SUPERCARS driver Cam Waters was forced to flee his car after it burst into flames during the Darwin Triple Crown on Saturday.
Just five laps into the race, the 28-year-old’s car caught alight at the front-left wheel.
The fire then quickly spread across the front and the side of the car before it became completely engulfed in the flames.
Luckily, Waters was able to park the car at the side of the track before escaping.
After the 35-lap sprint race, Supercars issued a statement to suggest that an investigation was underway.
It read: “Most importantly, Cam Waters safely walked away from the incident unharmed.
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“Following an initial inspection, led by Supercars, Tickford and Herrod Performance Engines, the fire appears to have been caused by a fuel fitting coming loose and is not related to previous fires experienced in the 2023 championship.
James Courtney’s Mustang caught fire earlier this season at the Australian Grand Prix weekend in Melbourne.
But Tickford team principal Tim Edwards has claimed that the incidents were unrelated.
He said: “It’s different to what happened at the grand prix, where they were fuel fires induced by a different cause.
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“There’s plenty of hindsight going on in the pit lane … But we’re all masters of hindsight.
“All the Fords have the same fuel connection there on the engine, and with the benefit of hindsight [it] probably could have been laid out a little bit differently.
“Even though you saw flames come through the firewall, it doesn’t look like it’s done much internal damage. [Courtney’s] had a lot of internal damage as well as external.”
After the event, Waters took to Instagram to share a picture of his car engulfed in flames.
He captioned the image with: “Didn’t know Darwin was this hot,” with a fire emoji.
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
