This Saturday nights (Nov 15) round of the South Island Sprintcar War of the Wings Series has attracted a record number of entries with thirteen cars slated to hit the track at the Xpress Print House Ruapuna Speedway, and that number could go higher with a number of teams battling against time.

The entry of Auckland's Allan Wakeling will raise the bar significantly as the eight time New Zealand Champion will race a brand new Triple X chassied car in the series.

Wakeling took part in last season's finale at Cromwell and is keen to take part in as many events as his hectic schedule will allow, however he says that a number of date clashes with his northern commitments are likely to force him to miss at least two rounds.

“ I really enjoy the South Island tracks and feel that by running as much of the series as I can that its a good way to put something back into the sport,” he said. “I'm lucky in that I've got a good support team in Christchurch and that makes it a lot easier for me.”

Wakeling has recently assisted the Cromwell drivers with a set up day and says that he will not under estimate any of the South Island drivers.

“They all run hard and are keen to learn. I am really thrilled about how the class is building up down there.”

Another of the series favourites Christchurch driver Jamie Duff ventured to Auckland's Western Springs last weekend and acquitted himself well with some steady performances while current South Island Champion Glen Everett has put up a strong showing at Ruapuna's pre-season shakedowns.

Current series Champion Kevin Freeman from Nelson will run a limited campaign this summer however he is planning on contesting most of the WoW (War of the Wings) events.

Saturday nights meeting will also celebrate the Christchurch Speedway Associations 50^th Anniversary and a number of old identities from the past will be in attendance.

NUMBERS UP AT RUAPUNA

An increase in competitor numbers across the board points to the forthcoming season at the Xpress Print House Ruapuna Speedway being a resounding success, says the President of the Christchurch Speedway Association Darren Nankivell.

The season gets underway on Saturday November 15.

“We are thrilled that our numbers continue to increase, and the TQ's and Sprintcars look particularly strong,” he said.

“For opening nite we are looking at upwards of a dozen of the V8 Sprintcars, with some out of town drivers from Nelson, Cromwell and Invercargill entered for the first round of the War of the Wings Series.

Nankivell is also pleased that after several months of protracted discussion, there has been some common ground found with the Solos and Sidecars in regards to their place on the Ruapuna programme.

The Youth Mini Stock class has also been 'adopted' as a Ruapuna class this summer, and will appear at several meetings.

“We are rapt with their enthusiasm, and are only too happy to have them at a number of our shows.

There are ten race meetings slated for this season, with the Sprintcar Gold Cup in January already attracting enquiries from a number of North Island and American drivers.

2.10.08

Well the weather has finally improved and its time to get the toys out of the shed !!

First practice is only 9 days away and  and numbers in  all classes  appear to be up despite the "recession"

It costs the club plenty now to run practises due to the cost of ambulance and St john staffing etc so all members should get there race vehicles ready and make it to as many  practises and meetings as possible

Support your own track and club first!

This website is a perfect way to add exposure to your car , class or even items you wish to sell or purchase so just email anything you have and we will add a link etc

Corporate advertisements are welcome

NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

TO BE HELD

MONDAY 23^rd  JUNE 2008

7.30PM

CLUBROOMS, HASKETTS ROAD, TEMPLETON, CHRISTCHURCH

Agenda:

Track Promotion for 2008/2009 Season

At the Annual General Meeting members were advised that both Speedworx and the Christchurch Speedway Association (CSA) wanted to continue to work together but Speedworx had indicated they wished to make changes to the agreement between Speedworx and CSA. The CSA Management Committee determined that the changes likely to be requested were of a significant nature and therefore a Special General Meeting would be required to seek CSA members’ approval of the changes.

Planning for the Special General Meeting was completed last week, however Speedworx subsequently have advised CSA Management they are to terminate their agreement with CSA and cease promoting speedway at Ruapuna.  The CSA Management Committee is now considering options for the 2008/2009 speedway season and wishes to discuss these with members at this meeting.

As per our Constitution, be aware that only paid up full members have speaking or voting rights.  Associate members and non-members are very welcome to attend but do not have speaking or voting rights.

IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ATTEND THIS MEETING IF YOU WISH TO SUPPORT YOUR TRACK AND RACE IN THE COMING SEASON!

Nelson’s Kevin Freeman took overall honours in the War of the Wings Sprintcar series when maintaining his narrow lead in the final round at Ruapuna Powerbuilt Speedway on Saturday evening in what was the final meeting of the season. Freeman came into the fourth round holding a three point lead over Christchurch’s Karen Forsey and these two drivers again were locked in tight battled as the twelve race series came to an end.

Freeman increased his point lead to five when winning the opening heat, with Forsey coming from the back of the field to finish in third place behind Glen Everett. Forsey again finished in third place, in the next heat, behind Daryl Wright and Steve Duff with Freeman in fourth place with his overall cut to four points.

Duff  then lead the final heat from start to finish with Forsey having a great battle with Freeman for second and third spot.

On a restart Freeman briefly got by Forsey but she quickly responded and regained second place and gave chase to Duff as Freeman seemed content to retain third place knowing that would be enough to take the series by three points from Forsey, on 213 with Darren Nankivell a further third fifty points adrift. Both Freeman and Forsey deserved their top two placing as they were the only drives among the nineteen drivers that contested the series that finished all twelve races. Freeman then took out the Feature event from Duff and Forsey.

David Kerr was the star of the midget car racing, winning all four races with ease. Kerr who won the South Island title in the last meeting had too much speed for his rivals and was less than a second out side both the lap and eight place records.

Ricky Brett was almost as dominant in the TQ class when winning the opening heat and then had to settle for second place behind Rachel Melrose in the next heat before coming back strongly to win the next two races. Glen Milroy also had a good meeting picking up third placing in all four races.

Competition in the modified sprint section was more even with four different race winners with Mark Jamieson backing up two second placings before taken out the feature, with other the race winners being Keith Brough , Kieran Harris and Matt Honeywell.

Kody Tocher and Craig Blacket were the pick of the solo riders with Tocker winning two of the races to Blackett’s won. In the Kiwi Kid classes Kate Warren and Anthony Knowles were the stars in their respective racing classes.

Results (Competitors from Christchurch Unless Stated)

Sprintcars

War of the Wings – Round 4

Ht 1. Kevin Freeman (Nelson) 1, Glen Everett 2, Karen Forsey 3  

Ht 2. Daryl Wright 1, Steve Duff 2, Forsey 3.

Ht 3. Duff 1, Forsey 2, Freeman 3.

Final Points: Freeman 216, Freeman 213, Darren Nankivell 153, Wright 146, Everett 126, Steve Duff 74, Jason Scott (Cromwell) 65.

Feature. Freeman 1, Duff 2, Forsey 3.

Midgets

Ht 1. David Kerr 1, Steve McCallum 2, Gavin Wilkie (Dunedin) 3.    

Ht 2. Kerr 1, Wilkie 2, McCallum 3. 

Ht 3. Kerr 1, Scott Miller 2, Rachel Melrose 3.

Feature. Kerr 1, Miller 3. 

TQ Midgets

Ht 1. Ricky Brett 1, Brad Mackwell 2, Glen Milroy 3. 

Ht 2. Rachel Melrose 1, Brett 2, Milroy 3.

Ht 3. Brett 1, Melrose 2, Milroy 3.

Feature. Brett 1, Mackwell 2, Milroy 3. 

Modified Sprints

Ht 1. Keith Brough 1, Matt Honeywell 2, Tom Lumsden 3.   

Ht 2. Kieran Harris 1, Mark Jamieson 2, Honeywell 3.

Ht 3. Honeywell 1, Jamieson 2, Lumsden 3.

Feature. Jamieson 1, Harris 2, Lumsden 3.  

Solo’s

Ht 1. Kody Tocher 1, Craig Blackett 2, Cory Lang (Westport) 3.

Ht 2. Blackett 1, Tocher 2, Lang 3.

Final. Tocher 1, Lang 2, Ryan Moss 3.

Kiwi Kids

Quarter Midgets

Ht 1. Kate Warren 1, Matt Leversedge 2, Nathan Clive 3.

Ht 2. Warren 1, Leversedge 2, Jesse Jamieson 3.

Final. Jamieson 1, Leversedge 2, Warren 3.

Solo’s

Ht 1. Anthony Knowles 1, Konner McCluskey-Young 2, Shilo Tocher 3.

Ht 2. McCluskey-Young 1, Knowles 2, Josh O’Docherty 3.

Final. Knowles 1, McCluskey-Young 2, O’Docherty 3.

Powerbuilt Ruapuna Speedway                                                                                                                                 Gavin Searle

American driver, Ricky Logan, won a pulsating New Zealand Sprintcar Grand Prix, at Powerbuilt Ruapuna Speedway, on Saturday evening after being pushed all the way by Auckland’s Dean Brindle, with Jim Siegel (USA) third. Logan and Brindle then again had a great dice in the Gold Cup with Logan again just taking the honours from the Auckland driver. 

Logan, a professional driver who is a regular on the dirt tracks during the New Zealand summer, was joint top qualifier top going into the Grand Prix, along with eight time NZ champion, Kerry Jones (Auckland), after each driver had claimed a win, second and third from their three qualifying heats to finished on 27 points, out of a possible 30 points. Brindle was two points behind with current NZ champion, Carl Wilson (Auckland) on 24, one ahead of Phil Game with two other American drivers, Jim Siegel 20, and Steve Buckwater 17 next with Greg Clemence, the first local also finishing with 17 points.

Jones and Logan started on the front row for the 25 lap Grand Prix, which saw two cars involved in a spectacular crash after Jones got a ‘flyer’ which forced race officials to abort the start and has the cars concertinaed going down the back straight Kevin Freeman (Nelson), who won the first heat and Auckland’s Ron Salter car touched as they slowed causing both cars to roll and end their race.

Jones was allowed to restart under protest in his original position and lead the restart for the first two laps before spinning out on the Town bend which allowed Logan into the lead from Brindle. Jones recovered but dropped back to fifth to finally finish in seventh place. Brindle slowly then applied the pressure on Logan with Brindle’s car liking to run wide out on the Town Bend Brindle twice got by Logan only to have the yellow lights come on after other cars spun with the lead resuming back to the previous completed lap which allowed Logan back in front. On lap eight, Siegel used the outside groove to pass Brindle with Brindle then repeating the move to get by Siegel five laps later and set out after Logan who had opened up a small lead. Over the remaining laps Brindle slowly reeled in Logan and mounted one challenge coming out of the Town bend but Logan squeezed Bridle up by the safety fence with the chequered flag coming out two laps later. Siegel claimed third place after first seeing off Wilson and then re-passing Game with four laps to run after Game had held third place for a lap.

The Speedworx Gold Cup turned out to be another heart stopping affair with Logan and Brindle using the wide passing line blast by lapped cars as the chased each other for the entire 30 laps. Jones again lead from the start with Brindle taking the lead with almost half the race completed  and with Logan back in fourth place Brindle looked that have the race in the bag but Logan first passed Jones and then set out after Buckwater with Logan passing his countryman with eleven laps to race. Logan then closed on Bridle and with just two laps to run blasted around the outside of the Aucklander to claim his second big feature win of the night. Buckwater was third with Allan Wakeling of Auckland, producing the drive of the night when coming from grid sixteen in the eighteencar field to claim fourth place. The former multi NZ champion had to sit of the Grand Prix after the motor problems in his first heat with local driver, Daryl Wright loaning Wakeling his car for the Gold Cup.

In the supporting races Ricky Brett had the ideal build up for next Saturday’s TQ Masters when winning all four races while Gary Chadwick won the first two midgetcars races with Ray Baughan taking out the Feature.                      

Races Results – Competitors from Christchurch Unless Stated

Sprintcars

New Zealand Grand Prix

Qualifying Heats

Ht 1. Kevin Freeman (Nelson) 1, Steve Buckwalter (USA) 2, Karen Forsey 3.

Ht 2. Kerry Jones (Auck) 1, Glenn Everett 2, Ricky Logan (USA) 3.

Ht 3. Phillip Game (Auck) 1, Carl Wilson (Auck) 2, Jones 3.

Ht 4. Logan 1, Dean Brindle (Auck) 2, Forsey 3.                   

Ht 5. Brindle 1, Logan 2, Wilson 3.

Ht 6. Jim Siegel (USA) 1, Jones 2, Buckwater 3.

Qualifying Points. Logan 27, Jones 27, Brindle 25, Wilson 24, Game 23, Siegel 20, Buckwater 17, Clemence 17, Everett 16, Forsey 16, Nick Pedley(Palm. North) 15, Ron Salter (Auck) 15, Gary Price (Cromwell) 15, Freeman 14, Jim Forture 11, Darren Nankivell 10, Danny Mason 9, Daryl Wright 4, Steve Mora 0, Alan Wakeling 0.

Grand Prix. Logan 1, Brindle 2, Game 3, Buckwater 4, Siegel 5, Wilson 6, Jones 7, Clemence 8, Price 9, Pedley 10.   

Speedworx Gold Cup. Logan 1, Brindle 2, Buckwater 3, Wakeling 4, Game 5.

Three Quarter Midgetcars

Ht 1. Ricky Brett 1, Michael Moulin 2, Jeremy Beaton 3.

Ht 2. Brett 1, Brad Mackwell 2, Rachel Melrose 3.

Ht 3. Brett 1, Moulin 2, Melrose 3.

Feature. Brett 1, Melrose 2, Moulin 3.

Midget Cars

Ht 1. Gary Chadwick 1, Rachel Melrose 2, Scott Millar 3.

Ht 2. Chadwick 1, Aaron Webb 2, Mark Morris 3.

Feature. Ray Baughan 1, Shane Clark 2, Gavin Wilkie (Dunedin) 3.  

Quarter Midgets

Ht 1. Jessey Jamieson 1, Matt Leversedge 2, Kate Warren 3

Ht 2. Leversedge 1, Konner McCluskey-Young 2, Warren 3.

Final. McCluskey-Young 1, Jamieson 2, Leversedge 3

Christchurch, New Zealand

Speedway fans are in for a double whammy this Saturday night (February 23) at the Ruapuna Powerbuilt Speedway when last weeks washed out New Zealand Sprintcar Grand Prix will also be backed up by the running of the 6^th Sprintcar Gold Cup.

A twenty car field is still expected for the event with several drivers unable to alter travel plans, and the break has given the American duo of Steve Buckwalter and Jim Siegel an opportunity to make some adjustments to the two local Scorpion Racing cars that they will drive.

Siegel has been eager to get back behind the wheel, with last Thursday nights show being the first racing that he has done since last October.

“I felt a little rusty, and to be honest the closeness of the racing on a quarter mile track like that at Ruapuna caught me out a bit. I am more used to running on half milers, and the biggest adjustment was the hard out wheel to wheel stuff that you get on the smaller tracks”said Siegel.

Among Siegel’s rivals on Saturday night will be defending Grand Prix title holder Dean Brindle (Hamilton) who showed plenty of pace in winning last Thursdays feature, and another visiting American Ricky Logan.

Multi time New Zealand Champions Allan Wakeling and Kerry Jones will also return from  Auckland for another assault on the silverware up for grabs. Jones will be at the wheel of his regular Salter Motorsport car, while Wakeling will strap into Steve Duff’s near new machine.

The top finishing South Island driver at last Thursdays show, Ruapuna regular Kevin Freeman is another to be watched. He has shown no shortage of speed all summer long, and is starting to extract the best from his Chinese built XXX chassied machine.

LAST HURRAH FOR SPRINTCAR VETERANS?

This Saturday nights New Zealand Sprintcar Grand Prix at the Ruapuna Powerbuilt Speedway could be the last time that Christchurch fans get to see two of the greats racing together.

The Auckland duo of Kerry Jones and Allan Wakeling have both won eight national championships each, and have dominated Sprintcar racing in this country to such an extent that just five other drivers have added their names to the trophy since 1986.

Both are nearing the ends of their careers, and with no national event schedule for Christchurch next summer Wakeling concedes that the chance of them being back at Ruapuna together is remote.

“You’ve got to get out of the seat eventually.I have no idea how much longer we’ll be racing. I love racing down here in Christchurch, and ‘Jonesy’ and I have both got a strong fan base down here. We started racing on the same night at Western Springs in 1984 and have had some great clashes through the years at Ruapuna. We both love the nice wide track here,”said Wakeling.

While Jones will be driving his Salter Motor Sports Maxim, Wakeling has accepted the drive in Steve Duffs new J&J for Saturdays meeting.

“Duffy’s boy Jamie has some Formula Ford commitments up north this weekend. I am very grateful for Steve’s offer to drive for him. It’s a hell of a good car and young Jamie has been going well in it.”

Wakeling who is the current lap record holder at Ruapuna says that the challenge that will be put up by the American entrants will be a strong one but “The best of the best from up north are here, and you never write off the South Island guys either.”

Veteran driver Ricky Logan heads up the American challenge, and he will be keen not to be outshone by his much younger rivals in Jim Siegel and Steve Buckwalter. Logan bases his racing around the schedule at the Knoxville Raceway in Iowa which is regarded as the world capital of Sprintacr racing, while Siegel and Buckwalter are from Pennsylvania.

A strong North Island contingent among the twenty four strong entry list includes current New Zealand Champion Carl Wilson (Auckland), Phil ‘Wildman’Game (Auckland), Dean Brindle (Hamilton),Ron Salter (Auckland), the Tauranga duo of Bernie Gillon and Kerry Anne James, former Super Saloon star Skinny Colson (Stratford), and Palmerston North’s Ian Easton returns to Ruapuna after he made his last appearance here close on twenty years ago.

The resurgent South Island Sprintcar brigade will be headed by current Canterbury Champion Kevin Freeman (Nelson) who has shown good form recently, while the pace setter at the seasons early meetings Lindsay Gilbert has also entered the meeting. Gilbert performed well at the nationals at Bay Park before he had to put his racing to one side to concentrate on his farm work.

NO LOVE WILL BE SHOWN AT VALENTINES DAY SPRINTS

Christchurch, New Zealand 

Love is unlikely to be in the air on Valentines Day at the Ruapuna Powerbuilt Speedway in Christchurch 

on Thursday night (February 14 when ) twhen he opening night of a three race International Sprintcar  Series kicks off and two of the visiting American drivers Jim Siegel and Steve Buckwalter are promising a night of ‘tough love’ for their kiwi counterparts.

The two youngsters are part of the ‘Pennsylvania Posse’, a name given to drivers from that region who traditionally give the famous World of Outlaws drivers their toughest challenge in the seventy race series that weaves its way around America each year.

Buckwalter has already out qualified the Outlaws at two meetings on his home track, the daunting half mile circuit at Williams Grove and he is promising that Christchurch is not a holiday destination for him.

“I’m here to clean up. Why else would I fly half way around the world” said the feisty thirty year old who’s recent antics after he was crashed out of a big event by a rival were caught on national television in the USA.

“We race hard, but clean. I haven’t really met any of the guys that I’ll be racing against down here but we will have a healthy respect for them.”

Ricky Logan, a veteran of the American Sprintcar scene will also be in action on Thursday night, and he has racked up a string of feature wins during his recent appearances throughout the North Island. Logan has competed at Ruapuna several times before, and is keen to continue on his winning ways.

A number of North Island drivers will also be competing on Thursday night, which serves as a lead up to Saturday nights New Zealand Sprintcar Grand Prix. Among those arriving for an early shakedown are the Salter Motorsport team headed by former truck racing star Ron Salter, who has eight times national champion Kerry Jones, and Dean Brindle as his team mates.

 Ruapuna Powerbuilt Speedway                                                                                                                     Gavin Searle

Racing was keen at Ruapuna Powerbuilt Speedway on Saturday evening as the Canterbury championships were contested for all car classes. Nelson based Kevin Freeman took out the Sprintcar title which was good build up to the three international meetings over the coming fortnight which will see three American drivers plus a host of top drivers from the North Island racing against the best from the South Island.

Freeman had to work hard in the two qualifying heats, the first won in a canter by Jamie Duff by over ten seconds, from Danny Mason and Darryl Wright with Freeman fourth. Duff set one of the fastest lap times of the season, 13.39 seconds on lap two of the fifteen lap race.

Karen Forsey took out the second heat with Duff coming from near the back of the field to finish in second place with Darren Nankivill third, with a spin in the open laps costing Freeman any hope of the top placing. With the top six points scoring being inverted for the starting grids in the final Freeman was second after the first lap and then passed Nankiville on the next lap. After that he was never seriously challenged for the lead with all the action coming for the minor placings. Forsey, Wright and Duff were battling for third place until a spin dropped Duff to the rear of the field which meant Forsey finished in third place behind Freeman and Nankivill

Gary Lennon was first in the midget car title changing to the lead on the opening lap to win the title by three seconds from Ray Baughan and Nevil Basalaj. Basalaj (Nelson) won the two qualifying heats but his twice nearly stalled on the Prison bend which cost him any hope of taking out the title.

Ricky Brett dominated the Three Quarter midget title finishing third in the opening heat and then winning the next heat before starting in sixth place in the final and was in second place behind Glen Milroy by the end of he third place. Brett hit the lead the following lap with Milroy second overall with Gareth Bindon third.

Matt Honeywell won the Modified Sprint tile from Tom Lumsden and Darryl Harris. Rachel Melrose won the first two heats but was denied at start in the final after the pit gates were closed as she was trying to get her car on to the track.

Kate Warren won the Quarter Midget title from Matt Leversedge and Chevenne Hassan.

Races Results

Canterbury Championships - All Classes

Modified Sprints

Ht 1. Rachel Melrose 1, Kyle Mason 2, Jamie Duff 3.

Ht 2. Melrose 1, Tom Lumsden 2, Kieren Harris 3.

Feature. Matt Honeywell 1, Lumsden 2, Darryl Harris 3.

Three Quarter Midgets

Ht 1. Rachel Melrose 1, Brad Mackwell 2, Ricky Brett 3.

Ht 2. Brett 1, Michael Moulin 2, Ryan Stone 3.

Feature. Brett 1, Glen Milroy 2, Gareth Bindon 3.

Midget Cars

Ht 1. Nevil Basalaj (Nelson) 1, Ray Baughan 2, Gary Lennon 3.

Ht 2. Basalaj 1, Gary Chadwick 2, Lennon 3.

Feature. Lennon 1, Baughan 2, Basalaj 3.

Sprintcars

Ht 1. Jamie Duff 1, Danny Mason 2, Darryl Wright 3.

Ht 2. Karen Forsey 1, Duff 2, Darren Nankivell 3.

Feature. Freeman 1, Nankivell 2, Forsey 3.

Quarter Midgets

Ht 1. Jessey Wright 1, Kate Warren 2, Matthew Leversedge 3.

Ht 2. Leversedge 1, Wright 2, Warren 3.

Feature. Warren 1, Leversedge 2, Chevenne Hassan 3.

Ruapuna Powerbuilt Speedway                                                         Gavin Searle

Solo rider, Andrew Aldridge dominated the Canterbury championship raced at Ruapuna Powerbuilt Speedway on Saturday evening, winning the three heats and then leading the final from start to finish.

Aldridge, the former national Under 21 champion, has almost been in a class of his own this season and looks set to head to England in March to race for Rye House in the Conference League. The twenty-two year old was untroubled to take the chequered flag in the heats races with Invercargill’s Andrew Tree in second place from Kody Tocker.

In the final Nelson’s Sean Cox briefly lead from the starting tapes but Aldridge was first into the Town bend and was never headed with the battle for second place after Tree made a poor start. Cox held second place, from Tree at the start of the final lap but going into the final turn Tree dived under the Nelson rider with Tree holding on to win by a bike length.

The Canterbury sidecar title was a more even affair but turned out to be a Nelson benefit after Christchurch combinations suffered problems. After finishing second in the opening heats, Lionel Green and Aaron Ray nights racing ended when blowing the clutch on their outfit in the second heat. Inform local pairing of Bevan Nuttridge and Karl Foster had a quiet night and were never in contention.

Liam Stockman and Blair Lock was the best of the locals with two third placing in the heats but had to settle for fourth place in the final behind Nelson’s Nathan Ching and Laurie McMahon. Neville Currn and Wolf McGill (Nelson) were second overall from yet another Nelson pair of Nigel Payton and Chris Harper who had gone into the final as favourites after taking out two of the heats.

In the car classes Michael Moulin took out the TQ feature from Ricky Brent and Rachel Melrose. Earlier in the evening Brett recorded a win and a second in the heat racing. With Kimberly Yeatman rewarded with her improved form in recent weeks with a third placing in the opening heat

Melrose finished ahead of the field in the Modified Sprint feature from Matt Honeywell and Brett Robinson. Honeywell and Melrose also featured in the heat results.

Results (Competitors from Christchurch Unless Stated)

Solo’s

Canterbury Championships

Ht 1. Andrew Aldridge 1, Andrew Tree (Inv.) 2, Kody Tocker 3

Ht 2. Aldridge 1, Tree 2, Tocker 3.

Ht 3. Aldridge 1, Tree 2, Tocker 3.

Final. Aldridge 1, Tree 2, Sean Cox (Nelson) 3.

Sidecars

Canterbury Championships

Ht 1. Nigel/Payton/Chris Harper (Nelson) 1, Lionel Green/Aaron Ray 2, Liam Stockman/Lock 3.

Ht 2. Nathan Ching/Laurie McMahon (Nelson) 1, Neville Currn/Wolf McGill (Nelson) 2  Stockman/Lock 3.

Ht 3.Paton/Harper 1, Currn/McGill 2, Stockman/Lock 3.

Final. Ching/McMahon 1, Currn/McGill 2, Paton/Harper 3.

TQ Midgets

Ht 1. Ryan Stone 1, Ricky Brett 2, Kimberly Yeatman 3.

Ht 2. Brett 1, Michael Moulin 2, Darryl Cook 3.

Feature. Moulin 1, Brett 2, Melrose 3.

Modified Sprints

Ht 1. Craig Broomhall 1, Glen Sole 2, Matt Honeywell 3.

Ht 2. Honeywell 1, Rachel Melrose 2, Paul Russ 3.

Feature. Melrose 1, Honeywell 2, Brett Robinson 3.

Kiwi Kids

Solo’s

Ht 1. Konnor McCluskey-Young 1, Ryan Moss 2, Ryan Terry-Daly (Auck) 3.

Ht 2. McCluskey-Young, Shilo Tocher 2, Joss O’Docherty

Final. McCluskey-Young 1, Moss 2, Terry-Daly 3

Quarter Midgets

Ht 1. Matt Leversedge 1, Nathan Clive 2, Jessie Jamieson 3.

Final. Chevenne Hassan 1, Leversedge 2, Jamieson. 3

Ruapuna Powerbuilt Speedway                                                         Gavin Searle

With temperatures hovering around the mid 20’s, and the north west wind sweeping across the plains on Saturday evening, track conditions at Ruapuna Powerbuilt Speedway inevitably become slick which reduced the racing line late in the meeting.

Nelson’s Nevil Basalaj made a welcome return to the midget ranks and was rewarded when leading from start to finish taking the chequered flag in the feature. The conditions suited Gary Robertson’s smaller Toyota powered machine with Robertson driving a fine race to finish behind Basalij with David Kerr finally getting the better of Dunedin’s Gavin Wilkie to claim third spot. Ray Baughan won the first two midget races but crashed out of the feature event when involved in a crash on the Prison Bend.

There were three different winners in the sprintcar class with visiting drivers dominating the opening race won by Nelson’s Kevin Freeman from the Cromwell pairing of Jason Scott and Gary Price.  Price was second to Daryl Wright on the next race with Lindsay Gilbert then taking out his second successive feature win

As usual the large three quarter midget field turned on some close racing. Newly crowned South Island champion, Kyle Glover, finished behind Ryan Stone and Rickey Brett.  Glover’s nights racing ended when involved in a crash in the next race which was awarded to Mike Moulin. Brad Mackwell claimed his first feature win when heading home Moulin and Jeremy Beaton.

In the Modifield Sprint section American driver, Chris Haskell was a clear winner in the opening heat, before problems sidelined him for the remainder of the racing.  Tom Lumsden was promoted into first place in the next race after Matt Honeywell started out of position with Honeywell coming back strongly to take out he feature race from Reon Taylor and Brett Robinson.

Race Results (all competitors from Christchurch unless stated)

Modified Sprints

Ht 1. Chris Haskell (USA) 1, Darryl Harris 2, Tom Lumsden 3.

Ht 2. Lumsden 1, Matt Honeywell 2, Reon Taylor 3.

Feature. Honeywell 1, Taylor 2, Brett Robinson 3.

TQ Midgets

Ht 1. Ryan Stone 1, Ricky Brett 2, Kyle Glover 3.

Ht 2. Mike Moulin 1, Jeremy Beaton 2, Brett 3.

Feature. Brad Mackwell 1, Moulin 2, Beaton 3.

Midgets

Ht 1. Ray Baughan 1, Rachel Melrose 2, Gary Chadwick 3.

Ht 2. Baughan 1, David Kerr 2, Scott Millar 3.

Feature. Nevil Basalaj (Nelson) 1, Gary Robertson 2, David Kerr 3.   

Sprintcars

Ht 1. Kevin Freeman (Nelson) 1, Jason Scott (Cromwell ) 2, Gary Price (Cromwell) 3.

Ht 2. Daryl Wright 1, Price 2, Lindsay Gilbert 3.

Feature. Gilbert 1, Wright 2, Freeman 3.  

Quarter Midgets

Race 1. Matt Leversedge 1, Jessey Jamieson 2, Kate Warren 3.

Race 2. Warren 1, Leversedge 2, Jamieson 3

 POWERBUILT RUAPUNA SPEEDWAY 1-12-07
 
Persistent heavy drizzle that closed in across Christchurch early in the evening forced the cancellation of tonights (Saturday Dec 1) season opener at the Ruapuna Powerbuilt Speedway before the main programme had started.
While the preliminary events were completed the track soon became too greasy for the main programme and officials were forced to cancel the show.
The season will now kick off on Saturday December 8 with the Trophy Challenge and round one of the Xpress Print House Sprintcar war of the Wings.
The strength of the resurgent Sprintcar section across the South Island is likely to be shown with a number of drivers from Nelson, Invercargill and Cromwell indicating their intention to compete in this event.
Spectators who purchased tickets for tonights show can use that ticket next saturday night

 Five track records marked the final nights racing of the season at
Powerbuilt Speedway on Saturday evening which included the staging of the
South Island Sprintcar championship which was won for the fourth time by
Steve Duff.
Duff finished third in the opening heat, headed home by his son Jamie and
Lindsay Gilbert. Duff senior then won the second heat from Karen Forsey and
Gilbert with his winning time shaving 0.28 seconds off the ten lap record
that he had held since the 1998/99 season.
In the final Duff had too much pace for his rivals,leading from the green
flag with Gilbert holding second place, content to play a waiting role in
case Duff made a mistake, which never came. Gilbert, a former tractor drag
racer, and Forsey, both with just a season's sprintcar racing behind filled
second and third place overall.
Modified sprint driver Rachel Melrose set two new records when winning heat
3 of the H Pac South Pacific Championship. On the third lap of the fifteen
lap race Melrose lowered the track record to 14.34 seconds, which she had
previously held and then established a new 15 lap record of 3:45 55 seconds
smashing the old record by over 12 seconds.
The South Pacific Championship was won by rookie, Matt Honeywell, after a
run-off with Grant Dacombe after both drivers finished the three heats level
on 29 points with third placed Brett Robinson, also a new comer to the
sport, on 28 points.
The two other track records that  fell during the evening were in the Midget
cars where David Kerr bloke the old 15 lap record by nearly 4 seconds but
this mark was broken later in the meeting by Darren Nankivell who stopped
the clock at 3:56.28 seconds.
Sixteen year-old, Dale Finch continued to impress when winning the
Canterbury solo title, to add to his runner-up spot in the national title
earlier in the summer.  Finch was third in the first heat, behind Kody
Tocher and Andrew Aldridge, but then won the next two heats before going on
to take out the final with ease from Graham Wilson and Scott Jeffcoate.
Race Results
Sprintcars
South Island Championship
Ht 1. Jamie Duff 1, Lindsay Gilbert 2, Steve Duff 3.
Ht 2. S Duff 1, Karen Forsey 2, Gilbert 3.
Final. Duff 1, Gilbert 2, Forsey 3.
Feature. Duff 1, Gilbert 2, Forsey 3.
Modified Sprints
H Pac South Pacific Championship
Ht 1. Grant Dacombe 1, Matt Honeywell 2, 2, William Gardiner 3.
Ht 2. Danny Mason 1, Honeywell 2, Brent Robinson 3.
Ht 3. Rachel Melrose 1, Dacombe 2, Robinson.
Final placings. Honeywell 1st (after a run-off), Dacombe 2nd, Robinson 3.
Feature. Tom Lumsden 1, Melrose 2, Honeywell 3.
Three-Quarter Midgetcars
Canterbury Championships
Ht 1. Ricky Brett 1, Michael Moulin 2, Rachel Melrose 3.
Ht 2. Gareth Bindon 1, Glen McIlroy 2, Jeremy Beaton 3.
Ht 3. Rachel Melrose 1,Benton 2, Brett 3.
Final. Beaton 1, Melrose 2. Darryl Cook 3.
Midgetcars
Ht 1. David Keer 1, Dion Rochford 2, Garry Lennon 3.
Ht 2. Rochford 1, Aaron Webb 2, Gavin Wilkie 3.
Ht 3. Darren Nankivell 1, Webb 2, Lennon 3.
Featire. Rochford 1, Webb 2, Lennon 3.
Solo's
Canterbury Championship
Ht 1. Kody Tocher 1, Andrew Aldridge 2, Dale Finch 3.
Ht 2. Finch 1, Tocher 2, Aldridge 3.
Ht 3. Finch 1, Tocher 2.
Final. Finch 1, Graham Wilson 2, Scott Jeffcoate 3.
Kiwi Kids
Solo's
Ht 1. Anthony Knowles 1, Konner McCluskey-Young 2, Ryan Moss 3.
Ht 2. Knowles 1, McCluskey-Young 2, Cory Lang 3.
Ht 3. McCluskey-Young 1, Knowles 2, Moss 3.
Quarter Midgercars
Ht 1. Kate Warren 1, Blair Warren 2, Matt Leversedge 3.
Ht 2. Jessey Jamieson 1, K Warren 2, B Warren 3.
Ht 3. Jamieson 1, K Warren 2, B Warren 3.

  POWERBUILT SPEEDWAY, RUAPUNA SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24

The major talking point from the qualifying heats of the Accessman New
Zealand Midgetcar Championships was the withdrawl two of the top contenders,
Brad Mosen (Auckland) and Nevil Basalaj (Nelson). Both suffered major motor
failures which will put them out of the repercharge that will find the last
three drivers for the 24 car field for the finals. Basalaj's car struck
problems in the warm-ups and did not contest any of the heats while teenager
Mosen was leading his first heat by a big margin when the motor went off
song.
The only surprise non qualifier from group 1 was local Dick Webb who failed
to start the final heat after his car was measured as being too wide, with
Webb missing the cut by just a single point. Auckland's Simon Longdill
qualified with ease after rolling his car in the hot laps.  Former
champions, Graham Standring, (blown oil line) and Michael Kendall (battery)
failed to finish their middle heat but then in the top two in the final heat
to qualify.
With Mosen and Basalaj out of group two there was no surprises among non
qualifiers with Bryce Townsend heading the group withj 34 points one ahead
of Shaun Insley with Steve Currie on 32..
Group 3 saw defending champion, Tony Fabish head the qualifying on 31 a
point ahead of Michael Pickens with anothjer point back to Scott Buckley.
David Kerr (ChCh) and Dundin's Gavin Wilkie missed the cut by two points and
now face the fifteen lap repercharge.
Race Results
Accessman New Zealand Midgetcar Championships
Group 1.
Ht 1. Dion Rochford (ChCh) 1, Shayne Alach (Auck) 2, Bill Clarkson (Auck) 3.
Ht 2. Alach 1, Dick Webb (ChCh) 2, Michael Brunt (Kihikihi) 3.
Ht 3. Michael Kendall (Auck) 1, Graham Standring (Auck) 2, Brunt 3.
Points: Rochford 30, Brunt 25, Simon Longdill (Auck) 24, Alach 23, Kendall
21, Standring 18, Clarkson 18 (all qualify for finals)
Non qualifiers into repercharge: Webb 17, Gavin Wilkie (Dunedin) 17, Ryan
Chapman (ChCh)12, Matt Milne (ChCh) 9, Barry Low (ChCh) 1.
Group 2
Ht 1. Shaun Insley (Auck) 1, Bryce Townsend (Auck) 2, Steve Currie (Auck) 3
Ht 2. Currie 1, Townsend 2, Garry Lennon (ChCh) 3.
Ht 3. Townsend 1, Insley 2, Currie 3.
Points: Townsend 34, Insley 33, Currie 32, Lennon 26, Darren Nankivell
(ChCh) 25, Paul Quinn (Nelson) 18, Aaron Webb (Chch) 15 (all qualify for
finals)
Non qualifiers into repercharge: Gavin Quinn (Starford) 12, Bradley May
(Inv) 8, Matt Phillips (ChCh) 3, Nevil Basalaj (Nelson) 0, Brad Mosen (Auck)
0
Group 3
Ht 1. Scott Buckley (Auck) 1, Jimi Quin (Auck) 2. Lance Beale (Auck) 3.
Ht 2. Tony Fabish 1, Buckley 2, Ray Baughan (ChCh) 3.
Ht 3. Michael Pickens (Auck) 1, Fabish 2, Beale 3.
Points: Fabish 31, Pickens 30, Buckley 29, Beale 26, Baughan 22, Wayne Green
(Auck) 21, Jimi Quin 19 (all qualify for finals)
Non qualifiers into repercharge: David Kerr (ChCh) 17, Barry Sommerville
(Inv) 17, Gary Chadwick (ChCh 8, Andrew Brown (Nelson) 7, Gary Robertson
(Chch) 5.

 For up to date information regarding rainouts etc and the next race meeting

 Phone 03 349 7727

 The Entrants for the Accessman New Zealand Midget Car Championship to be
held at Powerbuilt Speedway, Ruapuna on 23 & 24 February



GROUP 1

3NZ Michael Brunt (Kihikihi)
8C Dick Webb (ChCh)
11A Shayne Alach (Auck)
21D Gavin Wilkie (Dun)
29C Ryan Chapman (ChCh)
33A Graham Standring (Auck)
38C Matt Milne (ChCh)
54C Barry Low (ChCh)
69C Dion Rochford (ChCh)
75A Bill Clarkson (Auck)
81A Michael Kendall (Auck)
88A Simon Longdill (Auck)



GROUP 2

2NZ Shaun Insley (Auck)
9C Garry Lennon (ChCh)
9N Paul Quinn (Nelson)
12S Gavin Quinn (S'ford)
24C Darren Nankivell (ChCh)
51C Matt Phillips (ChCh)
67A Steve Currie (Auck)
67C Aaron Webb (ChCh)
73N Nevil Basalaj (Nelson)
75I Bradley May (I'gill)
91A Bryce Townsend (Auck)
119A Brad Mosen (Auck)


GROUP 3

1NZ Tony Fabish (Te Awamutu)
4A Michael Pickens (Auck)
10A Wayne Green (Auck)
10C Paul Denson (ChCh)
19C Gary Robertson (ChCh)
25A Scott Buckley (Auck)
41I Barry Sommerville (I'gill)
43A Jimi Quin (Auck)
57N Andrew Brown (Nelson)
71C Gary Chadwick (ChCh)
87A Lance Beale (Auck)
95C Ray Baughan (ChCh)
99C David Kerr (ChCh)

 Christchurch driver David Kerr has sprung a big surprise within Speedway
circles when his team purchased the Esslinger engined Midget car that was
campaigned during the recent World Series by top American driver Dave
Darland.

Kerr, a former New Zealand Mini Sprint Champion moved into the more powerful
Midget car class late last season, and has already shown considerable
promise this summer with two feature race wins under his belt.

The 350 horsepower Esslinger powered car was built in the USA especially for
Darland's New Zealand campaign and has run in just six meetings.

At its first appearance Darland won the World Derby at Western Springs,
Auckland.

Kerr put in around one hundred laps over the weekend trialing the car, and
will race it in this weekends (February 23 & 24) Accessman New Zealand
Midget Car Championship at the Powerbuilt Speedway, Ruapuna.

"I couldn't get over how responsive the car was, and I felt so comfortable.
Its got some awesome gear and we'll need it. The competition will be very
strong this weekend, but I am confident that we will acquit ourselves well",
said Kerr.

The event has attracted 36 entries, including 15 from the North Island. All
of the New Zealand team who defeated the USA in the recent World Series have
entered with the exception of Shayne Alach.

 Andrew Bargh from the Hawkes Bay, won his first New Zealand Solo
championship, after he went through the event unbeaten at Powerbuilt
Speedway on Saturday evening. Christchurch teenager, Dale Finch, impressed
when claiming second place overall, with 13 points, two behind Bargh. The
defending title holder Jason Bunyan, of England surrendering his three year
hold on the national title after he finished in third place by defeating
Grant Tregoning of Christchurch in a run-off for third place after both
riders finished with twelve points.
Bargh was untroubled to collect five straight wins and always looked in
control of the meeting with most interest focusing on the minors. Bunyan
quest to retain his title started poorly when finishing second behind Finch
in the opening heat. Bunyan then dropped more points in heat 12 when he lead
the early laps of the race however he fell on the third lap which saw Bargh,
with USA based, Ricky Wells taking second place with Bunyan remounting to
finish in third place and claim a point.
Bargh was briefly headed in his next outing by local Andrew Aldridge by
Bargh powered cleared on the opening lap and opening up a clear head.
Aldridge, who won the NZ Under 21 title on Waitangi Day, saw his hopes of
doing the double end when looping his bike at the starting gate in his
second ride when clashing with Bunyan. Aldridge was excluded in the re-run.
Finch dropped his only points when finishing second to Bargh and then
Aldridge with the runner up placing the sixteen year-old best result to date
in his racing career.
Auckland driver Ross Linklater took out the other national title being raced
for when winning the NZ Three Quarter Midgetcar Grand Prix title. Linklater
finished second in his qualifying race, behind Adam Jobin (Auckland).
Linklater was out of the money in the first GP heat coming home in ninth
place after starting near the back of the 22 car field.
Linklater took out the chequered flag in the second heat leading home
Gisborne's James Tollison with Dwayne Todd (Hawkes Bay) third.
In the 20 lap final Linklater claimed the lead on the opening lap from New
Zealand champion, Ryan O'Conner with Adam Joblin, both from Auckland. Joblin
then came under attack from Lawrence Baker (Auckland) with the latter
claming third spot on lap eight. Baker then set about closing the gap on
O'Conner with Baker finally moving into second lap on the final lap with
O'Conner having to settle for third.
Rachel Melrose, who had to qualifying for the GP by winning the repercharge
was the first local driver home in eight place just ahead of Christchurch
Jeremy Beaton.
In the Canterbury sidecar championship Lionel Green and Bevan Nuttridge
headed home Lester Schroder and Steve Nolan by a single point with Brent
Tomkins and Josh Wilson third overall.
Race Results (Competitors from Christchurch Unless Stated)
Solo's
Jemmett's Powertool Service / Hamburger Transport Ltd NZ Championship
Ht 1. Dale Finch 12, Jason Bunyan (UK) 2, Jamie Moohan (Auck) 3, Jude
Mudgeway P North) 4.
Ht 2. Andrew Bargh (H Bay) 1, Grant Tregoning 1, Ricky Wells (USA) 3, Jamie
Smith (Inv) 4.
Ht 3. Andrew Aldridge 1, Martin Emerson (UK) 2, Dylan Moolan (Auck) 3, John
Tuffley (Inv) (fell).
Ht 4. Kody Tocher 1, Andrew Tree (Inv) 2, Mitchell McHardy ((Auck) 3, Karl
Bagshaw 4.
Ht 5. Wells 1, D Moohan (ndf) , J Moohan (ns), Tocher (ns).
Ht 6. Emerson 1, Mudgeway 2, Bagsgaw 3, Smith 4.
Ht 7. Bargh 1, Finch 2, Tree 3, Craig Ramsey (P North) 4.
Ht 8. Bunyan 1, Tregoning 2, McHardy 3, Aldridge (exc).
Ht 9. Smith 1, McHardy 2, Ramsay (dnf), J Moohan (ns).
Ht 10. Aldridge 1, Wells 2, Tree 3,  Mudgeway(fell).
Ht 11. Finch 1, Regoning 2, d Moohan 3, Bagshaw 4.
Ht 12. Bargh 1, Emerson 2, Bunyan (fell remounted) 3, Tocker (ns).
Ht 13. Bargh 1, Aldridge 2, Bagshaw 3, J Moohan (ns).
Ht 14. Tregoning 1, Ramsay 2, Mudgeway (ns), Tocher (ns).
Ht 15. Finch 1, Emerson 2, Wells 3, McHardy 4.
Ht 16. Bunyan 1, Tree 2, D Moohan 3, Smith.
Ht 17. Tregoning 1, Tree 2, Emerson (dnf), J Moohan (ns).
Ht 18. Bargh 1, McHardy 2, D Moohan 3, Mudgeway (ns).
Ht 19. Aldridge 1, Finch 2, Smith 3, Tocher (ns).
Ht 20. Bunyan 1, Wells 2, Ramsay 3, Bagshaw 4.
Run-off for 3rd. Buynan 1, Tregoning 2.
Final Points. Aldridge 15, Finch 13, Bunyan 12, Tregoning 12, Aldridge 11,
Wells 9, Emerson 9, Tree 8, McHardy 6, Smith 4, D Moohan 4, Tocker 3, Ramsay
(reserve) 3, Bagshaw 2, Mudgway 2, J Moohan 1, Tuffley 0.
Three Quarter Midgetcars
Glen Durie Engine Reconditioners NZ Grand Prix
Qualifying
Race 1. Adam Joblin (Auck) 1, Ross Linklater (Auck) 2, Dylan McGregor (Gis)
3.
Race 2. Lawrence Baker (Auck) 1, Steve Todd (H Bay) 2, Kylie-ann Harris
(Auck) 3.
Repercharge. Rachel Melrose 1, Jeremy Beaton 2, Rob Martin (Nelson)
Ht 1. Scott Joblin (Auck) 1, Ryan O'Conner (Auck0 2, A Joblin 3.
Ht 2. Linklater 1, James Tollison (Wang) 2, Dwayne Todd (H Bay)
Final. Linklater 1, Baker 2, 0'Conner 3, Craig Todd (H Bay) 4, A Joblin 5, S
Todd 6, McGregor 7, Melrose 8, Gareth Bindon 9, Harris 10.
Modifield Sprints
Ht 1. Jamie Duff 1, Glen Sole 2, Darryl Harris 3.
Ht 2. Rachel Melrose 1, Sole 2, Brett Robinson 3.
Feature. Melrose 1, Robinson 2, Sole 3.
Sidecars
Canterbury Championships
Ht 1. Lionel Green/Bevan Nuttridge 1, Lester Schroder/Steve Nolan (Nelson)
2, Brent Tomkins/Josh Wilson 3.
Ht 2. Schroder/Nolan 1, Green/Nuttridge 2, Tomkins/Wilson 3.
Ht 3. Green/Nuttridge 1, Schroder/Nolan 2, Tomkins/Wilson.
Final Points. Green/Nuttridge 8, Schroder/Nolan 7, Tomkins/Wilson 3.

 Two of the young competitors walked away with the major honours at
Powerbuilt Speedway on Tuesday evening. Local rider, Andrew Aldridge,
successfully retained the New Zealand Under 21 title while Auckland
teenager, Ryan O'Conner took out the Masters title in the Three Quarter
Midget class.
It was Aldridge's third and final win in the Under 21 title, as he will be
too old to contest the title next year. After going through his heats
unbeaten Aldridge went into the five rider final as the top scorer. The
final has to be restarted twice after Invercargill riders, Alex Cunningham
and Andrew Tree fell on the first lap and then Cunningham brought down
Aldridge in the restart.
The final restart again saw Palmerston North's, Andrew Bargh lead from the
gate with Aldridge second from Christchurch's Grant Tregoning. Aldridge
blasted by Bargh on the start finish line going to win by a handy margin
from Bargh and Tregoning. Aldridge will now being out to win the full New
Zealand title which will be staged at Powerbuilt Speedway on Saturday.
O'Conner, who took out the New Zealand TQ title over the weekend at
Greymouth continuing his top form when winning the Masters title over three
heats. The sixteen year old came from near the back of the field to finish
second in the 26 car opening heat,which was won by Lawrence Baker
(Auckland). O'Conner then back this placing up with another second and then
a third in the final heat to win the title with 77 points, six clear by Ross
Linklater with Kylie-Ann Harris third to make it an Auckland clean sweep.
All the visiting drivers will be back in action on Saturday evening when the
NZ Grand Prix title is being contested.
Steve Duff and Aaron Webb were the respective winners of the Canterbury
championship, in the sprintcar and midget classes. The sprintcar feature was
marred by a spectacular crash after Duff and Nelson's Kevin Freeman's cars
touched coming down the front straight which left Freeman's car badly
damaged after a heavy roll.
Race Results (Competitors from Christchurch Unless Stated)
Solo's
Jemmett's Powertool Service / Hamburger Transport Ltd NZ Under 21
Championship
Ht 1. Grant Tregoning 1, Andrew Tree (Inv) 2, Jamie Moohan (Auck) 3.
Ht 2. Andrew Aldridge 1, Alex Cunningham (Inv) 2, Jade Mudgeway (P. North)
Ht 3. Dale Finch 1, Andrew Bargh (P. North) 2, Kody Tocher 3.
Ht 4. Bargh 1, Mudgeway 2, Mitchell McHardy (Auck) 3.
Ht 5. Aldridge 1, Cunningham 2. Dylan Moohan (Auck) 3.
Ht 6. Tree 1, Tregoning 2, Finch 3.
Ht 7. Bargh 1, Ricky Wells 2, Tregoning 3.
Ht 8. Aldridge 1, Finch 2, Tree 3.
Ht 9. Cunningham 1, McHardy 2, Mudgeway 3.
Last Chance Run-off. Tregoning 1, Tree 2, Finch 3.
Final. Aldridge 1, Bargh, Tregoning 3.
Three Quarter Midgetcars
Qualifying
Ht 1. Rachel Melrose 1, William Cunniffe 2, Jeremy Beaton 3.
Ht 2. Ross Linklater (Auck) 1, Scott Joblin (Auck) 2, Steve Todd (Napier) 3.
Press work Products Ltd Masters
Ht 1. Lawrence Baker (Auck) 1, Ryan O'Conner (Auck) 2, Kylie Harris (Auck)
3.
Ht 2. Jobin 1, O'Conner 2, Linklater 3.
Ht 3. Linklater 1, Todd 2, O'Conner 3.
Final Points: O'Conner 77, Linklater 71, K Harris 66, Ryan McGregor 61,
Melrose 59, Todd 50, Baker 47, James Tollison 46, Dylan McGregor (Wanganui)
42, Dwanne Todd (Napier) 40, Jeremy Beaton 40.
Sinclair Trophy Feature. Adam Joblin 1, Linklater 2, Beaton 3.
Quarter Midgets
Race 1. Kate Warren 1, Jarrod Taylor 2, Jessey Jamieson 3.
Feature. Jamieson 1, Warren 2, Taylor 3.
Modifield Sprints
Ht 1. Glen  Sole 1, Darryl Harris 2, Matt Honeywell 3.
Ht 2. Rachel Melrose 1, Honeywell 2, Sole 3.
Feature. Melrose 1, Sole 2, Honeywell 3.
Sprintcars
Canterbury Championships
Ht 1. Jamie Duff 1, Steve Duff 2, Kevin Freeman (Nelson) 3.
Ht 2. S Duff 1, Freeman 2, Glen Everett 3.
Final. S Duff 1, Everett 2, Athol Hickorangi (Porirua)3.
Midgets
Canterbury Championships
Ht 1. Darren Nankivell 1, Shane Clark 2, David Kerr 3.
Ht 2. Dick Webb 1, Dion Rochford 2, Arron Webb 3.
Final. A Webb 1, Nankivell 2, Ray Baughan 3.

 February 4, 2007

Sixteen year old Auckland Speedway driver Ryan O'Conner won the New Zealand
Three Quarter Midget Car Championship at Greymouth today in what was his
first attempt at claiming the title.

O'Conner led for most of the 20 Lap final to win from former national
champion Scott Joblin from Palmerston North and Napier driver Craig Todd.

O'Conner is a rookie driver in the TQ class after having competed in the
Quarter Midget class for five years.

Christchurch's Ryan Stone qualified in eighth place for the final and had
moved up several positions before the engine in his car blew.

O'Conner will now start as a favourite for Tuesday nights T.Q Masters which
will be held at the Powerbuilt Speedway, Ruapuna.

One of the most highly rated drivers on the American Sprintcar scene,

 Ricky   Logan will make a surprise appearance at the Powerbuilt Speedway, Ruapuna 

tomorrow night. (Thursday January 25)
 
 Logan raced in the International Series at Auckland and Powerbuilt in
 December and has been touring around New Zealand since then, competing at
 Sprintcar races at Auckland and Palmerston North on a freelance basis. At
 one outing at the Palmerston North track he set the fastest lap time in
 that tracks 76 year history.
 The 35 year old native of Little Rock, Arkansas is among the front runners
 at the famed Knoxville Raceway in Iowa, and he will make a guest appearance
 at the wheel of the Accessman Schnee which is owned by Ashburton Dairy
 farmer Gerard Ness.
 
 His appearance in the Sprintcar ranks for the night will be an added bonus,
 with the main feature of the night being the fourth round of the $190,000
 Reworks World Midget Car Test Series between the U.S.A and New Zealand.

 The 50th anniversary of Three Quarter Midgetcar racing in Christchurch was
celebrated over the weekend and ended fittingly at Powerbuilt Speedway on
Saturday evening when less than a second separated the first three cars home
in the 20 lap Anniversary Trophy feature race.
It was two of the most experienced drivers in the field, Michael Moulin and
Ryan Stone, who were locked in a great dice over final quarter of the race.
Moulin just held out Stone by less that a car length (0.07 seconds) in the
race to the chequered flag with Ben Tiplady in third place. Tiplady took the
lead on the third lap and held the lead with just two laps to run when both
Moulin and Stone passed coming out of the Town Bend with Stone then closing
in on Moulin. On the final Stone tried to pass Moulin on the outside of the
Town Bend with Moulin just managing to throw off the challenge. Stone then
tried to cut inside his rival coming out of the final turn as the two car
were locked together going over the finish line. Tiplady was less then a
half a second behind Stone with Karl Glover fourth and Rachel Melrose fifth.
In the three heats Stone claimed a second and two wins with the other win
going to Philippa Melrose who also finished second to Stone in heat 3.
Earlier in the evening several former TQ drivers took to the track in
vintage racing machinery with Kevin Stephens impressing when reeling off lap
time of under 20 seconds while Selwyn Burt, who first took to the track way
back in the summer of 1957-58 also took to the track.
English rider, Jason Bunyan, won four of his six starts on the Young Gun
Series, finishing second to Andrew Bargh (Hastings) and local Andrew
Aldridge in his other two races. Aldridge, the current NZ Under 21 champion
provided Bunyan with the most competition with Bunyan finishing with 28
points, four ahead of Aldridge with Invercargill's Andrew Tree third overall
on 17.
After a hectic week of racing at other venues a somewhat depleted field of
seven entrants  battled out the South Island Sidecar Challenge which was won
by the pairing of Lester Schroeder (Blenheim) and his local passenger, Bevan
Nuttridge. This duo picked up a win and a second placing in the two heats
before heading home  Christchurch's Brent Tomkins/Arnie Marshall and Grant
Lightfoot/Darryl Crack(Invercargill) in the final.
Glen Sole impressed in the Modifield Sprint section, claiming a second
placing in heat two before backing this up with a good win in the feature
when having to work hard to hold out the fast finishing Melrose sister's,
Rachel and Philippa.
In the Kiwi Kid divisions Anthony Knowles and Jessey Jamieson took out their
respective Canterbury titles.
Race Results - (Competitors from Christchurch unless stated)
Meeting 4  - 6 January
Three Quarter Midgetcars
50th Anniversary Trophy
Ht 1. Philippa Melrose 1, Ryan Stone 2, Karl Clover 3
Ht 2. Stone 1, Ricky Brett 2, Bran Maxwell 3.
Ht 3. Stone 1, Melrose 2, Ben Tiplady 3.
Feature. Michael Moulin 1, Stone 2, Tiplady 3.
Modified Sprints
Ht 1. Rob Campbell 1, Rachel Melrose 2, Tom Lumsden 3.
Ht 2. R Melrose 1, Glen Sole 2, Philippa Melrose 3.
Feature. Sole 1, P Melrose 2, R Melrose 3.
Solo's
Young Gun Series
Ht 1. Jason Bunyan (UK) 1, Andrew Aldridge 2, Andrew Tree(Inv) 3, Andrew
Bargh(Hastings) 4.
Ht 2. Bunyan 1, Aldridge 2, Tree 3, Dale Finch 4.
Ht 3. Aldridge 1, Bunyan 2, Tree 3, Alex Cunningham(Inv) 4.
Ht 4. Bunyan 1, Aldridge 2, Tree 3, Bargh 4.
Ht 5. Bargh 1, Bunyan 2, Aldridge 3, Tree 4.
Ht 6. Bunyan 1, Aldridge 2, Tree 3, Bargh 4.
Final Points: Bunyan 28, Aldridge 24, Tree 17, Bargh 11, Cunningham 6, Finch
2.
Sidcars.
South Island Challenge
Ht 1. Lester Schroeder/Bevan Nuttridge(Blem) 1, Brent Tomkins/Arnie Marshall
2, Grant Lightfoot/Darryl Crack(Inv) 3.
Ht 2. Lightfoot/Crack 1, Schroeder/Nuttridge 2, Blair Stockman/Shay
Sutherland 3.
Final. Schroeder/Nuttridge 1, Tomkins/Marshall 2, Lightfoot/Crack 3.
Kiwi Kids
Quarter Midgets
Canterbury Championships
Ht 1. Kate Warren 1, Matt Leversedge 2, Blair Warren 3
Ht 2. Leversedge 1, Jesse Wright 2,  K Warren 3.
Final. Jessey Jamieson 1, K Warren, Amy Fridd 3.
Solo's
Canterbury Championships
Ht 1. Anthony Knowles 1, Cory Lang (Westport) 2, Bradley Ellis 3.
Ht 2. Knowles 1, Lang 2, Ellis 3.
Final. Knowles 1, Lang 2, Ellis 3.

 Allan Wakeling's long standing lap record at the Powerbuilt Speedway,
Ruapuna will come under threat this Saturday night (Dec 16), when arguably
the most talent packed field of Sprintcar competitors to race in
Christchurch will take part in the $20,000 Powerbuilt Classic.

Heading the list of entrants, and red hot favourite to repeat his Classic
win from last season, is American Craig Dollansky who will drive for the 
Auckland based Ron Salter Motorsport team with a car that has been fitted up
to Dollansky's specifications.

Salter has spared no expense in providing Dollansky with the best gear
available, including a full 820 horsepower Outlaw specification engine.

Dollansky recently capped off his most successful season yet, finishing
second in the World of Outlaws Series which is fought out over seventy races
throughout the U.S.A.

Another American, Ricky Logan will make his third appearance at Ruapuna, and
like Dollansky he is coming off a very successful campaign. Two weeks ago he
recorded the fastes ever lap time at Palmerston North Speedway and last
weekend he finished second in the Western Springs Sprintcar Classic.

Logan is keen to make an impression at Ruapuna, a track that he rates
highly.

"It's got lot's of room and offers a couple of lines. I've not had much luck
down here in the past, but that's gonna change!"

Two of Australia's top drivers in Robbie Farr and Trevor Green will also
return to Ruapuna for the race.

Farr is one of just three drivers to have secured Australian Championship
victories in both Midgets and Sprintcars. Green competed up in the USA last
winter and earlier this year he won the Gold Cup at Ruapuna.

Saturday nights show doubles as a qualifying round for the World Sprintcar
Challenge which will be held at Knoxville, Iowa next August and a very
strong North Island contingent will cross the strait to take on the
internationals, and local drivers.

Apart from fielding a car for Dollansky, Aucklander Ron Salter will field
three other cars in the event for current New Zealand Champion Kerry Jones,
the highly rated Dean Brindle and Salter himself.

Jones has struck success at Ruapuna many times during his illustrious
career, as has his long time arch rival Allan Wakeling.

Wakeling, who has eight New Zealand titles to his credit acknowledges that
in such illustrious company his lap record of 12.687 seconds is under threat
but he says that the New Zealand challenge should not be under estimated.

"Being up against the overseas drivers brings out the best in us, and guys
like Jonsey, Duffy (Steve Duff) and myself know our way around Ruapuna
pretty well."

The stern North Island challenge does not stop at Wakeling and Salter's
"Dream team", with six other drivers coming south to fight out the honours
including Jamie McDonald who is the current number two rated driver in New
Zealand, Carl Wilson, Tommy Rusher and Greg Pickerill.

There will also be considerable interest in the performance of the world
rated Midget car drivers from Auckland Michael Pickens and Brad Mosen.

Both will compete in Christchurch cars on Saturday with Pickens in the
Gerard Ness owned Schnee, while Mosen will make his Sprintcar debut in the
Dickies Maxim for Scorpion Racing.

Veteran driver Steve Duff will head the South Island contingent. Duff
purchased a late model J & J car for this season and took in several
meetings in Sydney prior to the local season starting up. His win in the
feature race at Ruapuna's opening night signaled his intention to dominate
the Christchurch Sprintcar scene this summer.

Unfortunately the South Island drivers lead up to the event has been
thwarted by poor weather, with two of the four scheduled meetings to date
having been washed out.

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 POWERBUILT SPEEDWAY 25 NOVEMBER

Large fields were the feature of the opening meeting of the season at
Powerbuilt Speedway on Saturday evening with a big number of 'rookie'
competitors appearing in each of the classes.
The resurgent midget car class saw seventeen cars take to the track with all
races keenly contested.
Aaron Webb at the wheel of his recently acquired Ed Pink Ford powered car
won both of his heats before going on to take out the feature from Dick
Webb. Aaron Webb lead the feature from the opening lap but was pressed all
the way by his namesake with both cars never more than two car lengths apart
over the entire twenty-five laps. Over the closing laps Dick Webb twice
managed to nose his car in front but Aaron Webb was equal to the task and
regained the lead to take the chequered flag narrowly with Gary Chadwick
third. New comers to the midget car ranks, Scott Millar and Matt Milne both
took out a third placing each in the heats.
In the sprintcar class Steve Duff and Kevin Freeman stood out with Duff
winning three races in his Jack Daniels 07 car, including the feature and
finishing second behind Freeman in the opening race, with Freeman in the
Accessman Big Max following Duff home in the other three races.
The modified sprint numbers have also increased over the winter break. The
even standard of competition was best demonstrated with nine different
drivers featuring in the first three home of the four races run. Rachel
Melrose claimed two wins including the feature with other winners being
William Gardiner and Rob Campbell.
Melrose also featured in the three-quarter midget class with a second and
two thirds placing with Melrose's younger sister, Phillipa winning the
opening two races. Ryan Stone also had a successful meeting with a top three
placing in all four races, winning the third race before having to settle
for second place in the feature behind Ricky Brett.
The bike classes were missing from the racing action as they had all headed
south to Invercargill to race in the Burt Munro Challenge event.
Race Results
Meeting 1 - 25 November
Powerbuilt Speedway - Ruapuna
Midgetcars
Ht 1. Gary Chadwick 1, Dion Rochford 2, Barry Low 3.
Ht 2. Aaron Webb 1, Ray Baughan 2, Scott Millar 3.
Ht 3. Dick Webb 1, Rochford 2, Matt Milne 3.
Ht 4. A Webb 1, Gary Lennon 2, Baughan 3.
Super 8. Lennon 1, Baughan 2, D Webb 3.
Feature. A Webb 1, D Webb 2, Chadwick 3.
Sprintcars
Ht 1. Kevin Freeman 1, Steve Duff 1, Glen Everett 3.
Ht 2. Duff 1, Karen Forsey 2, Freeman 3.
Ht 3. Duff 1, Freeman 2, Greg Clemence 3
Feature. Duff 1, Freeman 2, Everett.
Modified Sprints
Ht 1. Rachel Melrose 1, Mark Jamieson 2, Phillipa Melrose 3.
Ht 2. William Gardiner 1, Glen Sole 2, Grant Dacombe 3.
Ht 3. Rob Campbell 1, Tom Lumsden 2, Dacombe 3.
Feature. R Melrose 1, Matt Robinson 2, Campbell 3.
Three Quarter Midgetcars
Ht 1. Phillipa Melrose 1, Ryan Stone 2, Ricky Brett 3.
Ht 2. P Melrose 1, Rachel Melrose 2, Stone 3.
Ht 3. Stone 1, P Melrose 2, R Melrose 3.
Feature. Brett 1, Stone 2, R Melrose3.
Mini Sprints
Race 1. Andre Goldsmith 1, Chris Love 2, Craig Broomhall 3.
Kiwi Kids
Quarter Midgets
Ht 1. Jesse Wright 1, Matthew Leversedge 2, Jessey Jamieson 3.
Ht 2. Wright 1, Jamieson 2, Blair Warren 3.
Feature. Wright 1, Jamieson 2, Leversedge 3.

 One of New Zealand's most promising motor sport stars, Michael Pickens has
been confirmed as a starter for this Friday nights (Nov 17) opening Meeting
at the Powerbuilt Speedway, Ruapuna.

Pickens, who has over recent years been the dominant force in Midget car
racing at Auckland's Western Springs Speedway, has recently signed up for a
ride in the American Speed Association (ASA) Stock car series which is seen
as a stepping stone to the lucrative NASCAR series, and while he is well
known to Christchurch fans as a Midget car driver, he will be competing in
the V8 Sprintcar class on Friday night.

"Michael see's that Sprintcars will very much enhance his versatility, and
he is recognized as one of our brightest motor sport prospects", said
promoter Dave Stewart.

"He spent our winter racing up in the states and again recorded some
terrific results."

Pickens will drive the Accessman Schnee chassied car that Gerard Ness from
Ashburton campaigns.

Several other top Auckland drivers will make the trip south to compete on
Friday in the Midget car class with former World 50 Lap Champion Bryce
Townsend, current NZ #2  Shaun Insley, Scott Buckley and Simon Longdill
entered, while Nelson driver Nevil Basalaj, who bases his racing campaign at
Western Springs is also traveling to Christchurch for the meeting.

"We will also celebrate Canterbury Anniversary Day with a huge Fireworks
Display, that I know will blow peoples mind's", said Stewart.

"It will be a terrific show, with a big number of competitors from all over
the country headed to Powerbuilt for the night".

WoW!!! The final practice for the 2006-7 season at Powerbuilt Speedway on
Saturday night (Nov 4) certainly underlined the fact that we are in for a
heck of a season.

The Midget cars stole the show with some great battles, which looked more
like a deciding race in a national title than a rehearsal.

Thirteen Midget cars fronted and while Dick Webb in the RBR Agressor/Hawk
was perhaps the pick of the bunch, Ray Baughan in his Ford Gaerte, Kirk
Hawkins in the car driven last season by American Danny Stratton, Aaron Webb
in the ex Seamount Racing Ed Pink Ford and Gary Chadwick in his Ford were
all super fast!

Look out for x Mini Sprint driver Scott Millar...he showed plenty of pace
and a smooth style that will make him a force to be reckoned with.

The track was in great nick and all the other classes showed plenty of depth
among the competitors present to have old timers remarking that this was
perhaps the best 'warm up' to a season that they could remember.

Remember ...OPENING NIGHT  FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17

the dirt starts flying at 7....BRING IT ON!
 

The final checkered flag dropped on Saturday evening to bring an end to
another season's racing at Powerbuilt Speedway which has seen a host of
international and national competitors racing over the summer months.
Crashes have always been a hallmark of speedway racing and on Saturday
evening local driver Ray Baughan was involved in one of the most spectacular
crashes in recent seasons as he was trying to secure second place in the
midgetcar feature.
If Baughan had been competing in the gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games he
would have won the gold scoring top points for the degree of
difficulty.Nelson's Nevil Basalaj had already won the race with Baughan
trying to pass John Sylvester coming down the final straight to claim second
place. Baughan's car climbed the camber on the bottom of the safety fence
sending the car into a wide ride. The car was airborne over the start-finish
line as it barrel rolled violently a dozen times down the straight finally
coming to rest eighty metres down the track.
Such was the standard of Baughan's safety equipment and the construction of
his safety cage he was quickly out of his car and later was able to walk
unaided from the St John's room to the ambulance take took him to hospital
for a check up. Basalaj won all three midgetcar events and was the ideal
build-up has he heads north to contest the New Zealand title next weekend.
Racing was even in the sprintcar field with Nelson's Kevin Freeman winning
two races including the feature with the other race going to Jeanette Boyle,
her first ever win. Kevin Clive, who is considering retiring, chased Freeman
hard in the feature to finish in second place.
Philippa Melrose also created her own piece of history when winning back to
back feature races in two different classes. Melrose took out the Modified
Sprints feature from team-mates Grant Dacombe and Rachel Melrose. The
Melrose sisters then immediately jumped into their Three Quarter midgetcars
with Philippa then holding out her elder sibling, with Ryan Stone third.
Only a relegation in the feature prevented Blair Low from winning all three
Mini Sprint races with Matt Phillips awarded the win in the feature.
Solo rider Andrew Aldridge finished the season has he has started dominating
his racing again going through the meeting unbeaten. Once in front Aldridge,
the NZ Under 21 champion controlled the racing with Dale Finch and Kody
Tocher having a great battle all night for the minor placings. Lionel Green
and passenger Aaron Ray were unbeaten in the sidecar ranks.
Jesse Wright took out all three races in the car class for Kiwi Kids with
Jenny Schafer and Konner McCluskey-Young winning in the bike division.
Raced Results

Sprintcars.
Ht 1. Kevin Freeman (Nelson) 1, Kevin Clive 2, Jeremy Harley 3.
Ht 2. Jeanette Boyle 1, Glen Leech 2, Greg Clemence 3.
Feature. Freeman 1, Clive 2, Jim Fortune 3.
Midgetcars
Ht 1. Nevil Basalaj (Nelson) 1, Lee Marquet (Nelson) 2, Aaron Webb 3.
Ht 2. Basalaj 1, John Sylvester 2, Ray Baughan 3.
Feature. Basalaj 2, Sylvester 2, Baughan 3.
Modified Sprints
Ht 1. Karen Forsey 1, Tom Lumsden 2, Grant Dacombe 3.
Ht 2. Forsey 1, Philippa Melrose 2, Lumsden 3.
Feature P Melrose 1, Dacombe 2, Rachel Melrose 3.
Three Quarter Midgetcars
Ht 1. R Melrose 1, Jeremy Beaton 2, P Melrose 3.
Ht 2. Ryan Stone 1, Bob Schoester (Dunedin) 2, P Melrose 3.
Feature. P Melrose 1, R Melrose 2, Stone 3.
Mini Sprints
Ht 1. Blair Low 1, Jason Stark 2, Matt Phillips 3.
Ht 2. Low 1, Phillips 2, Scott Millar 3.
Feature. Phillips 1, Low 2, Glen Borrie 3.
Solo's
Ht 1. Andrew Aldridge 1, Dale Finch 2, Kody Tocher 3.
Ht 2. Aldridge 1, Tocher 2, Finch 3.
Feature. Aldridge 1, Finch 2, Tocher 3.
Sidecars.
Ht 1. Lionel Green/Aaron Ray 1, Liam Stockman/Blair/Lock 2, Craig
Warnock/Shay Sutherland 3.
Ht 2. Green/Ray 1, stockman/Lock 2, Warnock Sutherland 3.
Feature. Green/Ray 1, Warnock/Sutherland 2, Stockman/Lock 3.
Kiwi Kids
Solo's
Ht 1. Jenny Schafer 1, Cory Lang (Greymouth) 2, Konner McCluskey-Young 3.
Ht 2. Schafer 1, McCluskey-Young 2, Anthony Knowles 3.
Feature. McCluskey-Young 1, Knowles 2, Lang 3.
¼ Midgetcars
Ht 1. Jesse Wright 1, Jessie Middlemiss 2, Jeremy Fridd 3.
Ht 2. Wright 1, Middlemiss 2, Jessey Jamieson 3.
Feature. Wright 1, Middlemiss 2, Jamieson 3.

 
 

20300 horsepower (plus)
29 entrants
19 North Islanders
10 Mainlanders

only eighteen can qualify, and there will be only one winner!

Powerbuilt Speedway, Ruapuna Christchurch

Friday March 10 (Qualifying) and Saturday March 11 (The finals)



ENTRANTS NZ SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP

1NZ Ben Finemore Tauranga
3NZ Jamie McDonald Auckland
4C Kevin Clive Christchurch
6M James Dahm Tauranga
8P Paul Donovan Napier
11C Jeremy Harley Christchurch
12A Bill Clarkson Jr Auckland
12C Glen Everett Christchurch
18A Greg Pickerill Hamilton
19C Steve Duff Christchurch
21M Kerry Brocas Pukekohe
22A Dean Brindle Tauranga
23M Kerry Anne James Tauranga
27A Allan Wakeling Auckland
29C Glen Leech Christchurch
35A Hans Boere Auckland
36E Steve Mora Christchurch
56A Carl Wilson Auckland
63A Ron Salter Auckland
63N Trevor Wishart Nelson
66M 'Skinny'Colson New Plymouth
68M Colin Entwhistle Tauranga
75C Kevin Freeman Nelson
77A Phillip Game Auckland
83M Andy Gudgeon Tauranga
84M Kerry Jones Waiuku
86M Shay Oliver Tauranga
94C Greg Clemence Christchurch
99C Jim Fortune Christchurch

remember to check www.powerbuiltspeedway.co.nz

 Powerbuilt Speedway have there new website up and running with calender, classes etc of vehicles racing this season at Powerbuilt Speedway Ruapuna Park.

Many thanks to Dave Stewart for promptly  getting in touch with us, its a neat site click here to get to there home page http://www.powerbuiltspeedway.co.nz

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