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Wheel Flies Into Crowd at Avalon Sprintcar Race as Safety Review Begins

Track management has opened a safety review following a confirmed part failure.

Overview

  • During Friday’s Sprintcar C‑Main, a front wheel from Brenten Farrer’s V34 car detached and entered the spectator compound at turn three.
  • Officials reported no significant injuries, with one long‑standing volunteer treated on site and at the venue’s first aid room and a second person requiring no treatment.
  • Organisers temporarily halted racing to repair the catch fence and clear the area before resuming the program shortly after.
  • Witnesses told ABC the wheel bounced off the back wall into a group, leaving some spectators, including children, distressed.
  • Avalon Raceway says its review will examine the on‑track failure, fence performance and after‑care, and it has raised privacy concerns about social footage shared before outcomes were known.