It was only a small mistake, but at that speed, things happen quickly."We were in fifth gear and the initial impact was 18g," Arron says. The car rolled and came to a stop on its wheels, but the damage was severe and he and co-driver Daniel Brick – although uninjured – were going nowhere.
Arron Windus' Subaru Impreza WRX was badly damaged in an accident at Batemans Bay. Photo: Peter Whitten
"It was a strange accident because I didn't think I'd done a lot wrong," Windus said."The car was badly damaged though, and the body shell is pretty much unfixable." Luckily, the Windus family had a spare Impreza GC8 shell back in Ballarat, so the rebuild of the car will begin shortly. It means it's unlikely that the younger Windus will be back in action this season, but the way rallying in Victoria is being held back by COVID-19, he may not actually miss a lot of rallying. It will give Windus the time to take stock of his rallying, and perhaps even his flamboyant 'Colin McRae-like' driving style.
There's no doubting the Ballarat flyer has the speed – he has dominant rally wins to prove that.The next step in his progress is to harness that speed and combine it with consistency. Then, who knows what's possible? One thing's for sure, it'll be worth watching.
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