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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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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...

Cancer

February 2, 2020

MAG AND TURBO SUPER CUP

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February 2, 2020

PADDY POWER By Pete McNae Here's a concept for Disney's next stage spectacular -- super saloons on ice. When it hasn't rained in Nelson basically since the last decade and there are 16 super saloons on the Moutere clay track at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway, it's going to be dusty....

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January 29, 2020

SUPER CUP SUPER SALOONS

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January 29, 2020

SUPER MAN By Pete McNae It's taken Trevor Elliott a couple of decades to become an overnight sensation. The Canterbury-based super saloon driver and the current points leader in the Mag and Turbo Super Cup started racing back in the mid 1980s, yet this is his first media interview. He's often the sneaky quick driver...

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January 15, 2020

NZ MIDGET GRAND PRIX/QUARTER MIDGETS

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January 15, 2020

Quarter pounder By Pete McNae Dyllan Forsey has his elbows up and his eyes ahead. At 14, the Canterbury quarter midget racer is into his seventh speedway season and is already planning his next career move while his peers are focused on their first pimples. Forsey's precocious speedway history is no surprise. His grandfather, mum,...

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December 29, 2019

SI PRODUCTIONS/DEMOLITION DERBY

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December 29, 2019

WRECK-CREATION By Pete McNae Nelson's a popular place at this time of the year. Holidaymakers come from Christchurch and the Coast, even across the strait, to get a bit of top of the south sunshine and hospitality. Until the visitors come to our speedway -- then you best bring your A game and an attitude....

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December 24, 2019

SI PRODUCTION SALOONS/DEMOLITION DERBY

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December 24, 2019

GREY POWER By Pete McNae You'd go a long way to find someone who loves production saloons more than Dave Leitch. The proddies have heard every jibe about being a "hot dog class", the one whose races you skip for a mid-meeting feed, but Nelson retiree Leitch is adamant we are all missing the...

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December 15, 2019

SI MIDGETS/SUPER SALOONS/SUPERSTOCKS

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December 15, 2019

WORLD WIDE WEBB By Pete McNae Part-time midget car driver, fulltime champion. Jeremy Webb should be the mayor of Nelson. Maybe the MP. He already owns the piece of real estate that is the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway. Cantabrian Webb rarely puts a wheel wrong when he comes north to the...

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December 12, 2019

SOUTH ISLAND MIDGET CHAMPS

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December 12, 2019

FAST FRIENDS By Pete McNae As we approach Christmas, it is time to think about the spirit of giving. And one speedway driver who understands the blessings of generosity more than most is Canterbury midget competitor Glen Durie. Durie started racing in the very early 1990s and has been a national champion and a...

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ROUGH AND TUMBLES By Pete McNae In a game in which lessons can be expensive -- or painful -- and are often both, the Tasman Thunder stockcar team have proved quick learners. Just two weeks after copping a serve from the Canterbury Crushers at Woodford Glen, the Thunder hosted the Canterbury side on home...

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