- The plane came to a safe stop after the bumpy landing.
- It appeared to veer into a barrier to the right of the track.
- Brodie Kotecki claimed his first Bathurst 1000 title on Sunday
A plane delivering the Peter Brock Trophy for the Bathurst 1000 appeared to hit a wall as it landed on the track before the start of the race.
Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki would take his first Bathurst 1000 title after leading from the start of the 161-lap race.
The Erebus driver accelerated to the finish line to beat rival Broc Feeney by 1.35 seconds and win Australian motorsport’s biggest national prize.
However, there were worrying scenes before the race, as the plane carrying the trophy appeared to have a crash landing on the runway.
The plane landed before appearing to veer to the right toward a concrete wall on the side of the racetrack.
A plane delivering the Peter Brock Trophy for the Bathurst 1000 appeared to hit a wall as it landed on the track before the start of the race.
The plane landed on the runway before veering toward a concrete wall to the right of the runway.
Online footage showed the plane pulling away from the wall before its tail appeared to make contact with the barrier. A piece of debris was seen flying from the rear of the plane after hitting the wall.
Fox Sports presenter Jess Yeats said the plane was an aerobatic craft and one of the fastest planes of its type in the country.
“The Bathurst trophy is arriving now, as you can see, on board with Hayden Pullen, who is the driver presenting the Peter Brock Trophy,” he said.
‘He has made the journey from Penrite Racing to Sandown and Queensland and has now landed back here in his spiritual home of Bathurst.
‘Our pilot Hayden has been flying for 25 years. The aircraft is a purpose-built aerobatic aircraft with a custom performance engine making it the fastest aircraft of its type in Australia and possibly the world.
Fox Sports presenter Jess Yeats said the plane was an aerobatic craft and was one of the fastest planes of its type in the country.
The plane would then come to a safe stop at the edge of the runway before the trophy was awarded.
Reigning Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki (right) led from start to finish for 161 laps to win his first Bathurst 1000.
Kostecki was left speechless after the race, stating: “I can’t believe it, I’m amazed right now.”
The plane came to a stop safely to the edge of the runway where ShowTime Entertainment Group boss Gary Reid approached the plane before removing the Peter Brock Trophy from the cockpit.
It is understood according to channel nine that the plane took off again after the incident.