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Quarter pounder By Pete McNae Dyllan Forsey has his elbows up and his eyes ahead. At 14, the Canterbury quarter midget racer is into his seventh speedway season and is already planning his next career move while his peers are focused on their first pimples. Forsey's precocious speedway history is no surprise. His grandfather, mum,...

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December 29, 2019

SI PRODUCTIONS/DEMOLITION DERBY

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December 29, 2019

WRECK-CREATION By Pete McNae Nelson's a popular place at this time of the year. Holidaymakers come from Christchurch and the Coast, even across the strait, to get a bit of top of the south sunshine and hospitality. Until the visitors come to our speedway -- then you best bring your A game and an attitude....

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December 15, 2019

SI MIDGETS/SUPER SALOONS/SUPERSTOCKS

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December 15, 2019

WORLD WIDE WEBB By Pete McNae Part-time midget car driver, fulltime champion. Jeremy Webb should be the mayor of Nelson. Maybe the MP. He already owns the piece of real estate that is the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway. Cantabrian Webb rarely puts a wheel wrong when he comes north to the...

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December 12, 2019

SOUTH ISLAND MIDGET CHAMPS

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December 12, 2019

FAST FRIENDS By Pete McNae As we approach Christmas, it is time to think about the spirit of giving. And one speedway driver who understands the blessings of generosity more than most is Canterbury midget competitor Glen Durie. Durie started racing in the very early 1990s and has been a national champion and a...

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ROUGH AND TUMBLES By Pete McNae In a game in which lessons can be expensive -- or painful -- and are often both, the Tasman Thunder stockcar team have proved quick learners. Just two weeks after copping a serve from the Canterbury Crushers at Woodford Glen, the Thunder hosted the Canterbury side on home...

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FULL THROTTLE By Pete McNae Here's a lesson in how to turn a possible negative into a huge positive. Just a little over five months out from race night and the field for the Nelson Speedway Association's Superstock Stampede is already fully subscribed. The meeting, set down for November 16 at the Milestone Homes Top...

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MANY HAPPY RETURNS Written by Pete McNae Imagine you threw a 50th birthday party and no one showed up. Thankfully, that wasn't the case at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway this evening as the Nelson club closed its anniversary season with fields boosted by visiting competitors. Some were regulars – TQ racers...

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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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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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