Dirt track racing in New Zealand
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Speedway is a popular type of motorsport that takes place on oval tracks in New Zealand. A number of tracks throughout the country provide regular racing programs and sanctioned racing series. The seasons tend to be from November to April.
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[edit] Types of event
There are several types of event in New Zealand speedway including
- championship meetings
- stockcar teams racing
- demolition derbys
- regular club and local points meetings.
Some types of racing (such as figure 8 racing) are banned by Speedway New Zealand, but are run from time to time by independent promoters.
[edit] Classes
The classes that race at New Zealand tracks include
- 1/4 midgets (Kiwi Kidz)
- Sprint cars
- Midget cars
- Three quarter (TQ) midgets
- Superstocks
- Stockcars
- Super saloons
- Saloons
- Production saloon
- Streetstocks
- Modifieds
- Ministocks (adult and youth)
- Minisprints
- Solos
- Sidecars
- Youth Saloons*
- Youth Saloons are exclusive to Riverside Speedway in Invercargill
[edit] Venues
[edit] North Island
| Track Name | Location | Type | Classes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baypark (Bluechip Speedway) | Mount Maunganui | 470 meter clay oval | Super Saloons, Saloons, Stockcars, Mini Stocks, Sprintcars |
| Gisborne Awapuni Speedway | Gisborne | 390 m. clay oval | Production Saloons, Stockcars, Ministocks, Super Saloons, Saloons, Streetstocks, Three Quarter Midgets, Sidecars, Solos |
| Huntly Placemakers Speedway | Huntly | 380 m. clay oval | Modifieds, Minisprints, Super Saloons, Saloons, Production Saloons, Superstocks, Stockcars, Ministocks |
| McDonalds Kihikihi Speedway | Kihikihi | 400 m. clay oval | Superstocks, Stockcars, Ministocks, Streetstocks, Saloons, Production Saloons, Sidecars, Minisprints |
| Meremere Dirt Track Raceway | Meremere | dirt triangular oval | Hot Rods, Modified Sports, Saloons |
| Napier Auto Supplies Meeanee Speedway | Meeanee, Napier | 400 m. lime/clay oval | Dwarfs, Super Saloons, Saloons, Sidecars, Superstocks, Stockcars, Ministocks, Streetstocks, Three Quarter Midgets |
| Northlands Speedway | Whangarei | dirt oval | Saloons, Stockcars |
| Ocean View Speedway | Wanganui | 344 m. clay oval | Production Saloons, Sidecars, Superstocks, Stockcars, Mini Stocks |
| Palmerston North International Speedway | Palmerston North | 434 m. clay/lime oval | Super Saloons, Saloons, Superstocks, Stockcars, Ministocks, Street Stocks, Sprintcars, Minisprints, 'Boy Racers' |
| Hydraulink's Paradise Valley Raceway | Rotorua | 365 m. clay/lime oval | Minisprints, Modifieds, Production Saloons, Saloons, Superstocks, Stockcars, Streetstocks, Youth Ministocks |
| Rangeview Speedway | Waharoa | clay oval | Formula 500s, Minisprints, Mini Stocks, Saloons |
| Rosebank Domain | Avondale, Auckland | 320 m. clay oval | Sidecars, Solos, 1/4 Midgets |
| Springs Speedway | Western Springs, Auckland | 428 m. slightly-banked clay oval | Midgets, Three Quarter Midgets, Sprintcars, 1/4 Midgets |
| Stratford International Speedway | Stratford | 380 m. papa mudstone oval | Midgets, Modifieds, Super Saloons, Saloons, Superstocks, Stockcars, Mini Stocks, Street Stocks |
| Waikaraka Park | Onehunga, Auckland | 450 m. clay oval | Modifieds, Super Saloons, Saloons, Stockcars, Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Minisprints, Ministocks |
| Max Motors Upper Hutt Family Speedway | Wellington | 385 m. clay/sand/lime oval | Modifieds, Sprintcars, Super Saloons, Saloons, Superstocks, Youth Mini Stocks, Stockcars, Streetstocks, Production Saloons. |
[edit] South Island
| Track Name | Location | Type | Classes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Motor Speedway | Cromwell | 446 m. clay oval | Midgets, Saloons, Sidecars, Stockcars, Mini Stocks |
| Eastern States Speedway | Blenheim | 420 m. clay oval | Super Saloons, Saloons, Production Saloons, Superstocks, Stockcars, Streetstocks, Ministocks, Sprintcars, Modifieds, Sidecars |
| Greenstone Park Speedway | Greymouth | 403 m. clay oval | Modifieds, Saloons, Stockcars, Mini Stocks, Street Stocks, Three Quarter Midgets |
| Island Park Motor Speedway | Waldronville | 408 m. clay oval | Saloons, Stockcars, Mini Stocks, Street Stocks, Three Quarter Midgets |
| Riverside Raceway | Invercargill | 410 m. clay/crusher dust/lime oval | Midgets, Saloons, Stockcars, Standard Stocks, Street Stocks, Sprintcars, Youth saloons, production saloons, Modified Sprintcars |
| Ruapuna Speedway | Christchurch | 406 m. & 205 m. clay ovals | Midgets, Three Quarter Midgets, Solos, Sidecars, Sprintcars, Modified Sprints |
| Top of the South Speedway | Nelson | 343 m. clay oval | Midgets, Three Quarter Midgets, Modifieds, Super Saloons, Sidecars, Stockcars, Street Stocks, Superstocks, Production Saloons |
| Wishart Raceway | North Beach | 296 m. crushed mudstone oval | Saloons, Solos, Mini Stocks, Street Stocks |
| Woodford Glen Speedway[1] | Kaiapoi | 410 m. clay mix oval | Modifieds, Saloons, Stockcars, Mini Stocks, Super Stocks, Street Stocks |
