Taipa Stock & Saloon Racing
'The Mecca of Speedway'
These are Carole's Taipa & Northland Racing Pages....enjoy!!!!
RIP PERCY POHARAMA
You will be in our hearts always...
We've had a huge unexpected loss at Taipa. Life Patron of the Club, Percy Poharama, passed away 6 June at his home. All our thoughts are with Mere and the Poharama family at this sad time. RIP Percy.
We will miss you!
Brian O'Connell President Taipa Stock and Saloon Car Club
Percy Rutene. On June 6, 2010 Percy passed away at Taipa. Aged 65 years. Treasured husband of Mary, much loved father and fatherinlaw of Wiremu and Thelma, Danny and Terina, Pio, Elizabeth and Brad. Loved Poppy of Dylan, Vanessa and Ishaana. Percy will be lying at Karepori Marae, Oruru Road, Taipa. A service will be held at the Marae tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10.00am followed by burial at Putangarau Urupa. All communications to ph 09-406-2252. Geards Funeral Home Ph 09-408-0970 Kaitaia
• Published Tuesday, June 08 2010 New Zealand Herald
Welcome to our Taipa oval dirt track. Visiting cars are always welcome!
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Remember, at Taipa we try to race in all weathers..... 
2009/2010 SEASON NEWS & INFORMATION
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Taipa Stock & Saloon Car Club AGM
1.00pm Sunday 15 August at Taipa Marae
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ANNUAL PRIZEGIVING RESULTS HERE
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Queens Birthday Mens Supers Race1...
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BUY & SELL here (Updated 17/5/2010)
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DARGAVILLE ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND 30 & 31 JANUARY 2010
Videos here
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CTRA NATIONAL TITLES AT FERNDENE & RANGEVIEW
24 JANUARY 2010
Watch videos and see photos here
Results & Photos Taipa 2 January 2010.......
See Max Allen's Jalopy roll here
Watch Mens BGrade and Production Saloons 2 Jan 2010....
Watch Mens CGrade 2 January 2010.....
Results & Photos Taipa 3 January 2010.......
The two photos of Debbie Wilson's incident above are
courtesy of Frank Malley (The Northland Age)
See LFT HOLDINGS Demo Derby here
Watch Mens Supers and Ltds Saloons 3 January 2010 .....
New racers and helpers are always welcome at Taipa Speedway.
If you don't wish to race but want to be involved in helping with this exciting sport please contact our Secretary.
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A brief description of grades can be found here
2008/2009 SEASON ACTION
QUEENS BIRTHDAY SPEEDWAY EXTRAVAGANZA 30 & 31 May 2009
Dave Shaw's Petrolfumes Queens Birthday Video
Dave Shaw's Demo Teams Part 1
Dave Shaw's Demo Teams Part 2
(Thank you to Dave from all of us at Taipa)
2009 ANNUAL PRIZEGIVING PHOTOS
2007/2008 SEASON ACTION
Ron Salter at Queen's Birthday 2008....
'TAIPA IS THE MECCA OF SPEEDWAY'
Queen's Birthday 2008
Thank you Dave Shaw for your video of Queen's Birthday 2008 racing
Thank you Dave Shaw for your video of Teams Demo 2008 racing
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2008 End of Year Results & Annual
Prize Giving Photos
NEW ZEALAND & NORTH ISLAND AFFILIATIONS
CTRA CIRCLE TRACK RACING ASSOCIATION CHAMPS PHOTOS
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NBC NORTHLAND SPEEDWAY CHAMPS PHOTOS
Photos, Report, and videos Kaikohe 6 & 7 February
Photos from Round One at Kaikohe 5 January, Round Two Whangarei 2 February (cancelled), Round Three Dargaville 16 February, and Taipa
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TAIPA SPEEDWAY
Club-based speedway history started in the Far North back in the mid 1980’s. In the late 1980’s racing began on a track at this present site. This would not have been possible without the full backing of the Poharama Family. With their help this start led to the formation of the Taipa Stock & Saloon Car Club.
In the early days the track was likened to ‘two straights joined by a hairpin at each end’, and the track simply followed the lay of the land. Throughout the 1990’s the track was developed to its current configuration, with the now famous ’red clay.’ This particular clay has tremendous firmness, grip, and drainage, which provides excellent traction for acceleration and cornering.....drivers call it ‘awesome drivability.’
The Club became an Incorporated Society in 1999, and has continued to improve the track, the facilities in the surrounding course, and safety features for the benefit of everyone involved in the sport of speedway at Taipa.
Taipa Stock & Saloon Car Club and Kaikohe Car Club, and now Whangarei Saloon & Stockcar Club, have become members of the Circle Track Racing Association in recent years. CTRA was started by Barry Butterworth (well known and successful Auckland speedway racer) back in 1987.
CTRA provides national parent body support and general rules for all its affiliated clubs. Our thanks to Kaikohe Car Club, and Whangarei Saloon & Stockcar Club, members for great support over past seasons!
New racers and helpers are always welcome at Taipa Speedway. Our Club recognizes the continuing support of the Poharama Family.
HISTORY
Founder Members and Club Executive Members, Mere and Percy Poharama, are always involved....!!! We all thank them for their hospitality, enthusiasm, and involvement, in the club from year dot!!! (See History home page for Newsletter October 1992 where Percy was made Honorary Life Patron, and newsletter header showing Crunch Bradley's fleet of race cars.)
HISTORY PAGES updated 9/09/09
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Archive photos courtesy of
Rebecca Clifton....
RACING PHOTOS
This site probably has more photos than words. We are drivers ourselves and always go looking for photos of our cars on the track....its very hard to see yourself when you're at the wheel...so look around and see if you have been snapped...enjoy! And there are always more to come...... If you would like copies of original photos taken by Carole Teixeira please email carole.t@xtra.co.nz
RACING VIDEOS
(2006/2007 videos courtesy of Sheryl and Craig De Waal)
2007 New Year Ladies Production
More video links available from our Links Page
Historic Videos available from our Historic Videos Page
OUR TRACK
We do not have concrete...all you will meet if you 'oops' is dirt...and the odd tyre! Last Queen's Birthday Weekend (2008) our red clay track lasted two days (120 races), and had great grip to the last race. A big thanks to the club's track committee! It was the dirt track racer's dream!!! Over two hundred cars had the best racing of their season at Taipa! Come and join us at New Year or next Queen's Birthday for the best racing of your life!!! (A lot of great names in speedway racing have enjoyed Taipa over the years.)
SPECIAL THANKS
A special thank you to Debbie Beadle and Macgor for archive photos and information, and for their help and advice in the building of this site
Please note these pages may reflect the perceptions and opinions of
the authors involved.
If you have a problem with anything on this site please contact us
