A MAN who attempted to cut some laps of Australia’s fastest racetrack — Mount Panorama, Bathurst — on a ride-on lawnmower has been hospitalised after crashing into a fence and being flung over the concrete wall.

Ambulance paramedics have confirmed they treated the man on Thursday afternoon before he was transported to Orange Base Hospital.

Witnesses said he had been mowing the grass on the edge of the circuit ahead of this weekend’s 12-Hour Bathurst endurance race when he lost control as he drove down a steep section at the top of Conrod Straight.

“Ride-on mowers don’t have brakes, so he was just on the horn and trying to get people out of the way,” said one witness, who wished to remain anonymous.

Other witnesses said the out of control ride-on nearly mowed down race drivers and other people who were walking around the circuit to inspect conditions before the cars hit the track on Friday.

The crash occurred at the notorious Forrest’s Elbow, a steep and sharp curve that leads onto the fastest and longest straight in Australian motorsport.

The corner — where racing legend Dick Johnson crashed his Ford Falcon V8 during qualifying for the Bathurst 1000 in 1983 — is viewed as crucial by today’s V8 Supercar drivers if they want to hit the 300km/h top speed by the end of the straight.

The age and condition of the man was not known as this article was published.

But Ambulance NSW confirmed a man had been treated at the scene and transported to hospital by road after a serious accident involving a ride-on mower.

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