The Japanese driver was duly disqualified from the competition.<\/a><\/p>\nKamakura was not eligible for the shootout but was given the nod to participate in the finale as part of an exhibition lap.<\/p>\n
In a statement, World Time Attack Challenge said the act was \u201cunacceptable and extremely dangerous\u201d and compromised the safety of patrons.<\/p>\n
\u201cWTAC are deeply disappointed by Mr. Kamakura\u2019s actions in the pit lane,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis deliberate decision to perform \u201cdonuts\u201d in a restricted area was not only a serious breach of our fundamental safety policies, but it also placed lives at risk \u2014 including officials, team members, fellow competitors, and spectators.<\/p>\n
\u201cSafety is non-negotiable. WTAC has zero tolerance for reckless behaviour that compromises the integrity of the event and the wellbeing of everyone on site.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven the gravity of this incident, WTAC has have taken immediate and decisive action. Yuuki Kamakura has been disqualified from the 2025 World Time Attack Challenge. All recorded lap times have been nullified.\u201d<\/p>\n
World Time Attack Challenge has drawn international competitors annually, and Kamakura was part of a strong Japanese contingent at this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n
Organisers said there would be new measures put in place for future iterations of the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cWTAC will not allow any competitor to endanger others, disrespect event protocols, or undermine the standards of professionalism we expect at this level of motorsport,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe remain unwavering in our commitment to the highest standards of safety, discipline, and sportsmanship. Incidents like this serve as a stark reminder that such conduct has no place at WTAC \u2014 now or ever.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is now a plan in place for international competitor conduct in Australia. All international competitors will be given this form to ensure they understand all Australian motorsport regulations.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yuuki Kamakura celebrated the conclusion of competition in the GCG Turbochargers Open Class by performing a powerskid and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125140,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,6490,85,87328],"class_list":{"0":"post-125139","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-motosport","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-motor","11":"tag-motor-sports","12":"tag-motosport","13":"tag-motosports","14":"tag-slot3","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-wtac"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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