Adelaide Trans Am race red-flagged after massive Moffat crash

The Safety Car was drawn at the end of a wild minute-and-a-half, which began with a collision on the run down to the Senna Chicane.

Trans Am regular Nathan Herne was turned into the inside wall after Moffat’s car appeared to get pinched by Herne and Jordan Cox.

Moffat was left with nowhere to go and piled into Herne, suffering significant damage to the front of his Mustang. Jack Smith was also caught up in the carnage.

Despite the damage, Moffat pushed on at the back of the field, and entering Turn 8, his car went straight ahead and into the outside wall at high speed.

So violent was the hit that it sent the concrete barrier back several feet.

Herne returned to the pit lane at the end of the first lap where he retired his car, followed by Smith.

“I blame Moff,” said Cox, post-race.

“We were locking wheels all the way down the straight. My front bar was ahead of Moff and he pushed me onto the grass.”

Herne offered his account of the incident.

“The GRM guys were into it. Cox pushed Moffat into me and turned me around,” Herne said.

“If he [Moffat] had of backed out of it instead of driving me into the wall, we could have been able to continue.”

Repairs to the wall meant the race was scratched after just four laps were completed.

Blake Tracey got the holeshot after short-cutting the chicane, launching his car skyward in the process.

Todd Hazelwood retook the lead with a pass at the Turn 9 hairpin that got Tracey out of shape and left him vulnerable to an attack.

Lachlanne Evennett seized on Tracey’s slow exit and passed him for second before Elliott Barbour got by Tracey too.

Then the Safety Car was drawn and the race neutralised. A new concrete block was needed after Moffat’s hit with the Turn 8 wall, ultimately ending the race under red flag conditions.

Race 3 of the Trans Am Series is scheduled for 12pm ACDT on Sunday. Garry Rogers Motorsport expects to have Moffat’s car repaired for the weekend’s conclusion.

Results: Trico Trans Am Series BP Adelaide Grand Final, Race 2