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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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November 28, 2019

STREET CAR RACE/STOCKCAR TEAMS

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November 28, 2019

HAPPY FAMILIES By Pete McNae Sarah Kitto is seven minutes older than 28-year-old twin sister Tania. And those 420-ish seconds mean plenty in a family where competition counts and trash talk is the official language. Anyone with a passing knowledge of the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway will know the Kitto name. ...

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November 13, 2019

PTS SUPERSTOCK STAMPEDE: IAN CLAYWORTH

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November 13, 2019

POINT OF DIFFERENCE By Pete McNae Ian Clayworth has his "eureka" moment while waiting at the hairdressing salon over a decade ago. The Nelson superstock driver was in for his monthly trim and read a magazine article that mentioned a BMW V8 engine that produced 414 horsepower from its four-litre capacity, straight out of the...

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October 30, 2019

COCA COLA FIREWORKS NIGHT

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October 30, 2019

ADAM AND DYLAN: THE BRUISE BROTHERS By Pete McNae Pull down on your belts and adjust your mirrors -- the Hall brothers are back in business. After some time away from the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway, the substantially-sized siblings have new cars but the same old attitude this season -- going fast...

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October 12, 2019

OPENING NIGHT 2019-20

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October 12, 2019

SUMMER SPORT -- WITH A SNAG By Pete McNae Ahhh, summer. Speedway, sizzling snags and sunburn. Okay, traditionally the thermometer would be in double figures -- but once the first green light goes on at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway, you know barbies and boardies aren't far away. Tonight's 2019-20 season opener,...

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September 9, 2019

OPENING NIGHT, TRACKMAN TROPHY

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September 9, 2019

ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION By Pete McNae Less is more as far as Nelson stockcar driver Michael Paynter is concerned. You'll see why when he takes his place on the grid this Saturday for the opening night of the 2019-20 Nelson speedway season, the Trackman Trophy meeting at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway....

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MANY HAPPY RETURNS Written by Pete McNae Imagine you threw a 50th birthday party and no one showed up. Thankfully, that wasn't the case at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway this evening as the Nelson club closed its anniversary season with fields boosted by visiting competitors. Some were regulars – TQ racers...

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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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December 29, 2018

LAST MEETING FOR 2018

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December 29, 2018

BIT OF FUN IN THE SUN SPEEDWAY CATCHES A BREATH Written by Pete McNae So, that’s it for the first part of the Nelson Speedway Association’s 50th anniversary season, a low-key knockabout between the turkey and trifle and the awkward midnight kiss at the Church Steps as speedway punctuated the holiday season tonight. The…

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