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January 7, 2021
Nelson Speedway: CCF Racing for the Children
21 GUNS   By Pete McNae   No one is surprised when an orange and black 21N wins a race at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway. Ian Burson has been doing just that for as many years as he has fingers and toes (being a logger, that can sometimes change in a...
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February 15, 2020
MINISTOCK MANIA/RACING FOR THE KIDS
PARTY POOPERS By Pete McNae   For about five minutes tonight, Callum Russ was having the best birthday -- ever. The Nelson youth ministock driver, son of former Tigers superstock teams racer Wayne Russ, turned 14 today, the same day as the Donaldson Civil (Wayne's employer) Ministock Mania was the feature promotion at the Milestone...
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February 12, 2020
RACING FOR THE KIDS
FRINGE BENEFITS By Pete McNae Behold the power of the mullet. For those bold enough, it's not just a haircut, it's a lifestyle. And Nelson ministock driver Blake Hearne reckons his hairy waterfall is worth an extra 10 horsepower on the race track. Locally, their leader is Connor Blackbourn, who has the main mane in...
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February 24, 2018
CLUB ASSISTS CCF

RACING FOR THE KIDS FUNDS DONATED MEMORIES MADE AT SPEEDWAY   By Pete McNae The generosity of the Nelson speedway community has seen the Child Cancer Foundation coffers boosted by $2500. The second annual Racing for the Kids meeting was staged by the Nelson Speedway Association in late January and, beyond the cash contribution, families…

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January 28, 2018
CHILD CANCER FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER

RACING FOR THE KIDS A BIG HIT THE LADA LAUGHS LAST By Pete McNae For decades, Ladas have been the butt of car jokes. You know the sort. What do you call a convertible Lada? A skip. Or man goes into a car dealership and says, “Can I have a hub cap for my Lada?”…

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January 23, 2018
RACING FOR THE KIDS

NELSON SPEEDWAY SUPPORTS CCF THE COURAGE OF CANCER FAMILIES   Lauren Neal was only six when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Two and a half years later, she celebrated the end of her long and often painful treatment with a bang, on Guy Fawkes Day. Her mum, Susanne, laughs at the timing, saying…

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January 7, 2017
OXFORD COURT MOTEL MIDGETS

SOUTHERN SERIES A TASTY APPETISER Open wheels appeal Written by: Pete McNae   Open-wheel overload. It’s not often the crash classes have to share the spotlight at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway – but welcome to January 2017. In the space of three weeks, the Nelson track will host five race nights…

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January 4, 2017
SPEEDWAY SUPPORTS CCF

NELSON CLUB RACING FOR CHARITY DEANNA’S KICKED CANCER Written by: Pete McNae Deanna Marsden already has her superhero costume picked out for Saturday’s meeting at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway. Eight-year-old Deanna is going to wear her cancer beads; not all of them though, they are too heavy when she gathers up more…

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