Man who died in motorsport crash identified as Darren Barlow
Emergency services were called to a motorsports park on Ferrers Rd in Eastern Creek shortly after 8pm on Saturday night following reports a vehicle had crashed during a sanctioned race event.
Paramedics treated the driver, however the 53-year-old died at the scene.
Mr Barlow was identified as the driver, and was racing a Stohr WF1 when he crashed, 9 NEWS reported.
RX8 Cup manager Ric Shaw told the outlet he'd stood up at the end of the race to go speak with Mr Barlow.
'Unfortunately I couldn't see him. I couldn't speak to him again,' Mr Shaw said, getting choked up.
Mr Barlow was Motorsport Australia's NSW state council chair between 2023 and 2025.
He took out two wins at the same motorsports park back in 2019, where he told Motorsport Australia he loved to compete.
'From a competitor's point of view, I really enjoy racing in the championships too because of the quality of the entrants competing and I suppose this round I was lucky enough to win after some good battles with Alex Kenny,' Mr Barlow said.
Motorsport Australia said they had been notified of a fatal incident during a state championship event on Saturday night.
'We extend our condolences to the family and friends of the competitor, and to the officials and first responders at the scene,' Motorsport Australia said in a statement.
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