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A second serious accident at the Bathurst 1000 has left veteran New Zealand driver Paul Radisich with a broken ankle.
The 46-year-old has broken his ankle but medical staff believe he has suffered no other serious injury.
The incident happened in practice today when Radisich first clipped the wall at about 180km/h, before skipping across the sandpit at speed and hammering the safety barrier head on.
It is believed the throttle was stuck on the HSV Dealer Team Commodore and it appears unlikely the car will be repaired in time for tomorrow's race.
Two years ago Radisich was involved in another serious crash at the mountain and had to be airlifted to hospital after being extracted from the wreckage.
He also suffered a broken ankle on that occasion.
Meanwhile, Australian Paul Weel has been given the medical all-clear after CT scans showed no major damage following an accident yesterday.
Weel, 29, had to be extracted from his PWR Holden after a collision with Team Kiwi Racing driver Chris Pither.
Pither walked away, while Weel was airlifted to Nepean Hospital as a precaution after some lower back pain.
The accident occurred near the McPhillamy Park area of the circuit, when Weel made contact with a safety barrier and slid sideways onto the track and Pither slammed into the driver's side door.
Pither and Weel will take no further part in the weekend, with both cars suffering extreme damage.
Weel's father and team owner Kees Weel said that his son would be in hospital for a few days with some bruising and a cracked rib but otherwise was fine.
Holden's Jason Richards clocked an incredible 2min 06.9076sec to top the practice charts ahead of this afternoon's top ten shootout.
The time is the second fastest ever around the mountain, Richards' teammate Greg Murphy setting the lap record of 2:06.8594 in 2003.
- AAP
