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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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WESTMEAT NZ SUPERSTOCK GP GROUPS FOR SATURDAY'S MEETING The groups have been revealed for Saturday's meeting. Scrutineering is from noon, grand parade at 4.50pm and racing starts at 5pm sharp. CHICKEN GROUP 1nz Jason Long 3nz Simon Joblin 5s Niklaus Kiser 9b Adam Groome 15a Karl Pegg 19c Malcolm Ngatai 26s Mitch Vickery...

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THE MANY FACES OF MORGAN DUMELOW JUST ONE OF THE LADS Written by Pete McNae Depending on where you meet her, Morgan Dumelow could be filling one — or some — of a number of roles. There’s Morgan the quantity surveyor. Morgan the eldest of five sisters and partner of a former 2NZ superstock…

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VISITORS FILL NELSON FIELDS 21 RACES FOR 20 BUCKS Written by Pete McNae With just over a fortnight til Christmas, money is tight and tough calls need to be made on that twenty dollars tucked away in the wallet. Sorry, Auntie Barbara, no box of Favourites for you this year -- that green note is...

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Speedway dodges the showers Fireworks night packs in the punters Written by Pete McNae They must have skipped over Nelson at weather forecasters’ school because they so rarely get it right. When yesterday’s forecast said rain, followed by showers, with some high winds in the mix, it seemed there was no way the second meeting…

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FIRST WHEN THE FLAG FALLS DUFF TIMES HIS RUN Written by Pete McNae There’s only one lap that matters, all the rest are speedway foreplay. When the online report is written and the record books updated, it’s who was first to the flag who gets the kudos. New South Island sprintcar champion Jamie Duff…

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NO REST FOR 1NZ WEBB C IS FOR CHAMPION By Pete McNae No one would begrudge Jeremy Webb a day off. He’s surely earned one. The new national three-quarter midget champion, winning the 65th running of the title just before the rain arrived at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway tonight, wasn’t…

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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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Nelson club has new man at the wheel THOUGHTS OF PRESIDENT BRIDGO Written by: Pete McNae One week out from race night at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway and Darryl Bridge has a lot on his mind. The 45-year-old Englishman is the new president of the Nelson Speedway Association, the leader…

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June 19, 2017

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June 19, 2017

Nelson Speedway on national stage Best little oval in the land Written by: Pete McNae It’s more than just a slogan painted on the officials’ tower, the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway really is New Zealand’s No 1 club-run speedway. Speedway New Zealand says so. The Nelson club delegation had extra baggage…

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