21-07-2011
The Trans Tasman Late Model v Super Saloon
Challenge Series created a lot
of interest and some spectacular racing last season. Especially good was
the Kiwis win on points over the Aussies. Fans will no doubt welcome the
news that the promised return series for this side of the Tasman is on
the planning board. Once again it will be a battle of the Aussie
Late Models versus NZ Super Saloons. All going well the aim is to have
ten cars per team with the drivers that competed last season having first
dibs on a grid for March 2012.
No actual dates or tracks have been signed
up yet but expressions of interest from the organiser have been sent to
Dunedin, Woodford Glen, Blenheim, Cromwell, Wellington, Palmerston North,
Gisborne, Bay Park, and Huntly.
Long time fans willl remember the last
time a team of Australian Saloon drivers were out here, the Wow! factor
was huge and I wouldn't expect any different this time. More news on the
series will be made available as it comes to hand. |
30-06-2011
The new Baypark Speedway Management Team extend
an open invitation to all current Baypark Drivers, as well as any other
speedway drivers who may wish to race at Baypark this coming season. We
also invite all of the Baypark crew that have worked each speedway night
as well as any other people interested in wanting to assist at the race
meetings this coming season. The invitation is also extended to all Speedway
New Zealand officials, Scrutineers and anyone else who has a passion for
Baypark and Speedway to attend a meeting at the Baypark Clubrooms on Thursday
14th July at 7.30pm. The Management team would like to outline the plans
they have for the coming season, based on the information they have at
this time, regarding the draft Event Calendar, what classes will
be running including invitation classes for special events, prize money,
Team Pit Pass policy and plans for the clubroom activities post race meeting.
We look forward to seeing you all there to share
with us the exciting future of Baypark Speedway.
Kind regards Bernie Gillon , President Bay of
Plenty Speedway Association , Director – Tauranga City Venues Limited. |
13-06-2011
TCVL Announces Speedway Purchase
Tauranga City Venues Limited (TCVL) announced
that it has purchased the Baypark Speedway contract this afternoon.
Chairman of TCVL, Graeme Elvin says that the
purchase of the speedway will give TCVL the ability to comprehensively
manage the whole Baypark site and will enhance the sustainability of the
venue and TCVL.
"Purchasing the speedway contract will give us
greater control and flexibility and will enable us to manage the whole
site in an integrated way. This in turn gives us a much stronger
base from which to meet the financial objectives set out in our Statement
of Intent to Council," said Mr. Elvin.
Baypark has been the home of speedway in the
Bay of Plenty since the venue opened in 2001 and TCVL General Manager,
Ervin McSweeney says that the purchase of the speedway contract won't change
this.
"Speedway as a sport has a big following and
a proud history in Tauranga and we are looking forward to working with
the speedway community to build on these aspects into the future.
"Willie Kay has done a great job running the
sport and we respect the dedication and commitment that he has put in during
his tenure. We are pleased that we have reached this agreement with
Mr. Kay and we wish him the best for the future."
Mr. McSweeney says that TCVL already has strong
event management experience but will look at bringing additional speedway
expertise on board to complement existing personnel
Tauranga City Council approved a loan to TCVL
to fund the purchase of the speedway at its meeting on 27 April.
The interest bearing loan is for a five year term.
Tauranga City Venues Limited (TCVL) is a Council
Controlled Organisation. |
17-05-2011 (images above
courtesy of
Sportsweb
Photography )
You know the Superstock class future is bright when
you have a second generation driver not long out of Ministocks taking a
major event win from a high quality opposition field. Jason Long in the
41b won the Autumn
Nationals at Meeanee last weekend, what more can you say other than
"Wow!". 17B Aaron Ironmonger won the L&R Koru Cup for Stockcars and
272 Chris Cowling had an oopsy moment in his Saloon.
Coming up this weekend
is the Rees fundraiser at Harrisville on Saturday starting at 1pm and Kihikihi
have their final meeting of the season on Also on Saturday at 12 noon.
The weather will behave this weekend so enjoy while you can.
And a heads up to
drivers and interested parties to check the SNZ
site for the latest info regarding the upcoming SNZ AGM. Be informed
and be involved if you wish to have a better speedway organisation. |
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02-05-2011
Kihikihi is Back , back from the doldrums if
the meeting on the weekend just past is any indication of what the future
is for the struggling Waikato track. The meeting consisted of a stockcar
teams event , 4 teams took part and the Waikato Raiders were victors over
the Kihikihi Team. There was also a Streetstock teams event featuring battles
between Gisborne and Kihikihi over three heats . Gisborne won but the action
was great , streetstocks of old !. Then there was the Battle of the Sexes
in the Saloons , clean racing all day over three heats and won by the ladies(what's
with that guys?). A small field of sprintcars contested the Waikato Sprintcar
title which was won by a very rapid 22a Dean Brindle. The Rosetown Stockcar
Classic 25 Lapper was a crashfest won by 34a Mark Wearing . All this was
topped off by a demolition derby. All in all a great day of speedway on
a laid back autumn sunny saturday. There is the possiblility of a club
type day at Kihikihi on the 21st of May to end the season.
(images above courtesy of
Sportsweb
Photography )
The Modified G.P finally got run at Blenheim
1st : Luke Keegan 871c, 2nd : David Thompson
13c, 3rd : Blair McPhee 9w
At Palmerston North 7p Shane Penn completed his
total domination of the Placemakers Superstock Series |
15-04-2011
By all accounts the Speedfest meeting at Huntly last night was
an outstanding event that attracted a large crowd who were provided with
plenty of great racing and great spills. Peter Rees was rolled in both
his Stockcar and Superstock by two northern hitmen 137a Jamie Fergusson
and 71h Tony Wootton who have now claimed a rare Rees scalp each and another
rung on the Stockcar cult status ladder. Results and comment from the meeting
can be found
here. |
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11-04-2011
Christchurch driver, David Kerr was successful (Photo
by TJ Palmer) in his quest to become just
the second driver to win four South Island Midgetcar titles in a row when
he dominated the 49th running of the title at Ruapuna Speedway on Saturday.
Kerr dropped just one point when winning two of the three heats and finished
second in the other to finish on 32 points three clear of Nick Donaldson
with Steve McCallum in third place on 22 points. The 37 year old now joins
Trevor Hall as the only four time repeat winner. More
here . |
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Left : Peter Rees on his way to winning his third
Manawatu standard stock champs rolling 38p Neil coley in the third heat
for good measure. The legend adding another trophy to his ever expanding
cabinet and another championship top three to the impressive list for 10-11
season
Right : 63p Wayne
Coley goes for a wild ride after 24p Sheridan O'Hara took a liking to him.
(Images coutesy of Square
Photography) |
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Some results from the past weekend :
| Event |
Venue |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
| Sth Island Midgets |
Ruapuna |
99c David Kerr |
24c Nick Donaldson |
Steve McCallum |
| Canterbury Sprintcars |
Ruapuna |
Ray Baughan |
Jason Scott |
Kyle Shearing |
| Canterbury Modified Sprint |
Ruapuna |
Tim George |
Darryl Harris |
Kieran Harris |
| Manawatu Stockcars |
Palmerston North |
2nz Petere Rees |
97p Graeme Ward |
68p Jared Lamb |
| Auckland Superstocks |
Waikaraka Park |
73h Karl Ross |
=37r Ken Hunter
=351a Paul Vazey |
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| Auckland Saloons |
Waikaraka Park |
2nz Phil Towgood |
59a Bryan Skelton |
66a Peter Church |
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04-04-2011
Better weather this past weekend meant most speedways
got their planned meetings run although there were exceptions such as Baypark
and Gisborne and both were forced to cancel out again. The only racing
Macgor got to see was during a laid back in the sun Sunday few hours at
Rangeview speedway at Waharoa . A famous VW beetle made it's first appearance
in quite a while and although it sounded as though the cobwebs still needed
clearing there were glimpses of how quick the car could still be. |
Some results from the past weekend
| Event |
Venue |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
| Sth Island Superstocks |
Woodford Glen |
79n Brendan Higgins |
48n Brett Nicholls |
18n Shane Harwood |
| Canterbury Stockcars |
Woodford Glen |
73c Nathan Taylor |
17c Vaughan Fairbain |
99c Dennis Andressand |
| Peter Barry Teams |
Meeanee |
Palmerston Pumas |
Waikato Raiders |
Meeanee Maulers |
| Manawatu Superstocks |
Palmerston Nth |
7p Shane Penn |
32p Graeme Barr |
3nz Peter Ress |
| Manawatu Minisprints |
Palmerston Nth |
2nz Jamie Larsen |
93p Declan Roe |
48p Christian Hermansen |
| Manawatu Solos |
Palmerston Nth |
19b Craig Ramsay |
9p Dylan Hancock |
53b Bradley Wilson-Dean |
| Greymouth Stockcars |
Greymouth |
99gm Cleve Kokshoorn |
38gm Tony Oliver |
48gm Dave Terris |
| Taranaki Superstocks |
Stratford |
82s Paul Johnson |
45s Steve Guilford |
35s Neville Nolly |
| Taranaki Modifieds |
Stratford |
4s Mark Dixon |
1nz John Jackson |
67s Richard Pierce |
| Waikato Midgets |
Kihikihi |
9a Michael Brunt |
8h Peter Hunnibell |
84a Jared Wade |
28-03-2011
While the weather effectively destroyed most
speedway meetings this past weekend Christchurch for a change was lucky
in that Woodford Glen had their first post quake meeting run unimpeded.
The Battle of the Stocks best pairs was won by legends 79n Brendan Higgens
and 32p Graeme Barr. next was 135r Scott Hewson and 15c Andrew Good followed
by the pairing 58p Peter Bengston and 19c Malcolm Ngatai .
Some other results were:
| Event |
Venue |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
| NZ Sprintcar G.P. |
Palmerston North |
22a Dean Brindle |
66m Skinny Colson |
6p Nelson Hartley |
| Battle of the Stocks (individual) |
Woodford Glen |
2nz Scott Joblin |
135r Scott Hewson |
31p Andy McCabe |
| Elf Super Cup |
Woodford Glen |
3nz Ritchie Taylor |
891c Josh Bolton |
27c Trevor Elliot |
| King of Clay (Stockcar) |
Nelson |
16n Ash Kelly |
28e Ralph Gillespie |
61n Dallas Murray |
Speedway Set to Resume
Ruapuna Speedway officials have announced that
they will conduct one further meeting before the winter break, having managed
to re-schedule the South Island Midget Car Championship for Saturday, April
9.
"Its been a tough time for everyone in the region,
and while our stadium was relatively unscathed, the emergency services
and our members have had far better things to do in the wake of the earthquake",
said Ruapuna Club President Darren Nankivell.
"We did give some thought to abandoning the rest
of our race dates, but feel that a sense of getting things back to normal
is important for us, and our supporters, officials and competitors. Although
we will be resuming once summer has gone, we will be starting that meeting
late in the afternoon."
Ruapuna does not intend to stage any winter meetings
to make up for the shortfall in events.
"We have a huge job in front of us modifying
our safety catch fence to comply by the new Speedway NZ requirements, and
need to crank up that project immediately," said Nankivell. |
21-03-2011
Some results from events of note over the past weekend.
| Event |
Venue |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
| Sth Island Saloons |
Blenheim |
Daryl Ainsley 5t |
Dave McCallion 26d |
Peter Kirk 13t |
| Sth Island Sprintcars |
Riverside |
Jason Scott 88t |
Ray Baughn 95c |
Brent Gaudion 54i |
| Nth Island Sidecars |
Wanganui |
Deane/Rob Miller 3nz |
Sefton/Clinton Truuts 6b |
Paul Humphrey/Ben Franklin 78p |
| Nth Island Streetstocks |
Meeanee |
Travis Gooch 7g |
Wayne Melling 27b |
Ben McArthur 8g |
| World of Stocks |
Rotorua |
Scott Fredrickson 8r |
Dale Stewart 95r |
Aaron Iremonger 17b |
| Stocks in Paradise |
Rotorua |
Mark Costello 98r |
Blair Lockett 98v |
Jemma Palmer 14b |
| BOP Superstock |
Rotorua |
Peter Rees 3nz |
Ken Hunter 37r |
Peter Bengston 58p |
| Waikato Midget |
Huntly |
Duane Hickman 95s |
Shaun Hinsley 3nz |
Shane O'Connor 91a |
| Waikato Modified |
Huntly |
Jamie Fox 3nz |
Glen Lloyd 22a |
Brian Jesen 6a |
| Wellington Sprintcar |
TeMarua |
Michael Gray 11w |
Jamie Larsen 82p |
Rob Garratt 15p |
| Wellington Minisprint |
TeMarua |
Declan Roe 93p |
Christian Hermansen 48p |
Dean Fitness 7p |
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14-03-2011
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The fireworks at the Superstock Teams Nationals all
came from the action on the track as this capture from a Petrol
Fumes video illustrates . Six teams fronted and battled each other
and officialdom until the predictable winners Palmerston North Panthers
trounced the Hawkes Bay Hawkeyes in the final . The Rotorua Rebels won
against the Waikato Wanderers for third place on the podium.
The meeting attracted quite reasonable crowd
numbers particularly on night two so hopefully the Teams Nationals will
once again be a permanent feature on the Waikaraka Park Calendar. |
Some other results from the weekend were
| Event |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
| Nth Island Stockcar Champs |
Damien Orr |
Richard Gaskin 22w |
Murray Woods 317s |
| Nth Island Midget Champs |
Shaun Insley 3nz |
Michael Pickens 54a |
Michael Kendall 81a |
| NZ Minisprint G.P. |
Daniel Thomas 55h |
Shaun Cooke 18h |
Declan Roe 93p |
| SScar Series |
Shane McIntyre 1nz |
Craig Cardwell 8h |
Ben Harding 24h |
| Saloon Champs of Champs |
Daniel Corrin 24g |
Phil Towgood 2nz |
Terry Corin 46m |
| Stock Shock |
Ralph Gillespie 28e |
Dave Terris 48gm |
Nick Sidaway 18c |
Ruapuna Speedway officials are hoping that
they will be able to announce a resumption to racing very soon, although
it is likely that there will be just one more
meeting before closing for 'the winter'.
"We have been very mindful that so many in our
community have had a terrible ordeal following the recent earthquake, but
we have had some discussions with the controlling body and some of those
services essential to us racing and everyone agrees that we need to try
to get some 'normality' into our lives as best we can," said the Christchurch
Speedway Association President Darren Nankivell.
Nankivell said that the only meeting that is
planned at this stage will be the South Island Midget Car Championship,
and that with a big safety fence project imminent during the winter it
is not likely that other events can be slotted in.
"We have some big meetings next year that are
already being focussed on, and Speedway New Zealand have issued a new safety
fence standard that we have to meet. It will require a considerable amount
of work, and I am keen for us to get started on that as soon as possible."
The club has applied for April 9 as the date
for the Midget championship, and it is hoped that approval will be received
within " a day or two". |
10-03-2011
If you were thinking of going to the Teams Nationals at
Waikaraka this weekend but struggling with the cost then the just announced
2 night concession of $55 per adult may help you out . In many cases the
saving will cover your fuel cost of getting there and back. See
you there!!. |
07-03-2011
Bad weather affected most meetings this past
weekend although there were those lucky to get some racing done.
Some results were
| Event |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
| NZ Saloon Champs |
Brent McClymont 2nz |
Phil Towgood 48a |
Allan Jacob 42w |
| Nth Island TQ Champs |
Paul LeCren 14a |
Ross Linklater 56a |
Ryan Barry 16a |
| SSCar Series |
Shane McIntyre 1nz |
Grant Flynn 2nz |
Ben Harding 24h |
The Peter Barry Teams meeting
got the first night qualifying done with the Palmerston Nth Pumas, Waikato
Raiders, Meeanee Maulers along with the Nth Island Select team qualifying
for the finals now to be run on the 26th March. Qualifying for the Nth
Island streetstock title was also completed with the finals now scheduled
for the 19th March. |
| 28-02-2011
Nth Island Superstock Championship winner 3nz Peter Rees
was just too good on the night sticking to that pole line smooth and fast
all weekend. Great season continues for one of the greats. 55h Daniel
Thomas snatched his second straight North Island
Minisprints championship, can he make it a hatrick in 2011-2012?? (Images
coutesy of Square
Photography)
Some unofficial results from some of the past
weekends meetings
| Event |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
| NZ Solo |
Grant Tregoning |
Jason Bunyan |
Richie Hawkins |
| Nth Island Superstocks |
3nz Peter Rees |
32p Graeme Barr |
89w Dale Robertson |
| Nth Island Minisprints |
55h Daniel Thomas |
93p Declan Roe |
72p Stephen Buys |
| SSCar Series |
8h Craig Cardwell |
24h Ben Harding |
1nz Shane McIntyre |
| Elf Super Cup (1) |
3nz Ritchie Taylor |
21n Ian Bursan |
25i Mike Verdona |
| Elf Super Cup(2) |
21n Ian Bursan |
46e Paddy North |
25i Mike Verdona |
| Waikato Saloon Champs |
48 Phil Towgood |
46m Terry Corin |
18m Chris Taylor |
| Waikato Stockcar Champs |
88h Justin Hutchby |
81h Rodney Smythe |
55h Neville Hazelton |
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20-02-2011
Results (unoffcial) from some of the higher profile meetings
of the past weekend
| Event |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
| NZ Sidecars |
46b Russel Stuart
& Andrew Parker |
97n Dallas Kelman
& Adie Drake |
9g Deane Miller
& Rob Miller |
| Nth Is Sprintcars |
1nz Jonathan Allard |
10a Ricky Logan |
8A Ryan O’Connor |
| Sth Is Streetstocks |
?? Simon Bland |
?? Kelly Campbell |
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| Under 23 Stockcar |
98r Mark Costello |
73p Mitchell Hill |
39r Douglas Stanaway |
| Waikato Super Saloon |
1nz Shane McIntyre |
46m Matt Smith |
24h Ben Harding |
| Waikato Super Stocks |
135r Scott Hewson |
71h Tony Wootton |
23h Lance Ashton |
| Placemaker Superstocks |
7p Shane Penn |
31p Andy McCabe |
32p Graeme Barr |
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15-02-2011
Ruapuna Schedule Changes : Ruapuna Speedway has
been forced to make some changes to the dates of its remaining meetings
for the season, and Christchurch Speedway Association President Darren
Nankivell says that its "not all bad" for competitors and supporters....read
more |
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08-02-2011
The Palmerston North Panthers may have been the winners of the Enzed
Superstock Teams Champs this weekend past but the
clash between the Nelson Tigers and the Rotorua Rebels for 3rd and 4th
was the battle of the weekend and although the rampant Tigers were victorious
the rebellious Rebels were no easy beats having lifted their performance
more than a notch or two over previous efforts. The Panthers easily beat
the Stratford Scrappers in the final which by most accounts was a rather
one sided joust.
If the Tigers hadn't been relegated because of
a racing rule infringement in a semi final against the Scrappers who knows
what the final outcome would have been.? (image courtesy of
Sportsweb
Photography ) |
05-02-2011
Brett wins NZ TQ Grand Prix
Christchurch driver Ricky Brett made up for recent
disappointments by winning the Rolly Inn New Zealand TQ Grand Prix at Equus
Ruapuna Speedway last night (Feb 4).
He had to repel several challenges from New Zealand
Champion Craig Todd, before he opened up and size able lead, and was never
headed.....read more |
12-01-2011
Summer Slam fill up .Sydney Sprintcar racer Martin
Lawes has joined the lineup for next weekends (January 21 and 22)
'Sprintcar Summer Slam' to be contested at Equus Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch.
read
more |
05-01-2011
Spotlight onto Bike sections .Ruapuna
Speedway officials are thrilled with the response from Sidecar competitors
for this Saturday nights (January 8) South Island Sidecar Championship
with eighteen entries received before the close off. read
more |
19-12-2010
Winners in the colouring competition have been announced . Check
here.
The self professed 'Wildman' of Australian
Sprintcar racing Allan Woods is set to make his New Zealand debut when
he takes part in the forthcoming 'Sprintcar Summer Slam' at Equus
Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch on January 21 and 22...Click
for more . |
 Something
a bit stunning arrived at Macgor's place this week . The
something was the Spectator site’s 2009-2010
Review publication. The sites webmaster Gregobro has a knack of writing
reviews that tell it how it was in a concise articulate fashion.This book
is basically a collection of those reviews with focus on the Stockcar classes.
The stunning aspect of this book though is the
quality. A hard cover protects glossy pages of text and some of the most
high quality photos I’ve seen contained in one single speedway publication.
I’m not going to pretend this is a cheap publication
, at $90 including postage in nz it’s not, but if you’re in the market
for something that’s a conversation piece and with quality that’s quite
likely to last a lifetime allowing you to recall the good/bad old days
and wonder where all those cars went then swing by the Spectator
site. or click the image above for direct email contact.
The one I have will be taking pride of place
on the coffee table…and no you can’t borrow
it.
Don't forget those
Stockcar Calendars either , Time is
running out if you want one for Xmas . |
13-12-2010
 The
budget $10 a head entry at Huntly on saturday
night still allowed for hot action and some of it came from 67h Simon Styles(image
by Linz @nzstockcarcrazy)
in the 40 lap Midget feature which was won by Shayne Alach. Read
Snuz's review.
The Palmerston North Pumas
have uprooted the NZ Stockcar Teams trophy from the Young Guns at Wellington
in a weather affected meeting that produced plenty of jaw dropping hard
hitting stockcar violence. Check out this Highlights
video and wish you had been there.
I see Spectator
snuck into Rotorua for a squiz at the
Superstocks ahead of the upcoming NZ
Superstock Champs .
More and more posts are
being made on the Notice
Board which means you should be looking there more often for updates
and other bits and bobs. |
30-11-2010
 Rotorua's
Shaun Stewart (94R) was collected heavily in the
rollcage by 242A Bernie Fox, who had nowhere to go except into the rollcage
of the over turned stockcar. Stewart was okay and walked away from the
crash.(image courtesy of Sportsweb
Photography ). The feast of Superstock and Stockcar
action was the highlight of the meeting at Rotorua last weekend and gave
the customers a good appetiser for the upcoming NZ
Superstock Championship. A progressive entry list has now been posted
on the website so you can feed your fever for the most popular of NZ Speedway
Championships.
The DHL
South Island Saloon Speed Week
has completed it's 2010 tour with the winner on overall points being 71a
Scott Lansdowne , from series organiser 1nz Steve Williams and 5T Daryl
Ainsley . The Saloon troupe provided some great racing by all accounts
but also raised a swag of cash for the Pike River Mine disaster relief
fund. |
| The DHL
South Island Saloon Speed Week continues
tomorrow night at Ruapuna. The drivers and other speedway people are doing
their bit to assist the families of those lost in the Pike River mine disaster.
If you are attending the meeting at Ruapuna and or perhaps the meeting
at Greymouth there are options for you to help out too. Watch
this video for details. Donations can also be made at any Westpac
branch also Telecom, Vodafone and 2Degrees customers can text 306 to make
an automatic $3 donation. That's less than the price of a speedway hotdog
these days. |
22-11-2010
 This
was the first teams race of the two nights,
Steelers vs Maulers and the result was repeated in the final race of the
two night meeting when they met in the final. 34P Rob Mason walls 83B Andrew
Powell. (image courtesy of Sportsweb
Photography )
The two major meetings of the weekendwere
the TWS Stockcar Teams at Huntly and the Superstock Pairs at Meeenee. The
Manawatu Steelers were the team that were tidy in appearance and execution
to take the big prize away from the Meeanee Maulers at Huntly while down
at Meeanee the Ansin & Monteith Superstocks Best Pairs event proved
a happy hunting ground for Rotorua registered drivers 16r Mark Osbourne
and 135r Scott Hewson . The fact that another two Rotorua cars in the form
of 92r Kyle Fraser and 38r Ross Asby filled 2nd place must send out a message
that the local cars will be no push over at the upcoming NZ Superstock
Champs at Rotorua in just over a months time.
The DHL
South Island Saloon Speed Week is under way.
Keep an eye on their website and the Discussion
Board for updates. |
08-11-2010
 Right
from the get go at Rotorua's opening it was obvious
stockcar fans will be in for a treat this season watching 81r Danian Orr
and 39r Douglas Stanaway battle for supremacy over one another. The action
dipicted in this Sportsweb
Photography shot was leading up to the finish line and the win was
taken by Stanaway. Some Hot action on a cold night probably correctly sums
up the night at Paradise Valley.
A lot of tracks ran either
opening meetings or Fireworks events this weekend. Wellington and Gisborne
were forced to cancel and Rotorua postponed a day due to bad weather just
to prove our tradional bad weather start start to the speedway season is
ever lurking. Blenheim ran a three team
stockcar teams deal with the Palmerston North sourced KB's Cowboys taking
the win. Someone at SNZ
needs to appoint Percy
as a referee or failing that give him some track preparation gear to play
with. You'll see what I'm talking about by reading his review of night
one at Western Springs . |
31-10-2010
Sadly while us Kiwis are enjoying great
weather for speedway across the Tasman the weather hasn't been so flash
and the last two rounds of the Valvoline
Trans Tasman Challenge have been cancelled leaving the Kiwi Super Saloon
team victorious over the Aussie Late Models.
Wow , you'd have to say the Waikaraka
Park opener looked like a success with a good crowd attracted , good fields
and the Auckland Ally Cats drawing first blood of the season with a close
win over the Gisborne Gladiators . check
out this thread for words and a highlights video. Peter
Rees predictably won the Robin Pratt memorial
for Stockcars at Palmerston North last night. The
weekend isn't finished yet, Kihikihi tonight at 6pm. |
29-10-2010
I'm not sure if we are being lulled into
a false sense of surety but the weather has helped speedway to green flag
a great start to the new season at the tracks that have already run meetings
. Plenty of reporting with relatively few grumbles can be found on the
Discussion
Board , there are images aplenty on the Photo
Board for your viewing pleasure and one or two good reads on the Driver
Boards. To top it all off the kiwi
Super Saloon drivers are giving the Aussie
Late Models a hard time across the ditch in the Valvoline
Trans Tasman Challenge and are leading with 272 points to the
Aussies 181 . The next three rounds are this weekend starting tonight so
get yourself tuned into www.chatbox.com.au
.
Tracks to fire up this weekend will
be Waikaraka Park, Huntly and Stratford running Saturday night while Kihikihi
are doing a sunday evening number for their fireworks opener. Other tracks
are into their second and third meetings so keep up to speed with those
by checking the calendar along with the
relative track sites. The weather will be good and the action hot .I'd
still take a blanket or warm jacket though. |
 20-10-2010
The patriotic 2nz on Shane McIntyre's Super
Saloon just before it was loaded for shipping across the Tasman(Barry Brown
picture).
By now most people will be aware ten of
our top Super Saloon drivers have shipped their cars to Australia for a
6 round series running against a selection of Aussie Late Models at five
different tracks.
The Series kicks off at Mildura this friday evening
and live commentary for this and the other rounds will be available on
www.chatbox.com.au
.
Visit the Valvoline
Trans Tasman Challenge website for more info and also this discussion
board thread for comment along with more links and some images . |
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01-10-2010
Perry Kyte is now the Bay of Plenty regional Kiwi Battler champion
and
thanks to his efforts $10,000 will be donated to the Welcome Bay Community
Centre. His win was decided by public vote and as a result he is now a
finalist in the national competition to be decided by a judging panel .
read
more here. |
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18-09-2010
An almost unbelievable 449 race nights
have been entered on to my Calendar pages
and while there is still more to come I figure there should be enough info
there to aid your planning for the season ahead . Remember to always check
with the tracks for comfirmations of meetings before you travel . Corrections
of any errors I have made are always welcome. |
27-04-2010
Now the season is pretty much over the
best place to look for news and info is the Discussion
Board and if you have time to spare you can revive your memories of
times past in the 'Missing
in Action' section although be warned that once you start reading it's
very very hard to stop. Need technical help with your racer then ask a
question in the 'Tech
Talk' section . If you want to Buy or Sell cars or gear then check
out 'Speedway Ads' . |
| Don't forget the Speedway
Ads section
, times are tough so bag yourself a bargain |
| Note ! : The Archives
is a good place to look for the older items that used to be on this page |
|
2010 - 2011
NZ Champions
Superstocks
1nz:
Dale Ewers 14n
2nz:
Scott Joblin 52p
3nz:
Peter Rees 10p
Stockcars
1nz:Kyle
Lane 91w
2nz:Peter
Rees 1nz
3nz:Kane
Hargreaves 67w
Super
Saloons
1nz
:Shane McIntyre 2nz
2nz
:Grant Flynn 6b
3nz
:Ritchie Taylor 58c
Saloons
1nz:Brent
McClymont 2nz
2nz:Phil
Towgood 48a
3nz:Allan
Jacob 42w
Sprintcars
1nz:Jonathan
Allard 0usa
2nz:Tommy
Tarlton 21usa
3nz:Peter
Murphy 11usa
Modifieds
1nz:
John Jackson 71s
2nz:
Glen Leech 3nz
3nz:
Jamie Fox 1nz
Midgets
1nz:
Jerry Coons Jr 3usa
2nz:
Nathan Smee 7aus
3nz:
Shaun Insley 77a
T.Q
Midgets
1nz:
Craig Todd 2nz
2nz:
Duane Todd 6b
3nz:
Dylan MacGregor 5g
Solo
Bikes
1nz:
Grant Tregoing 2nz
2nz:
Jason Bunyan 1nz
3nz:
Richie Hawkins
Sidecars
1nz:Russel
Stuart / Andrew Parker 46b
2nz:Dallas
Kelman / Adie Drake 97n
3nz:
Deane Miller / Rob Miller 9g
Minisprints
1nz:
Dayne Maxwell 26h
2nz:
Jamie Larsen 82p
3nz:
Daniel Hartigan 10r
Streetstocks
1nz:
Blair Leigh 17c
2nz:
Tim Preston 53c
3nz:
Paul Simon 7d
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