Soap star tackles grand prix circuit

TV soap star Kelvin Fletcher

OLDHAM TV soap star Kelvin Fletcher (pictured) was in the driving seat at the world famous Silverstone racing circuit.

Kelvin fulfilled a lifelong ambition when he raced in front of more than a 100,000 people ahead of Sunday’s British Grand Prix.

The actor, who plays Andy Sugden, in “Emmerdale”, was invited to take part in the Porsche Supercup, a 13-lap race which was the curtain-raiser to the main Formula One event.

Kelvin, who finished 22nd in the race, said afterwards: “These boys were really aggressive right from the off. I had a poor start and had to play catch up.

“But I had some great battles and thoroughly enjoyed it — an unbelievable experience.”

Kelvin is no stranger to motor racing. He drives for RLR Msport, based at the University of Bolton’s Centre for Advanced Performance Engineering — the only fully-fledged racing team based on a university campus.