{"id":385951,"date":"2026-04-18T14:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/385951\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T14:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:40:21","slug":"supercars-driver-recounts-chaotic-christchurch-pit-entry-near-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/385951\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars driver recounts \u2018chaotic\u2019 Christchurch pit entry near miss"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMacauley Jones narrowly missed the parked Ford Mustang of James Golding at pit entry.<\/p>\n

The Brad Jones Racing driver was one of two involved in the bizarre incident mid-way through the 120-kilometre race.<\/p>\n

The hairy nature of Ruapuna\u2019s pit entry has been a talking point all weekend, between the heavily off-camber left-hander to get into the pit access lane, and then a relatively long, third-gear blast to the control line itself.<\/p>\n

That the control line is situated after a chicane with tyre bundles, which can be attacked at speed, adds to the jeopardy of approaching pit lane.<\/p>\n

James Golding became the first driver to be badly bitten by the pit entry in the first Saturday race when he tagged the wall with his right-rear wheel on the way out of the left-hander.<\/p>\n


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That tipped him into a spin and left him effectively blocking the road unsighted of anybody else that tried to enter the lane.<\/p>\n

*insert Austin Powers meme*<\/p>\n

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The unlucky driver to come across the stricken Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang was Jones, who narrowly avoided contact by firing his Toyota Supra to the left onto the grass.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt pretty spectacular once I got past it, but in the moment, I had arms and legs going everywhere,\u201d Jones told the broadcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was pretty chaotic. I saw some dust as I came around, and I couldn\u2019t see the car there because of the wall when you come over the hump, and I was in the air, landing, going, \u2018uh oh, this isn\u2019t going to be good!\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sort of surprised myself getting away with that one pretty cleanly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golding recovered from his spin to finish 15th while Jones came home 18th.<\/p>\n


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