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Post by Tony on Apr 3, 2024 7:40:12 GMT 12
It's going to be a massive night at Fast Lane Spares Oceanview Family Speedway on Saturday night as we close out the season with our traditional Memorial Night. Superstocks take top billing, with 20 cars already entered and more expected. It's the West Coast Superstocks, and each of the three heats will also be a Memorial race to "Mad Noel" Kensington, George Podjursky and Craig Heibner respectively. It's a quality field with 1NZ and 3NZ entered, plus Peter Rees, Ethan Rees, Gavin Taniwha, Regan O'Brien, Brett "Bundy" Hislop and more, plus a strong field of locals including Vulcans Stockcar driver Callum Sturzaker having a play in Mitch Vickery's 26K. Stockcars are racing for The Charlie in memory of the late "Big Bad" Charlie Berntsen. The club has already had to raise the field limit from 30 to 52 cars, and as always, the locals will pull out all stops to make sure The Charlie stays in Wanganui. An interesting addition to the field is Asher Rees in the 62P Gommans car. Youth Ministocks will race for the Heiby Memorial, and the growth locally has been such this season that V cars will outnumber visitors. The Sidecars will race for the Karl Barritt Memorial which is always fiercely contested, and Production Saloons will contest the Ray Purdy Memorial. Racing starts at the earlier time of 5pm, with pit gates open from 1.30pm and public gates opening at 3.30pm. Both the top gate and gates at the airport end will be open. Bring a picnic tea and enjoy a great night's racing as we bring down the curtain on one of Whanganui's most successful seasons in recent memory. Noel Kensington  Two Wanganui 3NZ's (Tyler Hill photo)  |
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Post by hienekenno1 on Apr 3, 2024 11:14:28 GMT 12
Im reading the Charlie Bernsten book at the moment, quite interesting Charlie had that bad crash at the 1974 NZ Stockcar championship at Paradise Valley and missed 5 years of racing due to injuries,didnt get clearance to race again till 1979,pretty cool to end his career winning the 1982 NZ stockcar Championship at Wanganui at 43 years old and a 4th place at Te Marua in 1983.a real legend of the sport and a Panthers hero in the 70s as well,just a little bit of History.
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Post by holden65 on Apr 3, 2024 18:35:54 GMT 12
It's going to be a massive night at Fast Lane Spares Oceanview Family Speedway on Saturday night as we close out the season with our traditional Memorial Night. Superstocks take top billing, with 20 cars already entered and more expected. It's the West Coast Superstocks, and each of the three heats will also be a Memorial race to "Mad Noel" Kensington, George Podjursky and Craig Heibner respectively. It's a quality field with 1NZ and 3NZ entered, plus Peter Rees, Ethan Rees, Gavin Taniwha, Regan O'Brien, Brett "Bundy" Hislop and more, plus a strong field of locals including Vulcans Stockcar driver having a play in Mitch Vickery's 26K. Stockcars are racing for The Charlie in memory of the late "Big Bad" Charlie Berntsen. The club has already had to raise the field limit from 30 to 52 cars, and as always, the locals will pull out all stops to make sure The Charlie stays in Wanganui. An interesting addition to the field is Asher Rees in the 62P Gommans car. Youth Ministocks will race for the Heiby Memorial, and the growth locally has been such this season that V cars will outnumber visitors. The Sidecars will race for the Karl Barritt Memorial which is always fiercely contested, and Production Saloons will contest the Ray Purdy Memorial. Racing starts at the earlier time of 5pm, with pit gates open from 1.30pm and public gates opening at 3.30pm. Both the top gate and gates at the airport end will be open. Bring a picnic tea and enjoy a great night's racing as we bring down the curtain on one of Whanganui's most successful seasons in recent memory. Noel Kensington Two Wanganui 3NZ's (Tyler Hill photo) Classics racing to Tony?? |
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Post by Tony on Apr 4, 2024 10:18:38 GMT 12
Yes, the Golden Oldies or whatever you want to call then always race at Oceanview at The Charlie meeting.
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Post by midway on Apr 4, 2024 10:56:59 GMT 12
Im reading the Charlie Bernsten book at the moment, quite interesting Charlie had that bad crash at the 1974 NZ Stockcar championship at Paradise Valley and missed 5 years of racing due to injuries,didnt get clearance to race again till 1979,pretty cool to end his career winning the 1982 NZ stockcar Championship at Wanganui at 43 years old and a 4th place at Te Marua in 1983.a real legend of the sport and a Panthers hero in the 70s as well,just a little bit of History. Greame Mitchell RIP and Charlie RIP were good friends both on the track and off it ,can remember Charlie at Stratford ,charging across the pits on a tractor after an altercation on the track ,not to his liking .. Brendon Lucas ,can tell some good yarns that could not be written in the book about Charlie . |
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Post by hienekenno1 on Apr 4, 2024 11:28:41 GMT 12
Charlie was actually going to race TQs when he started racing and was building one at the time but just as he was going to start racing Palmerston scraped the TQ class,he went up to Auckland to watch the Stockcars at Western Springs and thought this is a bit of me and started building one to race at the start of Stockcars at Palmy in the early 60,s, its hard to think of Big Bad Charlie racing a TQ 🙂
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Post by Tony on Apr 4, 2024 19:07:04 GMT 12
Im reading the Charlie Bernsten book at the moment, quite interesting Charlie had that bad crash at the 1974 NZ Stockcar championship at Paradise Valley and missed 5 years of racing due to injuries,didnt get clearance to race again till 1979,pretty cool to end his career winning the 1982 NZ stockcar Championship at Wanganui at 43 years old and a 4th place at Te Marua in 1983.a real legend of the sport and a Panthers hero in the 70s as well,just a little bit of History. Greame Mitchell RIP and Charlie RIP were good friends both on the track and off it ,can remember Charlie at Stratford ,charging across the pits on a tractor after an altercation on the track ,not to his liking .. Brendon Lucas ,can tell some good yarns that could not be written in the book about Charlie . I was at Palmerston North Showgrounds the night Charlie had his run-in with Ray New and the local constabulary. Now that Ray New fella was a canny bastard, always looking for a way to make a fast buck. As I have got older and more cynical, I can't help but think it might all have been a very elaborate set-up. Whatever, that's when "Big Bad" Charlie was born, and he played the persona perfectly on and off the track. He was one of life's characters. And speaking of Brendon Lucas, he's having a skid on Saturday night in the Charlie, as 39V. That will be interesting! |
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Post by midway on Apr 4, 2024 19:37:51 GMT 12
Gosh Brendons race overalls will be full of bird droppings and mice holes and his helment will match his head full of cobwebs ,yes i give him some good advice on the phone before hand ,he will think its paradise ..
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Post by Tony on Apr 5, 2024 7:11:42 GMT 12
Gosh Brendons race overalls will be full of bird droppings and mice holes and his helment will match his head full of cobwebs ,yes i give him some good advice on the phone before hand ,he will think its paradise .. That's harsh, but not untrue  |
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Post by Tony on Apr 5, 2024 9:06:29 GMT 12
Another Superstock entered for tomorrow night; a bloke by the name of Jack Miers in the 88P car. Make of that what you will...
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Post by midway on Apr 5, 2024 15:19:52 GMT 12
39v will sound like the driver ,he has a habit of getting things back the front like the spark plug leads two laps tops before he heads infield and is known as DAISY Good seeing 88p back out there ,he might be able to get out of 1st gear if he doesnt get stuck behind 39v ... |
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Post by Tony on Apr 6, 2024 10:58:36 GMT 12
The weather here couldn't be better; not a cloud in the sky and barely a breath of wind. If you're coming to Oceanview tonight though, bring warm clothes because it will cool down quickly.
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Post by dandittmer on Apr 6, 2024 15:18:56 GMT 12
Is this streamed?
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Post by tiroto on Apr 7, 2024 7:29:18 GMT 12
Any results/highlights from last nights meeting?
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Post by hienekenno1 on Apr 7, 2024 9:55:43 GMT 12
Looking on bookface as Peter Rees calls it Peter won the West coast Superstock Championship 🏆 and 3nz Cody Lockett won the Charlie Bernsten Stockcar memorial trophy 🏆
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Post by midway on Apr 8, 2024 18:12:27 GMT 12
He made celebrity status it seems featuring on facebook ,with good write ups ,big AL RIP ,Would be proud of him ,and thanks to the club for a minutes remembrance in his honour ..
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Post by Tony on Apr 8, 2024 20:10:59 GMT 12
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Post by midway on Apr 9, 2024 10:32:19 GMT 12
I hope the new concrete wall becomes the Wall Of Fame ,
The construction industry has a few methods of building walls these days ,be interesting to see the results ,no doudt one consultant has poked his nose into it already ...
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Post by Tony on Apr 9, 2024 18:06:13 GMT 12
I hope the new concrete wall becomes the Wall Of Fame , The construction industry has a few methods of building walls these days ,be interesting to see the results ,no doudt one consultant has poked his nose into it already ... We did about 40% of the wall last winter and the southern end now has a nice lip, plus it's a few inches taller. That will extend all the way around by next season so going up the wall will be easier! |
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Post by BarryB on Apr 9, 2024 18:25:36 GMT 12
I hope the new concrete wall becomes the Wall Of Fame , The construction industry has a few methods of building walls these days ,be interesting to see the results ,no doudt one consultant has poked his nose into it already ... We did about 40% of the wall last winter and the southern end now has a nice lip, plus it's a few inches taller. That will extend all the way around by next season so going up the wall will be easier! I'd like to see "the lip" compulsory at all tracks that run the Stockcar and Superstock classes. Got to be a little easier on the body for the drivers, and adds to the spectacle for the punters. Barry B |
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