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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe moment Heimgartner and Waters made wheel-to-wheel contact during the Taupo Super440.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe moment Heimgartner and Waters made wheel-to-wheel contact during the Taupo Super440.<\/p>\n
In the closing laps of the race, Waters was about to complete a pass on Heimgartner for 10th at Turn 5 before they made wheel-to-wheel contact.<\/p>\n
The #6 Monster Mustang was seen noticeably sagging in the left rear corner with damage to the damper.<\/p>\n
Then, with three laps remaining, Waters\u2019 hopes of a top 10 were dashed when Jayden Ojeda spun his #31 PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro and took the Ford Mustang with him.<\/p>\n
Ojeda, to that point, had been among the biggest movers in the race \u2013 up six spots.<\/p>\n
Waters spoke with Heimgartner post-race, who brushed off the first incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have any problem with it,\u201d said Heimgartner on the Supercars broadcast.<\/p>\n
Win a limited edition 1:18 scale model #8 BJR Camaro. Enter Now. <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI was just debriefing and he came in a bit upset, which I think I understand. He got taken out, but it wasn\u2019t from me.<\/p>\n \u201cJust saying something about something, I don\u2019t know, but a bit rich coming from him.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s not our problem at the moment, I thought it was some good racing.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone races hard out there and there\u2019s contact and bent wheels and different things. It\u2019s easy to snap dampers.<\/p>\n \u201cOur problem is our car speed, so that\u2019s what we\u2019ve got to focus on.\u201d<\/p>\n Waters lamented his qualifying performance of 13th for race one of the weekend that he said left him vulnerable.<\/p>\n Gee, that coulda been awkward!!<\/p>\n Follow along with our Live Feed here: https:\/\/t.co\/mDWXIwVKoZ<\/a> #RepcoSC<\/a> #Supercars<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hsfAmESWtz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Supercars (@supercars) April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The damaging clash was one of two that Waters noted. The other was earlier in the race, when Waters locked up into the chicane.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you qualify bad you race with the people who aren\u2019t at the top level and obviously that makes it harder,\u201d said Waters.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got to do a better job in qualifying. Promising pace, but obviously just disappointing to get a bit of damage with three to go. Just a pretty stupid move.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked about his confrontation with Heimgartner, Waters said he was disappointed that the New Zealander did not leave him enough room.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m all for hard racing and leaning on each other \u2013 but he did it in the first stint, Andre did \u2013 and then he just drove in my left rear in Turn 5 and broke my left rear damper,\u201d Waters explained.<\/p>\n \u201cJust kind of stupid. The pass was already done. Don\u2019t really know why he did it.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is what it is. It\u2019s probably a question for him. We\u2019ll move on and make the car a bit faster and hopefully don\u2019t have to race the b-grade drivers.\u201d<\/p>\n Waters will start the weekend\u2019s second and final race from 10th while Heimgartner rolls off 16th.<\/p>\n That race is scheduled for 1:30pm AEST with coverage live on Fox Sports and Kayo Sports.<\/p>\n Kostecki takes crushing win in frenetic Taupo opener<\/a><\/p>\n
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