Spring Blaze News: Ian Warren in huge crash, Maloney's engine gone on first event

While official results are being confirmed, the news from the event centres around Ian 'Wee Wee' Warren's nightmare crash in the second-half of the event. Running from Blackman's to Tappy Pond and locked in an epic battle with Josh Read, Ian Warren drifted slightly wide in his Suzuki Swift and cut down a telegraph pole at the side of the road.

There is a video on Facebook of the actual accident.

We wish Wee Wee a speedy recovery and thank the marshals and spectators for their quick response.

In other news, after a solid morning run, Stuart Maloney's Peugeot 306 Maxi misery continued with another blown engine.