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February 13, 2021

Nelson Speedway: Nelson Knights teams race and club night

PUNCHING ABOVE YOUR WEIGHT By Pete McNae Under-promise and over-deliver. It's just good business sense. When the Nelson Speedway Association was faced with a likely field of 10 for the South Island sprintcar championship and the stockcars and sidecars couldn't scrape up numbers to take their place in the programme tonight, there was talk...

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January 24, 2021

Nelson Speedway: New Zealand Streetstock Grand Prix

HOW TO TRUMP TRUMP By Pete McNae For the past four years, Capitol Hill in Washington DC has been the source of chaos and confusion, misdirection and mayhem. Then, along came the Capelli Hair Salon New Zealand Streetstock Grand Prix and said: "Pfffft, hold my beer ..." Last night's feature at the Milestone Homes...

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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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January 7, 2021

Nelson Speedway: CCF Racing for the Children

21 GUNS By Pete McNae No one is surprised when an orange and black 21N wins a race at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway. Ian Burson has been doing just that for as many years as he has fingers and toes (being a logger, that can sometimes change in a...

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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 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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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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October 25, 2020

Nelson Speedway: Fireworks Spectacular

SPEEDWAY WINS BY A LANDSLIDE By Pete McNae Go hard and go early seems to be the way to ensure a satisfactory result these days. It worked, by a landslide, last Saturday and it worked again last night with the Nelson Speedway Association cranking through an opening meeting that was still one of...

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October 10, 2020

Opening Night – Trackman Trophies

The much anticipated opening night here at the Milestone Homes Top of the South Speedway is finally here!! After a lengthy break due to the Covid – 19 virus its great to be back doing what we are good at and that’s entertaining our fans with fast action packed racing. All classes are contesting the…

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