For Tom, it was a simple case of wrong place, wrong time when Gordon Shedden was turned into the side of him and it was a tough end to a debut race day with the Vauxhall team that had been going well.
"I haven't seen it played back yet but all I know is that I came out of Graham Hill Bend on the racing line with Shedden on my inside, and the next thing I knew I was aiming at the wall," he said. "There isn't much run off so there wasn't time to do anything. I just kept my foot buried and put some lock on but it wasn't enough.
"It was a big hit; I think the data showed it was about 14g. The car doesn't look too pretty but I'm a walking testament to the safety of the Vectra – it's a strong car!"
Sunday pm - An unexpected winner?
Mat Jackson enjoyed a fine run to second place in the final race of the weekend, behind fellow
BMW racer
Colin Turkington.
Of course, both of those drivers run for Independent teams leaving the paddock somewhat confused when Alan Hyde welcomed the Independent winner Mat Jackson onto the podium - cue some head-scratching before the mistake was realised, followed a hasty apology to the actual victor.
Sunday pm - Kane sidelined
Steven Kane is now a spectator for the final race at
Brands Hatch after Motorbase were unable to repair his car for race three following his shunt in race two.
"I was so slow out of Clearways after Colin came past me and I don't see why Jordan hit me," he said. "I knew he was there and I was onto the straight and actually moving away from the wall. If I'd been where I wanted to be on the track, it would have been a much bigger shunt."
At that point, the Northern Irishman had hoped to get on track, but it wasn't to be.
As for Mike Jordan's view of the incident - well, there was little surprise that it was different.
"Colin gave him a little run and it slowed Steven down, so I was able to get up the inside," he said. "I'd say I was half-way alongside him and he kept squeezing me. There was no more room for me to go anywhere and eventually we made contact. I'm sure he'll see if differently but I couldn't have gone anywhere else."
Our verdict - racing incident.
Sunday pm - Explaining the smoke screen
Darren Turner gave the press room something to discuss on the grid for race two as his SEAT Leon TDi sat on the grid belching out smoke from the rear.
Cause for concern? Well not really, more a driver with a heavy right foot...
