James Moffat’s damaged Ford Mustang after hitting the Turn 8 wall during Race 2 of the Trico Trans Am Series at the Adelaide Grand Final.
The Safety Car was drawn at the end of a wild minute-and-a-half, which began with a collision on the run down to the Senna Chicane.
Trans Am regular Nathan Herne was turned into the inside wall after Moffat’s car appeared to get pinched by Herne and Jordan Cox.
Moffat was left with nowhere to go and piled into Herne, suffering significant damage to the front of his Mustang. Jack Smith was also caught up in the carnage.
Despite the damage, Moffat pushed on at the back of the field, and entering Turn 8, his car went straight ahead and into the outside wall at high speed.
So violent was the hit that it sent the concrete barrier back several feet.
Herne returned to the pit lane at the end of the first lap where he retired his car, followed by Smith.
“I blame Moff,” said Cox, post-race.
“We were locking wheels all the way down the straight. My front bar was ahead of Moff and he pushed me onto the grass.”
Herne offered his account of the incident.
“The GRM guys were into it. Cox pushed Moffat into me and turned me around,” Herne said.
“If he [Moffat] had of backed out of it instead of driving me into the wall, we could have been able to continue.”
Repairs to the wall meant the race was scratched after just four laps were completed.
Blake Tracey got the holeshot after short-cutting the chicane, launching his car skyward in the process.
Todd Hazelwood retook the lead with a pass at the Turn 9 hairpin that got Tracey out of shape and left him vulnerable to an attack.
Lachlanne Evennett seized on Tracey’s slow exit and passed him for second before Elliott Barbour got by Tracey too.
James Moffat hit the Turn 8 wall during Race 2 of the Trico Trans Am Series at Adelaide.
Then the Safety Car was drawn and the race neutralised. A new concrete block was needed after Moffat’s hit with the Turn 8 wall, ultimately ending the race under red flag conditions.
Race 3 of the Trans Am Series is scheduled for 12pm ACDT on Sunday. Garry Rogers Motorsport expects to have Moffat’s car repaired for the weekend’s conclusion.
Results: Trico Trans Am Series BP Adelaide Grand Final, Race 2
Pos
Num
Driver
Car
Laps
Diff
Gap
1
1
Todd Hazelwood
Ford Mustang
4
2
8
Lachlan Evennett
Ford Mustang
4
0.965
0.965
3
75
Elliot Barbour
Chevrolet Camaro
4
2.2373
1.2723
4
5
Blake Tracey
Ford Mustang
4
2.997
0.7597
5
77
Chase Hoy
Chevrolet Camaro
4
3.8413
0.8443
6
33
Jordan Cox
Ford Mustang
4
4.7576
0.9163
7
2
Adam Garwood
Ford Mustang
4
6.9228
2.1652
8
97
Ben Bargwanna
Ford Mustang
4
8.1882
1.2654
9
42
Tom Davies
Ford Mustang
4
8.9358
0.7476
10
31
Eden Thornburrow
Ford Mustang
4
9.5084
0.5726
11
3
Ben Grice
Ford Mustang
4
10.1147
0.6063
12
38
Tyler Cheney
Chevrolet Camaro
4
10.9851
0.8704
13
13
Cody Maynes-Rutty
Ford Mustang
4
12.2453
1.2602
14
16
Tommy Smith
Ford Mustang
4
13.5256
1.2803
15
150
Alice Buckley
Chevrolet Camaro
4
14.2018
0.6762
16
18
Diesel Thomas
Ford Mustang
4
15.046
0.8442
17
9
Cameron Laws
Ford Mustang
4
16.0324
0.9864
18
44
Nick Lange
Chevrolet Camaro
4
17.2861
1.2537
19
4
Clay Richards
Ford Mustang
4
18.15
0.8639
20
67
Paul Morris
Ford Mustang
4
19.7688
1.6188
21
69
Josh Thomas
Ford Mustang
4
20.3376
0.5688
22
23
John Holinger
Ford Mustang
4
21.0728
0.7352
23
63
Des Collier
Ford Mustang
4
22.0177
0.9449
24
76
Clint Rayner
Chevrolet Camaro
4
23.0974
1.0797
25
14
Jason Pryde
Chevrolet Camaro
4
24.4507
1.3533
25
111
Jack Smith
Ford Mustang
4
25.855
1.4043
DNF
29
Nathan Herne
Ford Mustang
0
DNF
34
James Moffat
Ford Mustang
0
