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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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April 7, 2019

SPRINTCARS WAR OF THE WINGS

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April 7, 2019

WILD HORSES Written by Pete McNae It's game on. With one round left to run in the Hydraulink War of the Wings Sprintcar Series, what could have been a one-horse race is now a definite dash to the finish between two drivers harnessing more than 800 horses each Last night's penultimate round, presented by...

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TRUE NORTH Written by Pete McNae Blenheim's Paddy North is a bloody good saloon car driver, three times 2NZ, in fact. He's also had a bunch of podium finishes in NZ Grand Prix and South Island championship meetings in both saloons and super saloons and has taken on the Australians over there in a New...

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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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March 6, 2019

SOUTH ISLAND SIDECARS

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March 6, 2019

GREY POWER Written by Pete McNae Sam Satherley has had four heart attacks – a warning one and three others that might have tipped over a lesser man. He's got enough steel in his left leg to be a body double for the Terminator. And he's not far off turning 70, a pretty...

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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 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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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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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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