The biggest change in the circuits history came in 1993 when it was. A 20yearold motorcycle sidecar passenger is fighting for his life after the machine he was riding on ploughed into a safety barrier at the pukekohe park raceway. New zealand tracks outside taranaki, you can visit the web sites of the speedways which are current from our links page. A must for fans growing up in this era both in the many. A book on 50 years of racing at the ruapuna circuit 196320 outside of christchurch has been published and is now on sale through the canterbury car club. I guess if you live in a cold climate in the united states the warm december weather in new zealand would be a pleasant surprise.
Track and ccc office closed until further notice due to covid19 restrictions. Aranui speedway from the book aranuia speedway legacy by alan batt. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you. Formed in 1968, they won four british league titles during their history. The speedway career of barry b is followed here with the aid of twenty six original paintings especially prepared for this story. Home canterbury vintage speedway enthusiasts club inc.
Report from ruapunas facebook page on opening meeting 5 novermber the racecourse hotel and motorlodge ruapuna speedway roared back into life with the opening meeting of. View the ruapuna speedway race calendar for the 201617 racing season at vodafone speedway. Webley, are competing on a regular basis out of ruapuna, south of christchurch. Crash leaves sidecar rider fighting for his life nz herald. You just need to send me an image and whatever contact method you choose for prospective buyers to contact you, or they can contact me by email here john and i will send the request on to you. Being the south islands only true international speedway. Mike pero motorsport park, is a permanent motor racing circuit owned and operated by the. Results are not official and may not include relegations or protests. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Apart from a three season flirt in the mid 1980s with private promoters, the templeton track now known as ruapuna speedway. Full throttle publishing take pride in producing each and every one of our motorsport books.
Nelson speedway association president wayne martin said that decision was made as a favour to western springs competitors, who have responded by helping make up a 25car field in nelson. Official home of mike pero motorsport park, ruapuna. Speedway motorcycle racing national library of new zealand. It may help us to bring you other extracts and articles in the future. We mostly race at ruapuna speedway and ellesmere in. Nascar racing history books famous speedways and raceways.
Unusually, the grand prix is taking place a week before the national championship at ruapuna. At first it was a dirt track, then asphalt and finally clay. Ruapuna speedway christchurch 2020 all you need to know. Ruapuna speedway ruapuna motor sport park christchurch speedway association po box 16462, hornby, christchurch, nz email. Sat 10th december fireworks christmas classic sprintcars, rally cars. Racing starts saturday november 5th with the king of the clay. Click here for taranaki speedways stratford, ferndene and older tracks like waiwakaiho.
New zealand t racks outside taranaki, you can visit the web sites of the speedways which are current from our links page. These hard cover books capture the colour and excitement and great contribution that liverpool city raceway made to australian speedway history. Forseys precocious speedway history is no surprise. Preservation and restoration of vintage speedway machines and associated publications of the past for the generations of the future. Speedway racing has been conducted in australia for over 100 years, beginning with primitive motorcycle races on roughly laid out oval tracks, or established horse racing and showground venues.
This waipara wine region tour takes you to visit four wineries, with tastings, in a halfday trip from christchurch. Reading, pa race drivers killed, june 1966 gendisasters. He became a top sprintcar star during the 80s as well as speedway promoter. Ive been researching the 35 year history of the former tunis speedway in waterloo, iowa. The club closed in october 2008 after the lease on smallmead stadium was sold and.
The new zealand solo championship is an annual individual motorcycle speedway. The books, by tony loxley, contain over 800 high resolution. Writer lindsay kerr has put together the publication over a two year period. Sprintcars, midget cars, three quarter midgets and more. Nz speedway noise management plan snmp valid for the period 1st july 2016 to 30th june 2017 inclusive relating to ruapuna speedway christchurch, new zealand. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author.
Using descriptive, exciting and emotive captions, this stunning publication captures all the stars, the tracks, the cars and bikes that have made this one of australias most popular summer sports. The 14 mile later 38 mile dirt track spawned a number of talented drivers and was built in 1948, closing for good in 1983. Once saturdays meeting is in the books, the quarters will be invited back for the. Latest gossip, news and results from one of new zealands top open wheel dirt ovals. Speedway books for sale in uk 54 used speedway books. It was opened as ruapana park in 1963, and between 2004 and 20 was known as powerbuilt.
It is the south islands only true international speedway, featuring. Full throttle publishing producing some of best motorsport books in the market, including historical speedway and road racing books. The christchurch speedway association is the second oldest speedway club in new zealand. The book is available from the canterbury car club office on. Simmo in his own words world finals of the 70s world finals of the 80s mike the bike the michael lee story booey the nigel boocock story mark loram the peoples champion shooey life and times of shawn moran simmos super brits mort the chris morton story rayleigh rockets history of canterbury speedway west ham memories ivan, the mauger interview speedway in the 1970s speedway in. Full throttle publishing speedway motorsport books. Speedway racing new zealand for all things speedway including racing events calendar, driver profiles, crashes, pictures, videos, tracks, speedway ads, and more. Nz open wheel speedway history macgors nz speedway. Ruapuna speedway regrets to advise that this saturdays march 21 meeting has been cancelled however plans are underway to run the final meeting on april 4, w.
Lumsden finished behind shane clark in the opening heat, with jack low in third place, and then went one better in the next heat taking the chequered flag from jeremy webb and kyle glover. Reading racers known as the reading bulldogs for 2006 and part of 2007 season are a british motorcycle speedway team. The speedwaylive app has all the action at your finger tips. The first speedway meeting to be held in christchurch was on 23 march 1929 at. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Jan 30 michael pickens took out the accessman new zealand midgetcar title after two epic nights of racing at the racecourse hotel and motorlodge ruapuna speedway which saw 45 cars contesting the 78th running of the title. Top ten racing history books to ease your holiday shopping needs, here are our top ten selections for books on the history of racing.
History of new zealand speedways outside taranaki province. If youre interested in seeing car racing the way it was, watching some vintage cars racing back then, that wouldnt make it. Ruapuna speedway 201617 season macgors nz speedway. Mike pero motorsport park, often referred to as ruapuna, is a permanent motor racing circuit owned and operated by the canterbury car club inc. Christchurch, nz february 9, 20 despite facing what was perhaps his toughest opposition yet, christchurch contracted midget car driver david kerr further cemented his place in the history books winning his sixth consecutive south island midget car crown at ruapuna speedway tonight. Ruapuna speedway runs in the summer most saturday nights. Nz midget grand prixquarter midgets nelson speedway. If you have a speedway book and would like me to advertise it, send me an email john and i will put an advert for it on this page. When ordering books please mention that you saw it featured on speedwayplus. Australian speedway history books caged heat limited edition poster liverpool city raceway midgets motor racing motor racing books motorsport side cars solos speedway action speedway book speedway memorabilia speedway poster sprint cars sprintcars 2 supermodifieds super sedans tasman cup tasman series tshirt. Book released on 50 years of racing at ruapuna nz motor. Swedens anders michanek and ove fundin and scores of competitors from far away shores like japan, holland, hungary, slovenia and italy. Ruapuna speedway race calendar 20162017 speedway race.
Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Feel the emotion and thrill of the best nascar racing history with our book series, commemorating the greatest speedways and raceways of the famous nascar circuit. Ruapuna speedway christchurch 2020 all you need to. Judd tunis, who built the track on his land, was not a car guy, but was convinced that a dirt track would attract drivers. The track also features a drag strip, pit garages, racing school, speedway circuit. The new zealand solo championship is an annual individual motorcycle speedway championship. Ruapuna speedway runs in the summer most saturday nights at. In the early 90s, suffering the debilitating effects of emphysema, he went back to driving midgets and died in 1993 at only 54 years of age. Heres some highlights of cars racing at ruapuna raceway in the 1970s.
Sprintcars, midget cars, tq midgets, modified sprints. Enjoy samples of local reds and whites without worry of designating a driver as transportation is included. Ruapuna speedway opened in april 1962, and was known as templeton speedway until 1977 when it became known as ruapuna park speedway. In recent years it has been shortened to ruapuna speedway. Upi the body of veteran racer, jud larson, one of two drivers killed in a mishap at the reading fairgrounds raceway saturday night, will be shipped to his indianapolis home today. Though there are history related books on our other top ten shopping lists, this selection consists of books that either didnt fall into any of those categories or pertain to defining moments in the history of the sport whether they have to do with drivers. Speedway is a vivid look at the wild world of oval track racing covering the years 1950 to 1989. It is located at 107 hasketts road in templeton, kilometres 8. Speedway enthusiasts are sure to find this an informative read and even readers who dont know much about this hairraising sport are in for an entertaining treat. The championship has been running since 1929 though it has only been running each year since 1958.
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