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HUNTING SEASON Written by Pete McNae Ben Smith is a lot like his All Blacks namesake – a little under the radar until you relax, then he can ruin your evening in a hurry. The Nelson stockcar driver made a surprise return to Nelson's Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway for the second...

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March 21, 2019

DERBY NIGHT AND MUCH MORE

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March 21, 2019

EVER-DECREASING CIRCLES Written by Pete McNae That green 18 has been around the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway for so long, it is almost part of the furniture. But it's fast drawing to a close for former national superstock champion Shane Harwood as a second extended break from speedway looms less than a...

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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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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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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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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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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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