AN inspirational military veteran has taken one step closer to Le Mans with his team's best ever finish.

Colchester's Ash Hall travelled with Team BRIT to the Algarve to compete in the final Fun Cup event of the year last weekend.

The two car team took part in two four hour races with one car in each race and recorded an 8th place finish - their best Fun Cup result - in the first race.

In the second race, with Ash at the wheel for part of it, the team took the chequered flag in 15th after an incident saw them fall down the field in the closing stages.

Ash said: "It was an amazing weekend with amazing weather on a track that can only be described as a forgotten gem.

"Although the weekend didn't completely go our way, with some technical problems with one of the cars, we still ended up with our highest grid finish in a Fun Cup race.

"All in all it was a great way to end the season."