Season-opening events always stage high drama, incidents and dramatic moments, and last weekend's Repco Mt Panorama 500 was no different.
Shane van Gisbergen emerged as the cream of the crop, with the Red Bull Ampol Racing driver winning both races to leave Bathurst with 300 points to his name.
Behind him, the likes of Cameron Waters and Chaz Mostert edged close, but didn't quite have enough to overhaul the #97.
Tim Slade, Anton De Pasquale and James Courtney were a number of high-profile drivers to leave the mountain with bent cars after the 250km-long races, while others struck drama racing the clock.
Supercars.com has listed the most explosive moments from the first event of the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship.
Jack's high-speed spin
Jack Le Brocq was one of several drivers to find trouble at the Chase in Practice 1, with the Tickford Racing driver rotating his Truck Assist Mustang into the grass. He recorded a strong sixth in Race 1, but it came at a cost, with the 28-year-old placed on antibiotics for severe foot burns.
Macauley Jones triggered a red flag in the sixth minute of Practice 2 when he fired off at the Chase, with the #96 Coca-Cola becoming stuck in the sandtrap. He recovered on Sunday to finish 15th in Race 2.
Andre Heimgartner was slapped with a drive-through penalty for a dangerous re-entry in Race 1. The Kiwi had been running eighth at the time, and speared off at Turn 1. He completed a flick-spin, but he returned in the path of an unsuspecting Brodie Kostecki. Kostecki lost a position to James Courtney, while Heimgartner was dropped out of contention.
Courtney's Sunday came to an abrupt end following an error at the Cutting, which resulted in the 2010 champion crashing rearwards into the wall. Courtney had just made his first stop, and was 17th at the time of his accident.
Fullwood's no-nonsense pit entry
With Courtney slowly bringing his car into the lane, Bryce Fullwood steamed in behind him and was eager to get on with his race. The Walkinshaw Andretti United youngster was in no mood to wait, getting as close as he could to the damaged #44 Boost Mobile Mustang.
One of the best exponents of celebratory burnouts, van Gisbergen led an almighty skid rip following his Race 2 victory on Sunday, making for an entertaining spectacle for spectators around the mountain.
The Repco Supercars Championship field will return to Victoria for the Penrite Oil Sandown SuperSprint across March 20-21. Tickets are on sale now.