Mark Winterbottom was relishing the beaming Northern Territory sun with a microphone in hand, looking forward to broadcasting the Darwin Triple Crown.
But in a flash, the 45-year-old was putting on a helmet, readying instead to light up Hidden Valley Raceway.
"At 1.00 pm, I was commentating. At 2.00pm, I drove out of the pit lane in Supercars, so it was all very last-minute," Winterbottom told AAP.