The McLaren crashed on the Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd. Photo: Paul TaylorThe Australian man charged with carelessly driving a McLaren F1 on the Glenorchy-Queenstown road is being considered for diversion. On Saturday the 1994 McLaren - capable of reaching 386kmh - ended up in a ditch on the side of the road after it was believed to have spun and skidded off the road at Closeburn at 11.45am. It was part of the inaugural Epic New Zealand Road Tour, paying tribute to the late Bruce McLaren. The tour featured 31 McLarens travelling from Auckland to Queenstown, with Saturday's F1 procession from Queenstown's Hilton Hotel to Glenorchy the final leg.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 04, 2016 20:43 UTC