Nearly 100 ministock drivers will be in action over both nights of Gisborne Speedway Club's end-of-season doubleheader meeting. Photo / Gisborne Herald
Nearly 100 ministock drivers will be in action over both nights of Gisborne Speedway Club's end-of-season doubleheader meeting. Photo / Gisborne Herald
“It promises to be an awesome finish to our season,” Hughes said.
The superstock events over both nights have drawn good fields.
Duking it out in the City Smart Repairs Superstock Points Dash on Friday night will be 10G Peter Rees, 11R Liam Marsh, 29G James Clarke, 45G Nick Vallance, 54K Nigel Hazelton, 81G Steve McCafferty, 93G Jay Peach, 96G Brad McGee, 113B Mathew Titter, 185G Willy Stevenson and 235G Regan Penn.
The same drivers will be involved in the McCafferty Metal Cartage Superstock Champ of Champs on Saturday.
The Phil Walsh and Bruce Ellmers memorial trophies will be up for grabs in the saloon class.
South Island Rodney McIndoe will be one to watch in the Bruce Ellmers and Phil Walsh memorial saloon car races. Photo / Angus Bodle
Competing drivers include Gisborne’s own 1NZ Ethan Cook, 7G Rodney McIndoe, 14G Glen Paris, 22B Wayne Melling, 74A Scott Lansdowne, 77B Grahame Strong, 77G Daniel Cook and 444H Dan Weston.
The Phil Walsh trophy will be decided on Friday and the Bruce Ellmers trophy on Saturday.
The Roseland Tavern Stockcar Classic is on Saturday night and the field is impressive.
It features 4B Courtney Hatton, 6G Simeon Whitley, 7G Shane Bunning, 22R Les Hepworth, 24W Zach Davies, 26G Matt Ireland, 48P Josh Mulcahy, 52G Gary Graham, 53S Alana Buckthought, 53V Mitchell Lockett, 55B Asha Penn, 67M Dylan Harding, 74B Tony Palmer, 82A Azaria Simpson, 83G Dana Kingsbeer, 85G Brittany Carpenter, 87R Chris Shingleton, 97H Kacey Cheetham, 119B Olivia Tester, 164G Will Kaa, 444S Jade Symes and 707G Shaun Kingi.
A strong field of streetstockers will go toe to toe in what is usually no-holds-barred racing in this class. Photo / Gisborne Herald
A sizeable field for the streetstock class includes 6G Cody Gooch, 18G Duck Hampton, 28B Leon Bosman, 36B Ryno Van Der Westhuizen, 41B Mikaere Gaukrodger, 51G Keelyn Smith, 62B Clayton Steenkamp, 64B Dontage Irfan, 75B Adam O’Sullivan, 77B Brent Durston, 78G Joel Whitley, 84B Jack Gilchrist, 177B Sammy Durston and 983G Duncan Pierce.
The Advanced Automotive 1200cc youth ministock championships over the two nights has attracted nearly 100 entries - 70 of those in the senior division.
Also in action will be classic stockcars and production saloons.
“It’s great to see in excess of 180 cars turning up to support our small club,” Hughes said. “The racing should be unreal given the numbers we’ve got across the programmes both nights.”
