My apologies, the base emitter junction do not like reversed voltages. It's better to connect diode in series to the resistor.
You can left the speed up capacitor but in parallel of R-D. Be careful with this capacitor, use the smallest possible. The recovery time and currents depend of how deep is the transistor in saturation. Bigger base resistor (47k+) with no capacitor is an option too.
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