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January 20, 2021

Nelson Speedway: New Zealand Streetstock Grand Prix

ROUGH AND READY By Pete McNae Ryan Musgrove has his speedway priorities sorted. A pretty race car is a nice thing to have but he is all about extracting maximum bang from his bucks. The 11-year veteran of the streetstock class at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway says streeties only...

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January 10, 2021

Nelson Speedway: SI Midget Series and Ministock Mania

FAST TRACK TO SUCCESS By Pete McNae Say M and M to a Nelson speedway fan and they might think crunchy sweeties or pasty rappers -- or the fans who turned up at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway tonight could opt for ministocks and midgets. The two classes from opposite...

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December 23, 2020

Nelson Speedway: Demolition derby

1 AND DONE By Pete McNae When the Nelson Speedway Association farewells the bizarre calendar year that has been 2020 with a demolition derby meeting on Boxing Day, it will also farewell its current national stockcar champion, Ben Smith. While the season runs through until April, the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway...

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December 12, 2020

Nelson Speedway: PTS Superstock Stampede

THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM By Pete McNae Guess we can call this daylight Robb-ery. The Nelson Speedway Association's third attempt at running the first PTS Logistics Superstock Stampede was such a slickly run meeting that patrons were filing towards the exit gates, doing the speedway dust shuffle, before it was even fully dark....

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December 10, 2020

Nelson Speedway: PTS Superstock Stampede

THE POWER OF ONE By Pete McNae Allow me to introduce you to the Blenheim superstock class. Chris Baxter. That's it, just the one, lone driver proud to run the Eastern States E on the flanks of his race car. While it makes class meetings fairly straightforward, it does mean Baxter is having to...

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December 9, 2020

Nelson Speedway: PTS Superstock Stampede

SALUTE TO THE GENERAL By Pete McNae There are two things Dave Evans doesn't like much -- leaving home and talking on the phone -- but they are outweighed by the one thing he loves most, speedway. So, when Central Classic Stockcar Club figure Charlie Harper rang the 66-year-old Foxton farmer and ag contractor...

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December 8, 2020

Nelson Speedway: PTS Superstock Stampede

NEAREST THING TO NELSON By Pete McNae When the visiting drivers roll into town this weekend for the Nelson Speedway Association's third attempt at staging the PTS Logistics Superstock Stampede, there is one who warrants home crowd support more than most. Hawke's Bay's Adam Groome has a special fondness for the Milestone Homes...

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November 28, 2020

Nelson Speedway: Sprintcar War of the Wings (Nelson round)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CLETUS By Pete McNae Sam O'Callaghan will be feeling pretty happy about his job security tonight. The Central Otago-based sprintcar driver has been Nelson car owner Kevin (Cletus) Freeman's helmsman of choice in the past couple of seasons, the young man never afraid to take a risk to earn a reward...

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November 14, 2020

Nelson Speedway: Super Saloon Cando Cup and 30-Lap Streetcar Race

CUP AND SORCERY By Pete McNae A super saloon wizard and a professional magician had a few tricks up their sleeve for their opposition at Nelson's Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway tonight. The meeting was one rescheduled from last Saturday when a week of rain turned the infield into a mire...

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November 4, 2020

Nelson Speedway: Cando Cup for super saloons

SPEEDWAY'S MAN OF LETTERS By Pete McNae Campbell McManaway started with an “I”, switched to a “C”, transitioned to a “T” and has ended with an “N”. That looks like an erratic alphabet but it actually just tracks the 57-year-old fishing company owner's speedway path since he started racing in the late 1990s. A stereotypical...

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