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YOU CAN'T WIN THEM ALL (UNTIL YOU DO) THE WEBB MASTER Written by Pete McNae Twelve months ago, a window was closing on Jeremy Webb. Years of frustration at national three-quarter midget championship meetings were building up, denied by bad luck, broken parts, errant rivals. And then, almost a year ago to the day, Webb...

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GOOD NEWS! The green flag will drop on Saturday night at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway. After consultation with the Tasman District Council and the team at Fire and Emergency New Zealand we have been given the all clear to run the Waimea Vehicle Testing Station New Zealand Three Quarter Midget Grand…

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February 12, 2019

NELSON FIRES AND SPEEDWAY

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February 12, 2019

Update on Nelson Fires As you are all aware Nelson and Tasman is still under a State of Emergency so what does this mean for us at Nelson Speedway for this weekend’s NZ TQ Grand Prix Meeting. The information we have so far is as follow: This information is to keep you all posted on...

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January 27, 2019

SUPER SALOON SUPER CUP

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January 27, 2019

BEAUTY GOES MORE THAN SKIN DEEP TAKING THE HIGH ROAD Written by Pete McNae "Pretty" doesn't win races. There was no better proof of that than last night's round of the Mag and Turbo Super Cup for super saloons at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway. Peter Dickson's Generation 5 Hypermac super...

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January 23, 2019

MAG AND TURBO SUPER CUP

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January 23, 2019

GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES BETTER, STRONGER, FASTER Written by Pete McNae Burs is back. Not just back on track at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway, either. No, Ian (Burs) Burson is back on the national podium, back cracking out the jokes and one-liners, back in love with speedway. It's not...

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January 22, 2019

SOUTH ISLAND STOCKCARS

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January 22, 2019

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK FOR 217N TEECE MAKES IT THREE Written by Pete McNae Winning championships never gets dull for Nelson stockcar driver Keightley Teece. You'd think that, maybe after squeezing another South Island trophy into the collection last Saturday at Woodford Glen near Christchurch, the 21-year-old linehaul driver for Solly's Freight could be a bit blase...

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THE LONGEST DAY SUPERSTOCKS UNDER THE SUN Written by Pete McNae A message to the small minority who would see speedway driven out of Nelson, if they could have their way. The sport will bend but, with the support of the thousands who went to the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway...

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WESTMEAT NZ SUPERSTOCK GP GROUPS FOR SATURDAY'S MEETING The groups have been revealed for Saturday's meeting. Scrutineering is from noon, grand parade at 4.50pm and racing starts at 5pm sharp. CHICKEN GROUP 1nz Jason Long 3nz Simon Joblin 5s Niklaus Kiser 9b Adam Groome 15a Karl Pegg 19c Malcolm Ngatai 26s Mitch Vickery...

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NEW NUMBER ONE IN NELSON THE LONG WAY HOME Written by Pete McNae Jason Long can legitimately claim to be number one all year round. The Hawke’s Bay Rugby Union sponsorship manager also plays loosehead prop for the province’s Mitre 10 Cup team in the winter and wears the No 1. Claiming the…

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January 9, 2019

NZ SUPERSTOCK GRAND PRIX

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January 9, 2019

FOWLER TAKES A SEAT SHORT-TERM GAIN Written by Pete McNae Nick Fowler was an ex-superstock driver. He'd hung up the Hans device. At 44, the owner of the Pro-Karts business and its related attractions at Tahunanui Beach figured he'd done his dash when it came to driving dirt ovals. Fowler had started in A grade...

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