It is a big day of Supercars testing and Brad Jones Racing has suffered a massive setback after a Bryce Fullwood crash.
With the enduros on the horizon, BJR is one of seven teams testing at Winton on Tuesday, but its plans have hit a massive setback.
Following a brake pad change, Fullwood spun at Turn 3 and fired across the gravel into the outside fence on the exit of the right hander.
The incident arrived just two hours into a big testing program, with the lost time a big blow for Fullwood, new co-driver Jaylyn Robotham and the #14 crew.
Fullwood revealed admitted both he and the team made the familiar mistake of forgoting to pump the brake pedal, which led to the accident.
“I sort of feel like it’s my first day on the job,” Fullwood told Supercars.com.
“The boys changed the brakes, which we change a lot, but they actually changed the whole brake package, and didn’t tell me the pump the brake pedal up.
“Obviously I didn’t touch the brake pedal until I got to Turn 3.
“When I got there, I had no brakes.
“We were going out to do a pit stop sequence, I wasn’t up it, cold set of tyres, sort of cruising around.
“You don’t realise how fast going slow is in these in these cars.
“Obviously ran down to Turn 3, no brakes, and into the fence driver’s side.”
Despite the setback, BJR still has its three other cars in action at Winton and are joined by all of its fellow Victorians in BRT, Tickford, Team 18, Grove Racing, WAU and Erebus.
