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New Zealand driver Jason Richards criticised the venue for the next round of the Australian V8 Supercar Series - Queensland Raceway - saying it is in poor condition and is "mind-numbingly" boring.
In 2005, the 30-year-old Richards survived a massive accident on the track after tangling with rival Paul Morris.
His Holden Commodore hit a kerb, which vaulted the car into a series of spectacular and frightening barrel rolls.
Richards emerged from the battered wreck with only minor injuries.
"I can't stand the place, it conjures up nothing but bad memories for me and I just don't enjoy it," he said.
"It's the most mind-numbing track we drive on and is seriously as painful as pulling teeth."
Richards said he believed the track for the July 20-22 round was also not in great shape.
"Not only is it a lousy design, but the track is deteriorating and getting lots of bumps in it. It's in generally poor shape.
"You can't enjoy it on any level. Even if you are having a bad day at Phillip Island or Oran Park you can enjoy the circuit, but not Queensland.
"I take my hat off to the local V8 teams for having the patience to test there as I wouldn't."
Of his 2005 crash, Richards said it was the biggest accident he had experienced in 20 years of racing.
"I'd had a relatively similar experience the year before in New Zealand, but this time the impact was so much greater.
"The car was hitting the ground so hard that I honestly thought for a moment I was going to die. There was so much flying around inside there. It was the scariest day of my life."
- NZPA
