New Zealand's Paul Radisich receives medical attention after he came to grief during practice for the Bathurst 1000 yesterday. Photo / Getty Images
Two years ago Paul 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 then. Paul Radisich's crash saw the No 15 car scratched from today's big race, leaving Kelly without a drive. But in bizarre scenes, the co-driver in HSV's No 16 entry, David Reynolds, was pulled out for "exceptional circumstances" leaving a spot free for Kelly to join regular fulltime team-mate Paul Dumbrell. Reynolds has been on the drip this week battling gastroenteritis but still drove in the second-tier Fujitsu series race yesterday. In the end, the team deemed Reynolds would not be capable of completing his full stint in the gruelling 1000-kilometre event. Dumbrell and Kelly will start from fourth on the grid. "I'm obviously stoked to be able to have a car but it's a hard one because my thoughts are still with Paul," Kelly said. "It's mixed emotions, to be honest." Info taken from NZ Hearld
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