{"id":139929,"date":"2025-09-13T10:21:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T10:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/139929\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T10:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T10:21:17","slug":"supercars-news-triple-eight-co-drivers-crash-amid-safety-car-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/139929\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Triple Eight co-drivers crash amid Safety Car trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Red-Bull-SC-clash.jpg\" alt=\"Triple Eight co-drivers collide during Safety Car trial\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJamie Whincup in the #88 hit Scott Pye in the #1 Red Bull Ampol Racing Chevrolet Camaro.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Whincup made heavy contact with the back of Scott Pye as the latter braked for the start of a designated slow zone at the exit of Turn 3.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time champion swerved to miss Pye at the last moment but was unable to avoid right-front to left-rear contact.<\/p>\n<p>Both drivers were able to limp their cars back to the pits with Pye\u2019s car dragging its left-rear suspension.<\/p>\n<p>Whincup was soon back on track in the #88 entry he shares with Broc Feeney, but damage ruled the #1 Pye\/Will Brown Camaro out for the remainder of the session.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DISASTER FOR THE BULLS \ud83e\udd2f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RepcoSC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#RepcoSC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Supercars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Supercars<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hLXxkfrMYL\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/hLXxkfrMYL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Supercars (@supercars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/supercars\/status\/1966660529293865130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Jamie has maybe just missed the board there on the exit of Turn 3 just being relatively close to me,\u201d said Pye.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, I\u2019m pushing up to that line to make sure I maximise my decel[eration] and not lose any time. So I braked real hard and he\u2019s just been caught out and hit me in the rear.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tWin a trip to the Adelaide 500 for you and 4 friends \ud83d\udc49:  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3VHU6Ww\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> FREE ENTRY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA fair bit of damage. We\u2019re learning and it\u2019s a complicated system but it is what it is. That\u2019s what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officials implemented a series of changes to the Safety Car rules ahead of The Bend to stop drivers gaining a major advantage by pitting during the 80km\/h speed limited period.<\/p>\n<p>The two-part change involves closing pit lane during an initial 80km\/h slowdown, before leaving a specific \u2018slow zone\u2019 in place once the lane is opened again.<\/p>\n<p>An initial trial of the system in Practice 3 on Friday resulted in mixed reactions from drivers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-2025-the-bend-500-safety-car-rules-regulations-drivers-comment-reaction\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drivers react to \u2018amusing\u2019 and \u2018confusing\u2019 new rules<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jamie Whincup in the #88 hit Scott Pye in the #1 Red Bull Ampol Racing Chevrolet Camaro. 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