A horror high-speed impact at a sidecar racing event in Adelaide has left a passenger with spinal injuries.
Shayne Melbourne was behind the wheel when his passenger Nick Johns flung metres from their bike at the Gillman Speedway track about 8pm on Saturday.
Paramedics were called to the track, with the pair's injuries extensive.
"I was at full throttle, I thought 'am I going to miss?' Then too late, bang, done," Mr Melbourne told 9News.
Both were treated on site then given the all clear.
Mr Johns later realised he was in a bad way and took himself to hospital, where he's expected to be for days.
"I spoke to him today, he's got a couple of squashed vertebraes, he's not in a good way," Mr Melbourne said.
It was the second major crash on the night.
Mr Melbourne said the condition of the track was a concern.
"The track surface looked great but was hot and cold all night — very dry and slick in others — a number of incidents where quite a few people got hurt," he said.
No race official received a complaint about the track last night.
9News has been told the track meets international standards and safety features include rubber fencing and airbags on corners.
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