A Queensland father-of-two and a father-of-three have been killed in a high-speed crash while competing in a car race on Saturday night.
Kurt Bull, 32, and his co-driver Daniel King, 41, died when Mr Bull’s yellow Monaro smashed into a wall at the Queensland Raceway in Willowbank.
Mr King’s best friend Jai Bobbye told Daily Mail Australia a mechanical failure was to blame for the horror crash, which appeared to have killed both men instantly.
‘The car got stuck on full throttle and the brakes could not stop it,’ he said,
‘The car hit the wall side-on as they tried to turn the corner, and it rolled from side to side.
‘Because the front and rear number plates weren’t hit, no air bags went off.’
Daniel King (right) was one of two fathers killed in a horrific crash during a Queensland roll racing meeting on Saturday night
A statement from Queensland Racing said when the vehicle, rolled back on to its wheels, a fire erupted from the engine compartment, ‘which quickly spread to the interior of the car’.
‘Three paramedics were at the car within thirty seconds and both of the occupants were extricated from the car with no burns injuries,’ the statement read.
Mr Bobbye, who has set up a GoFundMe for his friend, said he and Mr King had been close for ‘many years’, and the man was passionate about his family and giving back.
‘He loved his father and his kids very much, and we’ve done many car shows together, raising money for charity,’ he said.
Mr King and his friend Kurt Bull both died in Mr Bull’s Monaro (pictured) when the car hit the wall on its side and rolled before catching alight. Because of the way the car hit the wall, the airbags did not deploy
Mr King has three children of his own, two boys aged five and 10, and a 12-year-old daughter.
His friend, a fellow car fanatic, says the two eldest children are suffering from their tragic loss.
‘His two eldest are really upset they didn’t get to say goodbye,’ he said.
Mr King also has two daughters from his partner’s former relationship, one of whom will celebrate their birthday on Monday.
Mr Bull will be equally as missed by the racing community and his family.
The father-of-three is remembered on social media as being full of life, and a friend to everyone.
Mr Bull (pictured with his children) was remembered as full of life and a friend to everyone, with many taking to his Facebook page to grieve their loss
Mr Bull (pictured with his wife) had opened up his house to people the day before the race and urged everyone to ‘stay safe’
The day before he died, the 32-year-old had put out a Facebook post to open his home to anyone travelling to the racing event who needed accommodation, and urging them to ‘stay safe’.
‘If anyone needs anything or a place to stay we have plenty of room here! Stay safe everyone!’ he wrote.
Family friend Jackie Latcham described Mr Bull as a ‘beautiful, funny, caring, amazing dad, husband and friend’.
‘This is just so sad, our hearts are hurting so much,’ she wrote in an emotional Facebook tribute post.
Coen Harrison recalled surfing alongside Mr Bull, and said he was ‘always the most stoked guy in the water’.
A GoFund Me page has also been set up for the family of Mr Bull.