10/22/2026
FROM THE PRD DEPARTMENT OF FLOATATION DEVICES:
In an unprecedented collision of top tier motorsport governance and local council aquatic bylaws, Supercars officials have confirmed that Walkinshaw TWG star Chaz Mostert has been formally barred from entering the deep end of the Surfers Paradise street circuit until he proves he can doggy paddle unassisted.
The ruling follows torrential downpours that will turn the Gold Coast 500 into a temporary brackish canal system, prompting Mostert to arrive in pit lane sporting a pair of high visibility inflatable armbands.
While the paddock initially took the water wings as typical pit lane larrikinism, a joint delegation from Motorsport Australia and the City of Gold Coast Parks & Recreation Department quickly stepped in. Under section 14B of the municipal pool safety code, any body of water deeper than a toddlerâs gumboot requires strict parental supervision, thereby legally reclassifying the puddle strewn main straight as an unpatrolled council lagoon.
Supercars Race Control subsequently confirmed that while Mostert is legally cleared to pilot a 600 horsepower V8 touring car within inches of solid concrete at 250 km/h, his aquatic competencies remain entirely unverified.
More to come.
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