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Post by kezalee5 on Mar 14, 2009 23:03:36 GMT 12
Having watched a number of sprintcar races this season it seems that sprintcars seem to be racing like stockcars.
Every single meeting I've been to, there has been carnage.
Okay I know sometimes some contact can't be helped, but in some of these races I have seen the drivers seem to be taking each other out rather than concentrating on racing.
Is there any rules or regulations regarding the contact in this class?
I personally love going to speedway to watch the sprintcars but it seems alot like watching stockcar racing.
Just wondering if anyone else thought the same?
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Post by woodart on Mar 15, 2009 9:24:32 GMT 12
very good point. unfortunatley just about all NZ tracks are stock car tracks that are out of date and far too narrow for sprint cars, modifieds, saloons and super saloons which is why most big meetings with big feilds of these classes seem to end up with wrecked cars :'(and unhappy drivers.  saying its the same for everyone is admitting that crap is acceptable, which it isnt. its interesting (and sad) that the two best proper speedway tracks in the lower nth island are non snz (ferndene and harrisville). perhaps its time for more meetings at these tracks(yes please)  |
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Post by Aaron Drever on Mar 15, 2009 11:20:09 GMT 12
Meremere Speed Bowl is what is required for Sprintcar Racing..... not far away from Auckland and Tauranga and could host
Sprintcars (up to 35 on the track)
Midgets up to 40 on the track
Super Saloons up to 30 on the track
Saloons (up to 30 on the track)
MiniSprints up to 30 on the track
What a great show that would be.......
Running Twiglight Show kicking off at 3.00pm with Heats and Dashes then having D Mains, C Mains, B Mains and A Main FINALS
You can run under SNZ but dont have too and only have to run 6 meetings a year
1 round of International Sprintcar Series
1 round of National Midget Car Series
1 round of International Midgets
1 round of National Super Saloon Car Series
Plus all Track Champs
They could keep the boats on the infeild and just temp fence the infeild off.....
Some ground manitance, new saftey fence, track work, tidy the clay wall up and you are racing!
Food for thought!
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Post by magilla on Mar 15, 2009 14:12:20 GMT 12
why would you want to run under SNZ?
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Post by steeldog on Mar 15, 2009 16:00:52 GMT 12
Meremere Speed Bowl is what is required for Sprintcar Racing..... not far away from Auckland and Tauranga and could host Sprintcars (up to 35 on the track) Midgets up to 40 on the track Super Saloons up to 30 on the track Saloons (up to 30 on the track) MiniSprints up to 30 on the track Just a couple of questions: What are the dimentions of the Meremere Speed bowl that make it so good? 35 Sprintcars but only 30 minisprints? |
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Post by magilla on Mar 15, 2009 16:45:53 GMT 12
1/3 mile
27 degree banking (before dropped over years)
think Baypark width straights and corners and add 25%+
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Post by kezalee5 on Mar 15, 2009 18:01:21 GMT 12
Thanks for some of them comments.
Some of the tracks etc seem to fine for managing the sprintcars.
I think some of the drivers need to realise that they are in a sprintcar not stockcar. I understand that the sprintcars can be costly to fix depending on the damage to the car.
Some of them it seems... don't get me wrong racing is racing and sometimes contact is made when the driver has no where to go but... some of the drivers seem to drive into or try and ride over other cars on purpose.
That's the way it seems to me anyway.
I thought this was meant to be a non contact sport and was just wondering if there was any regulations in place regarding this?
Racing has been a part of my life for the past 30 odd years, but there seems to be more contact than ever and it seems that some of the drivers are just out there to take others out just so they can get past etc...
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Post by GavS on Mar 15, 2009 18:02:48 GMT 12
daisy whats your regular track?
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Post by hottamale on Mar 15, 2009 19:37:27 GMT 12
must have been at Ruapuna last night! the words 'cabin fever' come to mind
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Post by kezalee5 on Mar 16, 2009 9:56:28 GMT 12
Ruapuna's one of the regular tracks I watch the sprintcars at. Or down south depending on the meetings down there.
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Post by magilla on Mar 16, 2009 16:48:24 GMT 12
Ruapuna is the best SNZ track for exciting sprintcar racing.
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Post by modsprintsnz on Mar 16, 2009 17:04:40 GMT 12
Ruapuna is the best SNZ track for exciting sprintcar racing. Or rather un-exciting "spinnedcar" action for that matter too!  Sdemon |
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Post by poppa51f on Mar 16, 2009 20:21:17 GMT 12
hey woodart, Ferndene speedway would dearly love to run a sprintcar meeting, if drivers are interested in coming here. cheers Mike Sherning pres ferndene speedway club
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Post by lustee on Mar 17, 2009 8:13:18 GMT 12
plus there are so many new comers coming into sprintcars and they are learning so can make the odd mistake which we should all expect as these things require alot of skill ...but its a good thing as we need more drivers getting into them ..plus most tracks have concrete walls for stockcars and they are less forgiving for sprintcars
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2009 18:32:17 GMT 12
hey woodart, Ferndene speedway would dearly love to run a sprintcar meeting, if drivers are interested in coming here. cheers Mike Sherning pres ferndene speedway club Hey Mike Ah thats a piece of cake. All you have to do is put up a lazy $20K or so prize money and bingo... Ferndene could become a part of the international sprint car series next year.  Then all you need is to promote the show to ensure that at least a few thousand (but hopefully more) fans front up prepared to pay $25-$30 each to see the show and wallah - you're in business. I heard on the grape-vine that the gate take from this years meet at Te Maura was about $75K. Hopefully you get it right and don't go down the gurgler. ;D |
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Post by woodart on Mar 18, 2009 8:12:00 GMT 12
hey woodart, Ferndene speedway would dearly love to run a sprintcar meeting, if drivers are interested in coming here. cheers Mike Sherning pres ferndene speedway club Hey Mike Ah thats a piece of cake. All you have to do is put up a lazy $20K or so prize money and bingo... Ferndene could become a part of the international sprint car series next year. Then all you need is to promote the show to ensure that at least a few thousand (but hopefully more) fans front up prepared to pay $25-$30 each to see the show and wallah - you're in business. I heard on the grape-vine that the gate take from this years meet at Te Maura was about $75K. Hopefully you get it right and don't go down the gurgler. ;D .. about 15 odd years ago ferndene was part of an international series. some aussie cars that had raced at ruapuna were sea-freighted up to new plymouth. a few auckland cars were there and murray gordge converted his modified to race against the sprinters. it was raced over 2-3 nights(long time ago, memory shaky) and it was the best sprint car racing I have ever seen in this country(never got to meremere, but ive seen them everywhere else). they got big crowds(for ferndene, no seating ,sit on grass banks) and it was fantastic. |
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Post by magilla on Mar 18, 2009 14:37:25 GMT 12
yep it was a Sun Wed Fri if memory serves.
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Post by hottamale on Mar 18, 2009 16:21:33 GMT 12
quote ...... All you have to do is put up a lazy $20K or so prize money and bingo... Ferndene could become a part of the international sprint car series next year. I think you will find that it is significantly more than that!!!
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Post by poppa51f on Mar 19, 2009 20:19:38 GMT 12
sorry all, if i gave you the impression that we at ferndene had the desire to run an international sprintcar meet here, it was not my intention. I was responding to a comment about a wish to see sprintcars back on our wide, banked, quarter mile clay track, and as this thread appeared to be about nz sprint car race meetings, I wanted to say if drivers are keen to visit, we are keen to discuss the possibility of holding a meeting here in the future. cheers Mike Sherning pres Ferndene speedway.
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saying its the same for everyone is admitting that crap is acceptable, which it isnt. its interesting (and sad) that the two best proper speedway tracks in the lower nth island are non snz (ferndene and harrisville). perhaps its time for more meetings at these tracks(yes please) 
