Mt Smart Stadium Sun Herald 26/4/15 (Read 18,576 times)

[Hoosier]

May 11, 2015 22:11:33 GMT 12 Hoosier said:

May 11, 2015 19:26:55 GMT 12 jimmyj said:

Because Hoosier they want to go to Mt Smart .

seems a bit of talking out both sides of the old gob going on

The song still remains the same


-Why would SPL offer $5M toward Mt Smart upgrade if they wanted to bolt down at WS
Dollar each way?

[Jamo]

May 12, 2015 17:40:43 GMT 12 atmosports said:

For those that don't get any springs updates this might be of interest, just putting it out there so you get their side of the story or lack of it





Hi everyone,



Hope you are all well, and getting those cars stripped ready for their off-season make-over for next season.



I thought I would update you all on the latest comings and goings around the ‘Stadium’ concepts that we have all read recently in the newspapers.



Firstly I want to explain why neither Bill or I have not said much, if anything. It was clear that the Warriors didn’t want to leave Mt Smart Stadium,

and the fight was between themselves and the Council. Neither Cricket or ourselves needed to wade into that, as it was best to sit back and leave them to it.



Bill and I have met with the Council, and our discussions were all based on possibilities. What I can tell you all now is:

1) We have NOT done a deal to leave Western Springs

2) We have NOT done a deal to go to Mt Smart Stadium.



What I have done is extend the lease for Speedway to remain at Western Springs until June 2018. I told you all a little over a year ago we had extended

our deal with Council for a further 3 years, last year we used the first of those 3. We then had 2 left, and we now are back to 3.



A little over a week or so ago, I called a meeting at our offices in Mt Wellington to discuss the Western Springs, and Mt Smart ideas.

The people who attended that meeting were:

1) Representatives from the ‘Save Speedway at Western Springs Group’, and included

· James Selwyn, Dave Gick, Donna O’Brian and Nick Brown.

2) Representatives from the Western Springs Drivers Club and included

· Daniel Eggleton – Sprintcars

· Leith Maskovich – Midgets

· Josh Melrose – TQs

· Mike Pipes – F2 Midgets

· Brian Guptill – Officials and Volunteers

· Graeme Drummond – Car Owners

· Geoff Harper – Club Chairman

· Bryce Townsend – Clerk of the Course

· Aaron Drever – Commentators

After a couple of hours of discussion, we voted unanimously that SPL should approach the Council to explore all opportunities to best protect

Speedway at Western Springs and to also ensure it remains in Auckland. This included understanding what the deal might look like if Speedway

was moved to Mt Smart Stadium.



Unfortunately there is a small group of individuals who do not have anything factual at hand, trying to wind everyone up, however, why let the

truth get in the way of a good story.



If you have any doubts, I strongly urge you to contact your Club representative, or call one of the others on the list who attended the meeting and

they will explain what the plan is going forward. Once I have further details, I will update you then.



A couple of general bits of info for you all:



· I have attached the ‘draft schedule’ for the 2015/16 season. You will note that there is no large gap in January, as the Midgets are not travelling

to Australia at that time. The details of that trip are to come, however it will we after our season finishes.

· We have three Kiwi’s heading to the US shortly, in Brock, Brad and Hayden. We wish them all the best in both the POWRi, and USAC Midget Weeks.

Updates will be on the Western Springs Facebook Page. At the last count there were over 40 supporters heading up there to cheer the lads on.

· The SNZ Annual Conference is in mid-June, and we have a strong contingent representing Western Springs to ensure any changes will suit both our

track, and our competitors.



If you have news or updates and would like us to post these on our Facebook page, send them in to Melissa at [e-mail]



Thanks,



Greg Mosen – Promoter

Western Springs Speedway

P: 64 9 588 4050

F: 64 9 588 4051

M: 64 274 961 666

3 Bowden Road, Mt Wellington

P.O.Box 51376 Pakuranga

Manukau 2140, New Zealand

Anyone with this coming seasons draft schedule mentioned above want to post it? Good as an early guide.

[atmosports]

Draft (V.11) event schedule - Speedway Season 2015/16


October
Sat 31 Practice/Testing

November
Sat 14 Opening Night - Auckland Championships
Sat 28 International Sprintcar Series - Round 1

December
Sat 5 International Sprintcar Series - Round 2
Sat 26 International Midget Series - Boxing Day - Round 1 NZ TQ Midget Championship
Mon 28 International Midget Series - World 30 lap Derby - Round 2 NZ TQ Midget Championship

January
Fri 1 International Midget Series - King of the Springs
Sun 3 International Midget Series - World 50 Lapper
Sat 9 Rolling Thunder
Sat 23 'Springs 100'

February
Sat 13 NZ Midget Title
Sat 20 Butterworth Memorial

March
Sat 5 Final Night - Heritage Shield - NI Midget Championship

[Deleted]

I went and had a long hard look at the Mt Smart stadium / grounds today. This would be one amassing place to have a speedway. Both Auckland existing track promoters could run alternative weeks. Wow lets just do it ASAP

[magilla]

Sept 20, 2015 21:07:32 GMT 12 @patsy said:

I went and had a long hard look at the Mt Smart stadium / grounds today. This would be one amassing place to have a speedway. Both Auckland existing track promoters could run alternative weeks. Wow lets just do it ASAP

ok so then tell us where would the track be and where would the pits be?

[bikeboy]

Sept 22, 2015 17:45:59 GMT 12 magilla said:

Sept 20, 2015 21:07:32 GMT 12 @patsy said:

I went and had a long hard look at the Mt Smart stadium / grounds today. This would be one amassing place to have a speedway. Both Auckland existing track promoters could run alternative weeks. Wow lets just do it ASAP

ok so then tell us where would the track be and where would the pits be?

and spectator parking, as for any big event its a nightmare,

[rodbolt]

There is plenty of space already zoned for motorsport at Colin Dale Park at the end of Wiri station Road, as another poster has already pointed out. All the planning and consents have been done. The Off Roaders are there already. The Kart guys are about to get going on an international standard facility for their racing there which has solved the one outstanding problem, that of car parking. Plenty of room remains for a speedway. Suggesting that Springs regulars won't drive the extra 15k's is an insult - look at the bums on seats and grass whenever Huntly have the Midgets and Sprints.
As someone said, involving the promoters in any of this is dangerous because the promoters are there to harvest the bucks now, not necessarily for the good of the sport in the years to come, we've seen the present guys in action at the Springs enough not to trust them.

[magilla]

The biggest issue with Colin Dale Park/Puhunui Reserve is dust in the flight path for the airport.

[percy]

Oct 6, 2015 8:59:16 GMT 12 rodbolt said:

There is plenty of space already zoned for motorsport at Colin Dale Park at the end of Wiri station Road, as another poster has already pointed out. All the planning and consents have been done. The Off Roaders are there already. The Kart guys are about to get going on an international standard facility for their racing there which has solved the one outstanding problem, that of car parking. Plenty of room remains for a speedway. Suggesting that Springs regulars won't drive the extra 15k's is an insult - look at the bums on seats and grass whenever Huntly have the Midgets and Sprints.
As someone said, involving the promoters in any of this is dangerous because the promoters are there to harvest the bucks now, not necessarily for the good of the sport in the years to come, we've seen the present guys in action at the Springs enough not to trust them.

I don't think anyone on here has suggested the regulars wont go. The drop-off will be in the casual fans. South Auckland would be preferable to Meremere or Hampton Downs but still not as good as the current location.

As for Huntly the crowds they get for open wheel meetings are abysmal. Even a fully fledged round of the international series last year failed to generate a large crowd. You may notice this event isn't happening this year.

[hdr]

Oct 6, 2015 17:24:22 GMT 12 magilla said:

The biggest issue with Colin Dale Park/Puhunui Reserve is dust in the flight path for the airport.

I can not believe you just posted that Ian on 2 counts.

First, the offroaders have used this site for about 10 years now, & there have been some real dusty races.

& 2, its not right under the flight path, it so the side of it, Now I know you have been to Ruapuna many times & im sure
you have seen the planes fly right over the speedway, & it gets dusty at Ruapuna.

[magilla]

Oct 7, 2015 11:54:34 GMT 12 hdr said:

Oct 6, 2015 17:24:22 GMT 12 magilla said:

The biggest issue with Colin Dale Park/Puhunui Reserve is dust in the flight path for the airport.

I can not believe you just posted that Ian on 2 counts.

First, the offroaders have used this site for about 10 years now, & there have been some real dusty races.

& 2, its not right under the flight path, it so the side of it, Now I know you have been to Ruapuna many times & im sure
you have seen the planes fly right over the speedway, & it gets dusty at Ruapuna.

I always wondered how Ruapuna got away with that.
When we ran rallysprints in Puhunui Domain we had to run a water truck between runs for dust because of the airport and that was off to the side of the flight path but the wind moves dust around.
That is why I asked

[Deleted]

Good point. When the track is getting dry put some water on it. This will be a new concept for some tracks.

[Deleted]

Oct 6, 2015 19:18:39 GMT 12 percy said:

I don't think anyone on here has suggested the regulars wont go. The drop-off will be in the casual fans. South Auckland would be preferable to Meremere or Hampton Downs but still not as good as the current location.

As for Huntly the crowds they get for open wheel meetings are abysmal. Even a fully fledged round of the international series last year failed to generate a large crowd. You may notice this event isn't happening this year.

Just to be fair - they didnt advertise that the event was happening so Its not a surprise that the crowds werent there. Most of the people I know didnt know about it till after the fact.

That said, most of huntlys regulars wont watch midgets anyway, they want the big wheels, big engines or smash'ems.

[orapiuwharf]

Is Mt Smart back on the agenda?

[midway]

Aug 17, 2020 19:43:41 GMT 12 orapiuwharf said:

Is Mt Smart back on the agenda?

Pixie Dust ..