Ash Walsh is confident he’s fit enough to make it through Sunday’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 after completing three laps in Practice 2 at Mount Panorama.
“Still painful obviously but I feel like I will be okay,” Walsh said after climbing out of the #8 entry in Practice 2.
“Getting in and out of the car is probably the worst part, I don’t have very good mobility at the moment and obviously it hurts to fold yourself into a pretzel and try and get out.”
A locked brake saw Walsh slide off the circuit at the Chase, becoming bogged in the gravel and drawing a red flag ten minutes into the session.
He was dragged free from the gravel without damage before returning to the pits and climbing from the car.
Should Walsh fail to convince the team that he’s fit enough to compete, Andre Heimgartner is on standby to slot in alongside Slade.
Work on the #14 Freightliner entry continues following Slade’s opening practice incident, with team owner Brad Jones not expecting the car to run again until Friday.
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