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2. Sportsmanship

In a split second, drivers had to weigh up how to possibly avoid the carnage unfolding up ahead; and if they couldn't, how could they minimise the impact on the driver as they crashed into them by eg not aiming for the side door.

There were also a few fires and drivers worked together to quickly extinguish them as they waited for the cavalry to arrive.

3. Commitment to fixing the car

With 10 cars involved, many significantly damaged, I thought that was their day done for most of them. But these teams are driven to finding ways to get the car back out on the track, regardless of the damage. This never say die attitude from people who'd been working 18-20 hour days for at least the past month, meant only 3 cars were written off.

And you may wonder why put in the effort to a car like eg James Courtney's which looked more a lego car taped together than a Supercar. Well team championship points and future garage positions in Pit Lane were still on the line.

4. Innovative Problem Solving

This resilience and determination comes through in their problem solving which usually involves a lot of tape to stabilise the missing parts of the car and mallets bashing metal into place.

So even if the car doesn't look polished, it's still out there and doing as many laps as possible because completing the minimum laps would mean some team points rather than none.

5. Accountability

Once he'd been checked over by medical staff and got over the shock of what happened, Golding took full responsibility and accountability for his mistake, and apologised to all the teams for the damage he'd unintentionally caused. Pretty brave when he'd be feeling very guilty about what happened – many people would be quick to blame another driver or the car or something else rather than acknowledging their own mistake.

6. Gratitude

Every single driver involved in the crash was not only grateful they walked away unscathed, but they thanked their pit crew (team) for all the work they'd done to get the car back on the track, and for the long hours they'd already done that weekend and in the lead up to the race.

7. Laughter

Spare a thought for the Brad Jones and Tickford Racing Teams who'd already rebuilt many of their cars after crashing at Bathurst, only to again be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

So when the hits just keep on coming, sometimes laughter can be the best medicine, because if you don't laugh, you cry right?

This was evident when Tickford's owner was in hysterics after he watched one of his Pit Crew leap from a standing start onto the bonnet of James Courtney's car so it could be taped down so he could actually see the track and be allowed to continue racing. Another example of teamwork, resilience and innovative problem solving.