Aaron Cameron was ruled out of Sandown opener after fire
Cameron Ford went up in flames after damage from early incident
Jack Le Brocq hit Cameron, followed fiery Ford two laps later
The only one with a better view of Aaron Cameron's fire than Cameron himself, was Jack Le Brocq.
The headline incident of last weekend's Penrite Oil Sandown 500 was the dramatic fate of Cameron, whose Blanchard Racing Team Ford went up in flames in Race 33.
Cameron smartly and calmly pulled over his fiery #3 LIQUI MOLY BLAHST Mustang near officials at Turn 4, where the blaze was extinguished.
While attention was on Cameron, Le Brocq was at the centre of both sides of the drama, having made contact with Cameron in the first place.
Le Brocq went down the inside of Cameron's Ford at Turn 1 on lap 11. Across the next two laps, the damage turned into a fire for Cameron, who had Le Brocq right behind him as he straight-lined the Turn 2/3 grass.
Onboards showed the drama that engulfed both drivers — Cameron fought off thick smoke and flames in his car, while Le Brocq checked up behind the smoking Mustang as they approached Turn 2.
The onboards from Le Brocq's car revealed the first major signs of the fire, with smoke emanating from the #3 Ford as Cameron, Jayden Ojeda and Le Brocq sailed down to Turn 1.
Le Brocq carried on and finished 16th, with Cameron out on the spot. A day later, Le Brocq finished 11th, and Cameron 21st in his repaired car, following major overnight efforts by BRT.
Le Brocq, though, couldn't stay away from BRT cars, sending James Golding into a spin on Sunday. Le Brocq avoided penalty for the incident, with Golding coming home 17th.
It was a crazy footnote on a huge weekend for Le Brocq, who joined Zach Bates in extending with MSR into 2027.
"We had some decent pace across the weekend and were pretty close to making the Shootout on both days, so there's definitely some positives to take away," Le Brocq said.
"The racing was pretty tight out there, as you'd expect at Sandown, but the boys did a great job getting the car repaired after Saturday's race and giving us another crack to fight our way through the pack.
"A big thanks to everyone in the garage for their efforts.”
The 2026 season concludes in Adelaide on November 26-29.
