Sarratt's David Butler achieved a long-held ambition on Saturday after competing alongside daughter Natalie Harris at the Silverstone Birkett six-hour relay race.

Butler, who is 70, started off the race for the Smarts4youracing team before Harris took over after the first hour.

She completed just under an hour before stopping, after the safety car was released, to help feed four month-old-son Jack.

The four other Smart car drivers helped the team finish 28th out of 69 at the race.

Harris returned to racing after a five-year break to have two children, Grace and Jack.

Her racing highlight came when she won the Nations Cup for England at Rockingham Motor Speedway in 2005.

“To be in the same team and race as my daughter was a thrilling experience and definitely ticked a box,” said Butler.

“We both thoroughly enjoyed the experience and, if we have the opportunity, would love to do it again some time.”

Butler, who lost both legs aged 11 when he found an unexploded bomb, has competed in more than 600 events, including 115 races.

He has been the chairman of the British Motorsport Association for the Disabled for more than 20 years.

Butler has also been a Motorsport Association committee member on the medical advisory panel for 12 years, carrying out more than 150 safety assessments for disabled drivers wishing to take part in the sport.

Butler said: “It’s very exciting for disabled people and there are very few sports that when you put on a helmet and get in the car you are on a level playing field.

“It gives them an equal footing on the race track and also provides real excitement.”