Former England bowler Swann rolls car at Wales Rally GB
Graeme Swann was pleased to walk away unhurt from what he called an “embarrassing” accident on the first stage of the Wales Rally GB.
Former England spinner Swann flipped his Ford Fiesta R2 over a hairpin during Friday’s opening stage proper in Gartheiniog, destroying the windscreen in the process.
Both Swann and co-driver Stuart Loudon continued before they eventually kicked out the glass in order to improve their vision.
Swann told www.walesrallygb.com: “It’s been an incredible day. I was just starting to grow in confidence in the morning, when we hit a rut and the car went into the slowest of slow-motion rolls you’ve ever seen – it was just embarrassing.
“We then stupidly tried to get through the next two stages with a badly cracked windscreen which meant we couldn’t see a thing – we didn’t have a clue where we were going, and had to rely purely on our pace notes.
“Eventually, we had no choice but to kick it out, and being out in the open air like that was great – although not quite so enjoyable when we went splashing through a couple of big puddles.”
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