Triple Eight Race Engineering is confident their driver Broc Feeney won’t be shifted into a spare chassis for the upcoming ITM NZ Doubleheader, following a big crash in Melbourne over the weekend.
Feeney’s #88 Red Bull Ampol Ford was wiped out in a major incident at the start of the Supercars Race 7 on Sunday morning, as part of the support program for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix.
“Sunday, just got caught up in the chaos of Grand Prix racing, it’s often like that here, got turned and have a fair bit of damage to the car which is disappointing,” commented Feeney. “It’s a short turnaround to NZ to get loaded, but I think the car looks okay enough to have a quick repair job, boys will get it back to the workshop to have a look at it.”
Initial inspections by Triple Eight revealed to Team Manager Mark Dutton that the #88 may only require clip replacements and repairs. With five days to prep the cars for the trip to New Zealand, he conceded the team does have the option to revert Feeney to a spare chassis.
“Overall, a bit of a disappointing weekend from us at Red Bull Ampol Racing,” said Feeney. “Both of our cars showed potential but just really struggled with race pace and that’s when you need it to all come together. So a bit to work on but looking forward to a doubleheader in NZ.
“Two rounds down now, bit of racing has happened, I think the Grand Prix is just always chaos and that showed again this weekend.
The 2026 Repco Supercars Championship resumes across the Tasman, with the ITM NZ Doubleheader kicking off in Taupō on April 10-12.
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