Mount Panorama has been rocked by yet another big crash, this time in the S5000s as a monster collision between two cars caused a long stoppage.
The incident occurred in the first lap of the S5000 Tasman Series race as the cars went down to The Chase when Joey Mawson was trying to get past Jordan Boys while travelling at nearly 290 km/h.
However, Mawson only managed to clip the rear of Boys’ car, sending him spinning into the sand and back across the track.
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The collision caused a mountain of dust to puff up, blinding drivers who followed, and Japanese driver Yoshi Katayama ran straight off the track and into Boys’ car as a result.
Due to the mess on the track, the race was red flagged before eventually being restarted.
“Oh my goodness me! He got a huge toe on Jordan Boys. He looked down the inside and there was no room there,” Richard Craill said on commentary for Fox Sports.
“[Boys was] the unwitting recipient of a car coming across in a dust storm. Lucky there wasn’t any more significant aerial events from those cars launching off the rear wheel.”
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“From my point of view, it looks like he obviously didn’t see me,” Mawson explained after the collision with Boys.
“I pulled out [and] I got a good run and as soon as I turned in he just closed the door, so I’m guessing he didn’t expect me to come up the inside so late into the straight.
“It was a bit scary from my point of view, and I’m just hoping he’s okay mainly.”