Dirt track racing in New Zealand

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Speedway is a popular type of motorsport which takes place on oval tracks in New Zealand. There are a number of tracks on both islands that provide regular racing programs and sanctioned racing series. The seasons tend to be from November to April.

1 Types of event
2 Classes
3 Venues
- 3.1 North Island
- 3.2 South Island
4 See also
5 Racing associations
6 External links

[edit] Types of event

There are several types of event in New Zealand speedway. Including

- Championship Meetings
- Stockcar Teams Racing
- Demolition derbys

as well as regular club and local points meetings.

Some types of racing (such as Figure 8 racing) are banned by Speedway New Zealand, 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

[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	'Gisborne Saloons' (Production Saloons), Stockcars, Ministocks, 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	Saloons, Stockcars, Mini Stocks, Standard Stocks, Street Stocks
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	Ivercargill	410 m. clay/crusher dust/lime oval	Midgets, Saloons, Stockcars, Standard Stocks, Street Stocks
Ruapuna Speedway	Christchurch	406 m. & 205 m. clay ovals	Midgets, Three Quarter Midgets, Solos, Sidecars, Sprintcars, Mini Sprints, Modified Sprints
Top of the South Speedway	Nelson	343 m. clay oval	Midgets, Three Quarter Midgets, Modifieds, Saloons, Sidecars, Stockcars, Street Stocks
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