Mostert’s demons in rearview mirror
CHAZ Mostert is confident he has conquered his Bathurst 1000 demons just two years after a sickening 170kmh crash almost ended his career.
Revisiting the Mount Panorama accident for the first time, Mostert said he had not watched a slow-motion replay of the hit that left him with a broken leg, smashed wrist and a shattered title dream. He is still haunted by vision of his Ford Falcon careering into the concrete wall at Forrest Elbow during qualifying in 2015.
The impact of 50Gs of force, or five times what a fighter pilot experiences, sent his car into the air and track officials diving for cover.
“You just have to shrug it off and get on with it,” Mostert admitted.
“That is what we have to do – a setback like that just makes you stronger. My scars have healed and I am ready to go out and try and get redemption after winning here in 2014.”
Mostert has tried to put the crash behind him.
“I hate watching myself even under the best of circumstances,” he said.
“With this one it is basically impossible. I haven’t sat down to watch it, but I have seen it at functions and promotions.
“It is hard not to see it when it is in your face at a promotional thing. It has been everywhere for the last 24 months or whatever it has been.”