COVENTRY’S Brea Angliss made her endurance racing debut in the British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC) Silverstone 24 hours race.
Angliss formed part of an all-female entry with Silverlake Motorsport as the teenager made her return to the track.
The Coventry driver competed alongside Freya Belk, Lexie Belk and Briannie Davis behind the wheel of a Citroen C1.
This year’s race featured 50 cars and Angliss performed strongly in pre-event testing as she proved herself as the quickest driver of the Citroen.
And Angliss posted the quickest lap in qualifying of the four Citroen drivers as the quartet qualified 42nd fastest overall and 34th of the Citroen C1 entrants.
Angliss’s first race stint came in darkness as she raced at night for the first time and produced consistent laps across a long two-hour 35-minute period.
The team remained in the top-20 overall after a strong start from her teammates despite a fuel leak in the night which cost the team close to 10 minutes in the pit lane for repairs.
Angliss returned to the driver’s seat in the morning for her second stint and then took the final 90-minute spell to bring the car home.
The 18-year-old ended the race with the team’s fastest lap of the race on the penultimate lap and brought the car home 20th overall and fifth in the C1 AM class.
Angliss completed more than six hours behind the wheel throughout the race and contributed 114 laps of the team’s 419 total.
Angliss said: “The Silverstone 24 Hours is one of the most unique events in British motorsport, and it’s unlike anything I’ve competed in before.
“It was a good opportunity to get some endurance racing experience under my belt and I really enjoyed the whole event.
“Competing as part of an all-female driver line-up was good fun with Freya, Lexie and Briannie.
“We made a good team and got to grips quickly with the car, with good teamwork alongside Silverlake Motorsport ensuring we made great progress through the race.
“If it wasn’t for the time lost in the night, we would have been on the class podium, but we’re still very proud of finishing fifth in class and moving forward 22 places overall.
“That’s a great achievement for our first time racing this car and getting to grips with endurance racing.
“My final stint was so enjoyable, scrapping it out with two other cars and switching places almost every lap.
“To finish it off with our fastest lap of the race was the icing on the cake, and this whole experience has made me determined to get back racing again as soon as possible.”
