test to learn as much as I could from the programme Josh [Cook] was cycling through.

“I’m really looking forward to the second half of the season kicking off as I feel as though we’ve worked really hard to get to this point. Not only that but the work that all of MG RCiB Insurance Racing have had to do over the gap has been astonishing. They’ve pretty much had to build a new car from scratch and it’s been so impressive to see!”

With Taylor-Smith’s car having been extensively damaged in the Croft accident, he will return to action at the wheel of the car that had been raced by Dan Lloyd in the opening rounds of the year – which has been repaired after the incidents Lloyd suffered at Thruxton.