James Courtney suffers fractured ribs, collapsed lung

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Navy Helicopter flying low blows the metal sheets used to cover cars in the pits. Flying metal sheet hits Courtney and he suffers injuries

He was taken to Sydney’s nearby Westmead Hospital for tests and then diagnosed with two fractured ribs and a pneumothorax - a pocket of air between his ribs and lungs.

“I think the Navy helicopter was hovering over pitlane and [the pilot] has probably come too close and created a bit of a downdraft and a bit of a swell,” Walkinshaw Racing boss Adrian Burgess explained during the event telecast.

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Weird accident.


DISCUSSION (2)


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
08/21/2015 at 11:19

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damn that sucks


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
08/21/2015 at 13:00

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Wow, that is not on the list of things I would expect to be hurt by on pit lane. I hope he has a speedy recovery.