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SUPERSTOCKS AND SO MUCH MORE By Pete McNae It’s been more than two months since the high-winding V8s have chucked clay at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway but the superstocks are back on a chokka programme for Nelson’s multi-headed race meeting on Saturday, March 23. With the season rapidly nearing an…

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WEATHER WINS Thirty six hours ago, Nelson was in the grip of a drought. We all wanted rain … just not right now. Unfortunately tonight’s meeting has been cancelled due to track conditions being unsuitable for sidecar racing which is the main focus of this meeting. We want to give those competitors the best…

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March 6, 2019

SOUTH ISLAND SIDECARS

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March 6, 2019

GREY POWER Written by Pete McNae Sam Satherley has had four heart attacks – a warning one and three others that might have tipped over a lesser man. He's got enough steel in his left leg to be a body double for the Terminator. And he's not far off turning 70, a pretty...

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CATCH HIM IF YOU CAN OPEN WHEEL DEAL Written by Pete McNae It's beginning to look like there is daylight between Jeremy Webb and every other three-quarter midget racer in New Zealand His runaway win in the Waimea Vehicle Testing Station New Zealand TQ Midget Grand Prix last night completed his triple crown (NZs,...

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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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