“I have my good days and some bad days as I continue to recover from my back injury. Fortunately there are more good days than bad.”
Corrin stepped up to super saloons after winning the New Zealand saloon car title in the 2015-2016 season.
“I’m ninth on points in the Burger King series and I am pretty pumped for this weekend to do well on a track where it all started for me. The car’s going great. It’s got a newer chassis. We’ve only had two runs but so far, so good.”
Emerson has been around the big grunters for 20 years.
“ It’s always good to come back to Gisborne. The Gizzy track is where it all started for me. It’s where I won my first New Zealand title and there’s a lot of history for me on that track.”
The 29 cars will be divided into three groups, which will race over three heats to find 20 cars for the 30-lap final each night.
“This is a huge meeting for us and we have been looking forward to it,” said Gisborne Speedway Club president Grant MacGregor. “An extreme amount of work has gone in behind the scenes to make this meeting happen.
“It looks like the weather will be on our side. I am sure the two nights will produce fantastic racing, not only in the super saloons but in the Ministock 100 as well, which has attracted more than 50 cars.
The stockcar classic will run on Saturday night as part of the support programme and there will be club points stockcar races tomorrow night.
“We expect more than 20 stockcars.”
Production saloons will race tomorrow night and streetstocks on Saturday night.
The super saloons will be be on display at the railway reserve in Grey Street from 1pm to 3pm on Saturday.
