V8s young gun miraculously escapes ‘trifecta of trauma’ at Bathurst as Red Bull Triple Eight cars endure wild morning of practice on the Mountain

Drama seems to follow Zane Goddard when behind the wheel at Bathurst – and he was fortunate to avoid serious drama at the Mountain on Friday.

Triple Eight V8 driver Goddard, 23, wobbled at the turn-in to McPhillamy Park, sending him off the track and through the sand.

It caught the attention of the commentators, with five-time V8 Supercar Championship series winner Mark Skaife declaring the Queensland born driver was ‘lucky to get away with that.’

‘It’s just escaped….as you top the rise and as soon as it had the big oversteer moment, he couldn’t get back to the apex,’ Skaife added.

Co-commentator Chad Neylon labelled the incident a ‘trifecta of Triple Eight trauma’ following early dramas involving Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen.

Zane Goddard in action on Friday during practice for the Triple Eight V8 race at Bathurst

Last year Goddard caused a massive crash at the Bathurst 1000, with youthful exuberance getting the better of the rising star.

Goddard elected to drive through the mud at the Chase before rejoining the track right in front of the pack.

Dale Wood and Matt Campbell had nowhere to go, and smashed into Goddard, sparking chaotic scenes.

Stewards fined Goddard $10,000 for the crash – half of which was suspended.

At the time, Goddard said a small brake lock-up caused him to go off course.

‘I tried passing Murph (Greg Murphy) and pinched the brake,’ he told V8 Sleuth.

‘It was a big mistake on my part. In hindsight I could have tried jumping onto the brakes harder.’

Goddard added he later apologised to Wood and Campbell in the pit lane, which they ‘took quite well.’

The main race at Bathurst – the iconic 1000 – will be staged on Sunday.