The start of the Bathurst 1000 has been dramatically delayed after a wildcard entry was forced to exit his Holden with carbon dioxide poisoning.
There was drama before the 161-lap epic enduro even began when Brodie Kostecki struggled to breath and failed to complete the formation lap just moments before the race was about start.
A driver cooling system failure in the Commodore forced Kostecki to stop at the top of Conrod Straight and he was taken to the medical centre, forcing his cousin and co-driver Jake to start.
The team received permission for another cousin Kurt Kostecki to replace him, saying Brodie was ill after breathing in fumes.