Australian 'Sunrise' weatherman Grant Denyer didn't get his other career as a racing driver for the Summit Fleet Leasing squad in the V8 Develpmenཧt Series off to the best of starts as he turned his Ford Falcon into, in his words, mince meat.

Denyer was ou♓t on track at Adelaide for the Clipsal 500 event and was in the qualifying session for the V8 Supercar feeder series when he ploughed into a tyre barrier at 140 kph.

The popular weatherman and television presenter was tak🔜en to hospital to receive treatment on what was thought to be a broken right wrist and a fractured left shoulder.

"Fortunately the damage waꦓs not as bad as first thought," said Grant afterwards. "I've torn ligaments in my right arm and ha💯ve muscle damage to my left shoulder."

The incident means Denyer's move up to the Development Series after impressing in the Utes over the past few years, has been put back to the second round of the series.
"I won't be driving again this weekend but I'll be right to go again for th♕e second round in seven weeks time," explains Denyer. "With physio, the ligament damage should be healed in six weeks and the shoulder will mend in a fortnight or so.

"Even if I hadn't injur🦩ed myself I wouldn't be able to drive again this weekend, the car is mince meat. The team wouldn't have been able to rep🌺air it for tomorrow's race."

Denyer was starting his second timed qualifying lap when he became airborne as he exi♓ted the first chicane.

"The car was in the air after it hit the ripple strip," Denyer sai༺d. "The car landed a little sideways and I went off the track; thank god there was a tyre stack waiting for me, or the damage would have been worse.

"I know from looking at the telemetry data that I was doing 148 kays per-hour prior to the accident and 140 (km/s) at the 🥃direct point of impact, so it was a big hit.

"The Adelaide street circuit is tough and I wasꦇ൲ driving the Summit Ford for the first time so I was still learning.

"It's just one of those things that happens and I'll just try to ensure that I d♏on't make the same mistakes again.

"I'm more disappointed for the team and the sponsors that ജhave worked so hard to🦂 get me here."

While t𝓡his was happening Denyer's team mate Dean Ca🌌nto was putting his Gatorz Ford on pole.

"I'm really happy with the Ford and wꦜith the team," said Canto after his quali൩fying effort.

"I've never achieved a pole position in V8s sಞo it was a good day.

Canto is expecting quite a du๊al in the race with Warren Luff, who came second and Adam Macrow, third.

"All three o💞f us (Canto, Luff and Macrow) should probably be driving in the V8 Championship so we'll⛄ be out there tomorrow to show what we are capable of," Canto said.

"We'll be giving it our all 🍸and๊ I'm sure the racing will be entertaining."