First year driver Mark Bennett in the Race Craft Designs sponsored car who was involved in a confusing incident during the early stages of the final round of the Parr Motorsports Southern Shootout series last Saturday night at Waikerie is on the road to recovery.

The incident occurred in the A Main event for Wingless Sprints as the field was completing their first lap. The car driven by Bennett came in contact with another car in the main straight causing the rear of the s8 car to  launch into the air, causing heavy contact and leaving the driver motionless for a short time. Bennett mentioned later, that he knew he was in trouble once the car landed heavily onto the track and he was later found to have severe bruising to his sternum and a badly bruised back.

      Bennett was taken to Waikerie hospital for a precautionary check up and was released sometime later. Mark Bennett would like to thank the St John personnel, for their professional care. Also a huge "Thank You" to everyone who has called, emailed or text messaged me, also to the Bennett team for getting our gear back to Adelaide safely. This is a great class of speedway and its always nice to know that people are concerned for each others safety. The team is looking forward to racing again ASAP.