Supercars driver Wood crashes in Bathurst practice
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 01:55 · Archive
Supercars driver Ryan Wood crashed during practice for the Bathurst 1000 on Friday, damaging his car ahead of qualifying.
Supercars driver Ryan Wood crashed during Friday's first practice session at Mount Panorama ahead of qualifying for the Bathurst 1000. The 22-year-old New Zealand driver, racing for Walkinshaw TWG Racing, clipped the inside wall at the exit of Forrest's Elbow and ricocheted into the outside barrier, bringing out the red flag. His No.2 Toyota Supra suffered significant front right damage and had to be towed back to pit lane.
Wood had just fitted new tyres and was on a push lap when he crashed with 26 minutes remaining in the hour-long session. He was able to exit the car safely. "So sorry," Wood said over the team radio, to which engineer Richard Harris replied: "Mate, it's practice. You're always going to try, so it's alright."
Team principal Carl Faux said the team was prepared for quick repairs. "As the underlying parts of a Gen 3 chassis, they're the same for everything," Faux told Fox Sports. "We're prepared, and the guys are prepared. As far as the bodywork of this, we're not worried about that at this stage." The team would attempt to have the car ready for qualifying at 4.10pm (AEDT), with another practice session scheduled at 1.15pm. The top-ten fastest drivers on Friday progress to Saturday's shootout to determine the grid for the 1000km race.
How it is being reported
- Supercars star suffers Bathurst setback for qualifyingRising Supercars star Ryan Wood has crashed out of practice ahead of qualifying for the Bathurst 1000, putting team Walkinshaw under the pump.The West Australian · 9 Oct, 01:16
- Supercars star suffers Bathurst setback for qualifyingRising Supercars star Ryan Wood has crashed out of practice ahead of qualifying for the Bathurst 1000, putting team Walkinshaw under the pump.Perth Now · 9 Oct, 01:16
In this story: Ryan Wood · Jaxon Evans · Walkinshaw TWG Racing · Mount Panorama · Bathurst
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