{"id":529406,"date":"2026-03-09T19:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/529406\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T19:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:24:15","slug":"supercars-driver-recount-gut-wrenching-crash-with-broc-feeney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/529406\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars driver recount \u2018gut-wrenching\u2019 crash with Broc Feeney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Murray-Bates.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Gut-wrenching\u2019: Murray, Bates recount Feeney \u2018flick-spin\u2019 shunt\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Murray and Bates Camaros following the contact. Image: Supplied <\/p>\n<p>Murray and fellow Chevrolet young gun Zach Bates ploughed into Broc Feeney\u2019s Triple Eight Mustang as it rotated wildly in the middle of the pack at Turn 1 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Feeney had been tagged into a spin by Kai Allen and then mashed the throttle, <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-2026-melbourne-supersprint-broc-feeney-triple-eight-crash-reaction-interview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201clighting it up to try get out of everyone\u2019s way\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That resulted in a massive smokescreen and Feeney spinning directly into the path of the two Camaros, which were taking avoiding action to driver\u2019s left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen all the shunting happening ahead and went on to Astro turf and even the grass to try avoid it,\u201d Murray told Speedcafe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut then Broc just did a flick-spin in front of me and unfortunately I had nowhere to go and no time to react at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just a gut-wrenching feeling, you know what\u2019s coming, but to be honest, I feel sorry for the crew the most.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not what we want when the cars need to be in the container to leave [for New Zealand] soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-2026-melbourne-supersprint-broc-feeney-triple-eight-crash-reaction-interview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Feeney defends contentious act amid Melbourne melee<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the Cool Down Lap Podcast, Bates had a similar story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t see too much, obviously. That\u2019s why I ploughed into the side of Broc,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew something was happening in front of me. I could see some smoke and whatnot. I kind of was veering as far left, nearly onto the grass as I could and I slowed it right up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut unfortunately, Broc kept spinning, Cooper got in first and then I came in. So very disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was a final hammer blow in a horror weekend for both drivers that left Bates 22nd and Murray 23rd in weekend points, ahead only of the hapless Aaron Cameron.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably the toughest weekend I have had in motorsport, to be honest,\u201d said Murray, who was the victim of a three-into-one squeeze with Will Brown and Jack Le Brocq on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of those make the highest better, so let\u2019s hope there\u2019s a few highs around the corner.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Matt Stone Racing rookie Bates endured incidents in all four races and did not show the turn of speed he\u2019d managed on debut in Sydney last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a little bit more difficult this time to draw the positives on the weekend, but it was great to have my first taste of the Albert Park Circuit and everything like that,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the most part, we were reasonably speedy, but just had a pretty average few races. I didn\u2019t make it past turn three in any of the races [without an incident].\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/285241\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/285241.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Murray and Bates Camaros following the contact. 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