• Grab the Kids, Tell the Neighbours, Let Grandad know its "fireworks night" at Ruapuna Speedway this Saturday Night plus the Sprintcars compete in the War of the Wings Series and the Modified Sprints have there annual Clay Cup Trophy up for grabs should be a good night for the family just $25 gets Mum, Dad and two kids through the gate. "Gates Open 5pm - The Dirt starts flying at 7pm"

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Kyle Glover put together a tidy performance to win the TQ Feature race on saturday night. Plauged with minor mechanical isuues in the recent NZ and South Island championships Glover has been putting in good peformances without reward, starting from grid seven in the feature Glover put together a series of nice passes to make his way to the front and eventually win by 1/4 of a lap.

Nelson’s Nevil Basalaj took out the penultimate round of the Barry Butterworth Midgetcar Series at Ruapuna Speedway on Saturday evening, from Nick Marquet (Nelson) with Christchurch ’s Gary Chadwick in third place.

In the Feature it was Dunedin ’s Gavin Wilkie that lead for the opening laps from Nelson’s Andrew Brown but Brown’s raced ended when his rolled his car coming out on the Town bend.

Gareth Bindon driving his new (red 45) TQ for the first time after purcahsing off Glen Milroy got things wrong in turn two. Bindon showed good pace in the early stages of the race but went round with a full field of cars behind him, despite taking a hammering the car had minor damage after the incident and was able to restart in the next race.

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With the Canterbury championship on the line in all classes close competition was the hallmark of racing at Ruapuna Speedway on Saturday evening.

Jamie Duff backed up being the first South Islander home in the New Zealand sprintcar title last weekend when taking out the provincial title. Duff and Scotti Savage each took out one of the qualifying heats while also claiming a second placing which saw them start on the from row for the championship feature.

Rookie Modified Sprint driver Anthony Dawson won his first race at Xpress Printing House Ruapuna Speedway last night
the quickly improving Dawson has shown in his short carreer he isn't afraid to mix it with the best and has gone toe to toe with the best drivers in canterbury but last night he put it altogether and took out the second heat of the Modified Sprints

Dawson's is supported by his extended family including his grandfather who pit crews for him and all of them were very excited after the race. The only small dissapointment was some of his other regular crew members had a wedding to attend and missed the rookie drivers maiden win.

"Good on ya Ants"

Brian Fridd took out his first TQ feature win last night at Xpress Printing Ruapuna Speedway.  After a horror run in the NZ TQ Title and repeated mechanical issues hampering the team for the first part of the season the Peter Diver plumbing sponsored TQ put a tidy performance together to take out the TQ feature race. 

The race wasn't without incident as Calvin Mathers flipped his TQ while entering turn one corner the flip was more impressive as his car landed on all four wheels and continued tra

Allan ‘Wako’ Wakeling completed the ,double, when he took out the second leg of the Sprintcar Summer Slam when the Auckland driver won the Latimer Hotel and Conference Centre Gold Cup after having already won the Salute to Goodie the previous evening at Xpress Printing House Ruapuna Speedway.

Wakeling became the first driver to win the Gold Cup for a second time when heading home American Ricky Logan with Jamie McDonald (Auckland) in third place, with Wakeling’s form likely to see him among the favorite's for next Saturday’s New Zealand Championship at Cromwell.

Photos Brian Hopping - Video Kelvin Heany

New driver to the Midget ranks Blair Low put on a amazing display of driving last night before he got it all wrong and went for a spectacular crash - Low a former 2NZ Mini Sprint driver is now the driver of the ex Gary Robertson 19c midget and raced it for the first time last night. 

After initial setup problems in the first heat Low started the second heat from grid seven and was not expected to make progre

Driver Profiles

99c David Kerr
Midget
Esslinger 2700cc
300
21c Phillipa Melrose
Midget
Ed Pink Ford
300+
67 Aaron Webb
Midget
Ed Pink Ford
300 +
76c Brad Mackwell
Midget
Chev Gearte 2700cc
Enough
19c Gary Robertson
Midget
Toyota 2000cc
210
42c Steve McCallum
Midget
Gearte 2700
11c Bryce McCall
Midget
Pontiac 200cu
300+
73c Neville Basalaj
Midget
320
21c Gavin Wilkie
Midget
Autocraft 2700cc
8c Anthony Dawson
Modified Sprint
GSXR/1000
150
22c Kieran Harris
Modified Sprint
Suzuki GSXR 1000
150
17c Craig Johns
Modified Sprint
Suzuki GSXR 1000
150
52c Brett Robinson
Modified Sprint
Suzuki GSXR 1000
180
42c Tom Lumsden
Modified Sprint
Yamaha R1
150
41c Andre Goldsmith
Modified Sprint
Suzuki GSXR 1000
150
31c Darryl Harris
Modified Sprint
Suzuki GSXR 1000
150
26c Keith Brough
Modified Sprint
Suzuki GSXR 1000
150
25c Luke Brough
Modified Sprint
1000
150
4c Chris Parker
Modified Sprint
Suzuki GSXR 1000
150
73 Jay Basalaj
Quarter Midget
Honda 200cc
25
4c A J Horwell
Quarter Midget
Honda XR 200cc
24
78c Matthew Leversedge
Quarter Midget
Honda 200cc
24
68c Becca Barclay
Quarter Midget
Honda 200cc
4c Nathan Clive
Quarter Midget
Honda xr 200
24
8c Hunter Rowland
Quarter Midget
Honda 200cc
44c Baylee clive
Quarter Midget
Honda XR 200
25
78 Mat Leversedge
Quarter Midget
xr 200 (Harris)
27
32c Luke Adams
Quarter Midget
Honda 200cc
24
32c Mark Hannaford
Sidecar
Suzuki TL 1000
115
81c Josh Wilson / Johno Butt
Sidecar
Suzuki GSXR 1000
150
98c Paul Auton
Sidecar
Honda VTR 1000
90
23c Brent Tomkins
Sidecar
1000cc
Has a couple of Horses
32c Mark Hannaford/Robbie Gardiner
Sidecar
TL 1000
115
18c Pete Wilson - Darrin Butt
Sidecar
Suzuki GSXR 1000
160
28 Paul Anderson (Rider) Mike Stevenson (swinger)
Sidecar
Suzuki gsxr 1000cc
alot of horse power
7c scott lang/ luke (gus) elliot
Sidecar
suzuki RF900
42c Pete Stevens,Ben Gilmore (swinger)
Sidecar
R1
enough
23 Paul Cunniffe (cowboy)
Sidecar
gsxr1000
i think theres a couple in there somewhere
97 Danny Mayson
Sprintcar
Gearte 410
800+
64 Matt Honeywell
Sprintcar
410cc
800
98T Jason Scott
Sprintcar
Alpro
800+
21c Floyd Butterworth
Sprintcar
350cc Chevy Ironblock
650
58c Daryl Wright
Sprintcar
410cc
800
95c Ray Baughan
Sprintcar
800
12c Glenn Everett
Sprintcar
410ci
750
19c Jamie Duff
Sprintcar
800
17c Steve Mora
Sprintcar
800
12c Kimberley Yeatman
TQ
GSXR 750
100
89c Gareth Bindon
TQ
Suzuki GSXR 750
100
78c Lindsay Bailey
TQ
Suzuki GSXR 750
106
16c Kyle Glover
TQ
Fuel Injected Suzuki GSXR 750
100
7c Rachel Melrose
TQ
Suzuki GSXR 750
110
29c Grant Morris
TQ
Suzuki GSXR 750
100
99c Ricky Mitchell
TQ
GSXR-750
100hp
17c Ryan Stone
TQ
Suzuki GSXR 750
110
13 Darren Smith
TQ
Suzuki 750cc
100
79c Brian Fridd
TQ
Suzuki GSXR 750
110
9c Ricky Brett
TQ
Suzuki GSXR 750
130
75c Blair Warren
TQ
GSXR 750cc
125
51c Matt Phillips
TQ
Suzuki GSXR 750cc
110
83c Ben Gilmore
TQ
Suzuki GSXR 750cc
120
6c Aidan Barclay
TQ
Suzuki 750cc
100
45c Glen Milroy
TQ
Suzuki GS 916cc
100+
23c Ben Tiplady
TQ
Yamaha Diversion 916cc
100
66c Glen Durie
TQ
Kawasaki 917
36c Gareth Nixon
TQ
Suzuki GSXR 750
100+
39 Corey McQuillan
TQ
Suzuki GSXR 750
110
8c Dick Webb
TQ
950 cc
80
25c Calvin Mathers
TQ
GSXR 750
110
24c Nick Donaldson
TQ
Suzuki GSXR 750
140+
84c martyn kennett
TQ
suzuki gsxr 750
110
23c Jamie Collins
Youth Mini Stock
Nissan 1200cc
15c James Thian
Youth Mini Stock
Nissan 1200
110
56c Alex Boreham
Youth Mini Stock
Toyota
160
10c Ashleigh Murray
Youth Mini Stock
1200
110
68 c Jesse McAlister
Youth Mini Stock
Nissan 1200
80
88c Kieran Teague
Youth Mini Stock
Nissan 1200
162
88c Ricky Blackler
Youth Mini Stock
1200cc
99c Casey Whitt
Youth Mini Stock
Nissan 1200
9c syd ferguson
Youth Mini Stock
datsun 1200
1000
7c Aaron Gray
Youth Mini Stock
Datsun 1200
69

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