{"id":418941,"date":"2026-05-09T03:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T03:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/418941\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T03:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T03:36:18","slug":"sro-gt-news-hard-qualifying-crash-for-gt4-class-championship-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/418941\/","title":{"rendered":"SRO GT news: Hard qualifying crash for GT4 class championship leader"},"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\tTom McLennan has found the wall heavily in GT4 Australia qualifying. Image: Fox Sports<\/p>\n

McLennan was on board the Silver-Am championship leading Method Motorsport Ford Mustang shared with Dean Campbell during the opening laps of Qualifying 1 for GT4 Australia.<\/p>\n

The Porsche ace \u2013 substituting for regular driver Cameron Crick \u2013 was navigating the exit of Turn 3 when he made contact with the Love Racing Mercedes-AMG.<\/p>\n

In damp conditions, McLennan slid across the grass and nosed heavily into the concrete wall.<\/p>\n

McLennan was able to exit the car unharmed, and the red flag was drawn before any car even managed to set a lap.<\/p>\n

Many cars started the session on a wet weather tyre, while Ryder Quinn was the only driver that elected to start on a slick.<\/p>\n

It marks the second heavy accident for a Mustang GT4 in consecutive days<\/p>\n

The car of Jason Gomersall\/Aaron Seton now confirmed to be out for the weekend following a heavy crash in Practice 2.<\/a><\/p>\n

More details about the condition of the car and McLennan are to come.<\/p>\n


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