The Southern Festival of Speed was a classic and historic race series that was started since the late 1980s with the revival of the 1950s Dunedin Street Circuit. It comprised rounds at three established South Island permanent circuits and one temporary Dunedin's circuit. It was organised with assistance from various local car clubs that included the Otago Sports Car Club.
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The 2009 Southern Festival of Speed NZ will be held February 5–8 at Ruapuna (Christchurch), February 13–15 Levels raceway near Timaru, February 20–22 Teretonga (Invercargill) and February 27- March 1, Dunedin street course and hillclimb.
The 2008 Southern Festival of Speed was New Zealand's Classic Series for classic and historic cars. It was a four venues - seven racing days.
The Series is designed for a wide range of classic and historic vehicles, including, motorcycles. It consists of three circuit meetings include a hill climb, various supporting events and functions. It also visits four principal cities in the South Island that includes Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin, and Invercargill. The following figures indicate the distances coverage and the average time quoted by AA New Zealand. The accompanying map shows the location of each event. Christchurch to Dunedin 395 km/6.25hrs, Christchurch to Timaru is 163 km/1.55hrs, Invercargill to Dunedin 217 km/3.10hrs, and finally Dunedin return to Christchurch via Omarama and Mt Cook 662 km/8.80hrs.
Date: Saturday 9 February to Sunday 10 February 2008.
Location: Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru
The circuit's owner, South Canterbury Car Club, ran the event.
Date: Saturday 2 February to Sunday 3 February 2008.
Location: Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park, Christchurch
The event was run by Mainland Classic Committee, and the two-day event included practicing and racing on Saturday and racing in classes on Sunday. Prizes were given at the track on Saturday, and entries were limited to 200.
Date: Saturday 16 February to Sunday 17 February 2008.
Location: Teretonga Park, Invercargill.