{"id":267954,"date":"2023-02-03T07:33:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T08:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=267954"},"modified":"2023-02-03T15:57:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T15:57:25","slug":"bathurst-veteran-survives-horror-practice-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=267954","title":{"rendered":"Bathurst veteran survives horror practice crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Practice for the Bathurst 12 Hour was cut short on Friday afternoon after a mammoth crash for an Aussie motorsport veteran.<\/p>\n<p>Driving a MARC II V8, Keith Kassulke appeared to suffer a failure of some kind at the entry to The Chase &#8211; the fastest corner in Australian motorsport.<\/p>\n<p>Kassulke went straight on at the left-hander, before being launched into the air by the inside kerb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/2023-news-bobsledder-ashleigh-werner-signs-with-wests-tigers-for-nsw-cup\/fc4cfd23-9f35-4c85-86ce-92df6855e2a3\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>&#x27;Frustrated&#x27; Aussie bobsledder&#x27;s surprising career move<\/strong><\/a><strong>\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/news-2023-north-melbourne-president-dr-sonja-hood-diagnosed-breast-cancer\/b24f4489-6368-4e57-9b39-156ab3b041ec\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kangaroos boss reveals &#x27;shock&#x27; cancer diagnosis<\/strong><\/a><strong>\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/new-years-test-scg-adelaide-oval-south-australian-premier-peter-malinauskas-saca-bid-ian-chappell-exclusive\/9f2e14ca-6d39-4263-a78b-9360d91b459d\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Chappell whacks SA bid to steal New Year&#x27;s Test<\/strong><\/a><strong>\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The car then flew through the air and made heavy contact with the outside tyre wall, coming to rest upside down.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"3cd3f417-ffc6-4eca-937f-0fff4fedfa48\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/3cd3f417-ffc6-4eca-937f-0fff4fedfa48\" alt=\"The MARC II V8 of Keith Kassulke came to rest upside down after a massive crash at the end of Friday practice for the Bathurst 12 hour at Mount Panorama.\" data-width=\"6000\" data-height=\"3375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With no television broadcast on Friday, the accident was captured on the Mount Panorama circuit&#x27;s CCTV system. The track is a public road outside race weekends.<\/p>\n<p>A statement issued by race organisers confirmed Kassulke was taken to the circuit&#x27;s medical centre.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Keith was conscious throughout, communicating with the recovery teams and suffered no major injuries,&quot; it read.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Further information will follow when available.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The session was red flagged and was not restarted due to the damage caused to the tyre wall following the impact.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"6130f988-77b1-4c4a-8dd5-f7ceab6c14ea\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/6130f988-77b1-4c4a-8dd5-f7ceab6c14ea\" alt=\"The MARC II V8 of Keith Kassulke came to rest upside down after a massive crash at the end of Friday practice for the Bathurst 12 hour at Mount Panorama.\" data-width=\"6000\" data-height=\"3375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;At this stage the cause of the accident has not been determined.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The car is not expected to run again this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi was fastest in Practice 2 on his first visit to the 6.2km circuit.<\/p>\n<p>Rossi took his BMW M4 around the mountain in 2:05.44 to be less then a tenth quicker than Brad Schumacher&#x27;s Audi R8.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\"><em><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Practice for the Bathurst 12 Hour was cut short on Friday afternoon after a mammoth crash for an Aussie motorsport veteran. 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