Broc Feeney's dad Paul takes hands-on role in repair job after big Australian Grand Prix crash
Broc Feeney's dad is doing his bit to ensure his son's damaged Ford Mustang can be repaired in time to be shipped to New Zealand.
Having won the third Supercars race of the Australian Grand Prix weekend on Saturday, the younger Feeney was involved in a messy lap one, turn one incident in the final race on Sunday.
The coverage caught Feeney's dad Paul throwing his cap to the ground in disgust.
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Broc Feeney was involved in a opening lap heavy crash at the grand prix. FOX Sports
In an update posted to social media on Tuesday, Red Bull Triple Eight team boss Mark Dutton revealed the man himself then put his hand up to help drive the team truck back to the Queensland base. He tag-teamed with the team's regular driver to ensure the truck got back to the team's base in Brisbane on Monday night.
"Broc's dad Paul actually jumped in the truck to get this back sooner, so we had two truckies swap out halfway through," Dutton said.
"(Team mechanics) Jordie and Joel smashed on (with repairs) last night.
"Engine is out, suspension is out, the side of the car is off, the transaxle is out … we've also taken the engine out as a precaution."
The crash started a few hundred metres back up the road when Ryan Wood and Kai Allen made contact off the start, which damaged Wood's steering and left Allen with a puncture.
Having watched the chaos in front of him, Feeney went wide at turn one to give Wood room to run off the track. At the same time, the Supra of Macauley Jones dived down the inside of and made contact with Allen, who then spun Feeney in front of the pack.
In an effort to spin out of the way, Feeney floored the loud pedal, but succeeded only in creating a smoke screen for the drivers behind him, and he was collected by Cooper Murray and Zach Bates.
TV cameras caught the moment Paul Feeney threw his hat to the ground after the crash. FOX Sports
The collision ripped the right-rear wheel and assembly clean out of the car.
Dutton said the transaxle itself is worth "about $40,000" and the team hoped it wasn't "completely dead".
Although the cars aren't on track at the next round in Taupo, New Zealand, until April 10, the cars are being shipped across the ditch rather than flown.
What it means is teams have barely a week to fix any damage and get the cars prepped before the shipping container is collected from the team base on Tuesday.
Broc Feeney won the third race of the weekend on Saturday. Getty
The Triple Eight team do have a fully built spare car available to them, but the team is confident they will be able to repair the smashed car in time to make the boat.
The Gen3 Supercars are assembled in three main parts - a main chassis, with a front and rear assembly bolted on. Dutton said the team are replacing both front and rear clips, as well as checking over the engine.
Supercars are competing in back-to-back race meetings in New Zealand. After the Taupo meeting from April 10-12, the circus will make an 800km journey south to Ruapuna, just outside Christchurch for a second meeting the following weekend.
