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[Ej 45ox]

Hey Every 1. Some of you may know me as E.j from oxford speedway. I'm 16 and live in Christchurch. I dnt race yet but hopefully will be soon once we hav lowered da seat in mums race car (dam head height). At the moment I'm the flag Marshal on Turn 1& 2 at Oxford Speedway

[drevz]

Hi Everyone,

My Name is Aaron Drever and i have been brought up with Speedway all my life. I have raced quarter midgets, speedcars(midgets) in Queensland, and now own 2 mini-sprints. I have a passion for motorsport and love all forms of speedway.
I have recently started working with one of the great commentators in an urge to become an announcer of motorsport events.
Outside of speedway i am a successful estate agent and auctioneer working out of the western suburbs of Auckland. Having excelled in my professional occupation i feel with the ongoing training from the likes of Mintie, that he should mold me into a great announcer of the sport.
My Favorite Driver is still Graham Standring. He Rocks.

[wowzer]

Righty oh then. My name is Tony, 44yrs in the body, and 21yrs in the head. Like most of you, been brought up with stockcars since knee high. Still remember the night Bruce Robertson brought his Tank out for the first time. Have to say, I've had a secret love affair with those beasts ever since. Racing to date has included 3 years mucking about with Streetstocks, (with absolutely nil success), and 1 year in a Stockcar. Bought the old Bryce Steiner "Stein-grenade", fixed up the steel work, threw a $250 "back yard special" motor into it, and had a ball. Have a brand new self built spacey in the shed at the moment. Was going to be a Stockcar, but after being ear bashed by a certain person called Bart, have decided to upgrade to Superstock. So... out came the diff and all that standard type stuff, and in goes all the go fast pretty stuff. "If you're listening Bart, THIS BETTER BE BLOODY WORTH IT!!!"
So, we'll be back out next season. Till then, catch ya on the starters grid at Kihikihi Speedway.

[woodbutcher]

Trevor Walsh. Been living in Papakura past 27yrs.

I got into stockcars in the late '60s through Dave Heasley (Wreckers) in Putaruru, mainly raced at Tokoroa and Rotorua.
In those days car trailers were hard to come by, so we used a piece of chain through metal pipe hooked up to tow bar and bumper of stockcar.
One day just past Lichfield got bored so fired stockcar up and pushed my mate Ron Hazelton along, no doubt he would have more stories.
Went to Forest Lake regularly, sat up in and a round blackberries had a good reason to sit there breast-strokers row. That reminds me Fantail is my wife.

About '96 got back into stockcars through friend Dave Legae. He's the one who nicknamed me woodbutcher (chippie).
Got the urge to buy one and bought Steiny's old car off 169a Des Longden? It became a family thing all involved somewhere. Liked the number 171 and registered at Waikaraka. I have been rolled and definitely saw stars that night.
'98 accidently cut my left arm badly so couldn't race, son (Howdy/Jason) took over aged 15yrs and he's been in seat ever since.

[cressyracing]

giddy my name is Paul Cressy i have been racing since 1989 at bay park started in streetstocks (taught rodney wood everything he knows ) i am racing ltd saloons now for about seven years.

[tuftef]

Hi all my names Garth Hyslop. A.K.A tuftef (teeth) to my friends. Like most on here I was taken along as a youngster. I started going with my nextdoor neibours (my godparents) when they used to babysit me at the age of about 3 thats coming onto 43yrs ago ;D. My home track is W/P & havent missed a season yet. My memories are to many to list. I started crewing as a young fella help out on cars here & there. Have helped crew on Gary Eatons ex17a Billy Neil (still pick up the odd spanner if its needed) Crewed for Ken Tyson for many a year in both streetstocks & stockcars am presently crewing for Craig Collins 10a. Had my own car for a couple of seasons a few years ago & have purchased another which unfortinatly is up for sale due to liveing arrangments haveing changed.
ENOUGH Allready I hear you say
Keep it on the dirt
TEETH

[stealth]

Hi all, Shane Bessant, age 43, Carpenter, father of 2, Happily married, based on the North Shore in Auckland, I am passionate about Speedway. most of the previous posts on here were under Old School.
Stealth Will be the new heading of the revamped race team to arrive at some stage this year. We will be working on a Web Page over the next few months.
I raced a Stockcar for 8 or 9 years out of Waikaraka Park, spectator for a few years prior to that. A year on the ASSCC Committee prior to the upheaval.
I pulled the pin on the racing in 2001 due to wrist injury & other commitments rebuilt the car and sold the old flat chassis to Luke Sykes.
I now have Steve Pribs first NRP Superstock (Chassis Only) sitting in my garage & am in the process of trying to put together a Stockcar.

[antzgofast]

Hey people Antz 33 years old here . I used to crew 4 Andy McCabe 31B superstock in the Hawkes Bay for just over 10 years then i moved up to Auckland crewed 4 Wayne Whittaker 51a for half a season back in 1999 2000 just started getting back into speedway this season.

[Colin E]

Howdy, My name is Colin I have been around Stockcars on and off for some time. I first saw stockcars at Forrest Lake and saw Kevin Free there. Remember watching the likes of Gary and Bruce Harris, Ray Wright, Ron Willoughby etc at Waikaraka. I crewed for Gary Ellis about 10 years ago for a season when he raced at Huntly. I currently help out with K T Racing and the Stockcar 5K and Superstock 5A of Brad Ridland. Have met a lot of people all around the North Island over the last few months and have had a great time and find that there seems to always be someone somewhere willing to help or just have a drink and a yarn

[pinball]

Hi , I'm Clive Pedersen.
My family took me to Waikaraka Park when I was very young so got my first taste of Stockcars in the late 60's early 70's.
Shared a drive in a car in the 80's which was Lyall Rumneys (72R) VW bodied car . That car was sold so I crewed for 44A Stephen Richards for several years then bought a std stock which was Lee Drummonds ( 14S ) first pipe car. Sold that in mid nineties ( it's still in AK).
Bought Philip Webbs 12P copy of Ian Easton's coupe which was last raced by Frank Irvine a couple of years ago and hope to be ready for next season.

[Jonesy51]

Might be a good idea to update this here.

Hello all, Im Michael Jones I live in Gisborne and have been around speedway my whole life thanks to my old man Richard.
I raced ministocks for 2 and half years then move in to production saloons last year for the 08/09 season. I am now the rep of the class this year a bit of a change but it seams to be going ok.

[Regan O'Brien]

whats up! my name is regan obrien, 26 years old marryed to donna and have to kids age 10 and 6 and ive been going to speedway from when i was a little lad.started racing at 17 after watching dad race for years so got a streetstock for 4 years then got sick of fixing all the time now in stockcars,been racing them for 6 years so better enjoy as my son will be racing ministocks soon. cheers regan. ;D ;D

[devil]

hey hows it my name is Daniel im only new to macgors with the posting on the forum but have been visiting the site for a while ,Ive lived in Levin past 9 years b4 that lived in Te awamutu and have been going to speedway since i was 5 now 20yrs, crewed for my old man when he raced street stocks for 5 years at kihikihi from 1990 to 95
hopefully ill be tearing up the track next season at palmy in a mini stock

[grant]

Grant here, recently raced stockcar32a and superstock 132a( for a short and expensive while). Have been around stockcars and speedway since 1972. Have raced stockcars, saloons,TQ's, Midgets, sprintcars both here and in Australia. Am now 50 years old. Spent one season on the committee of ASSCC before ending that association under clouds of suspicion that eventuated in nothing. Have been away from the track for 2 seasons now and will be returning next season with a brand new stockcar and new superstock, both currently being built. really looking forward to getting out and stirring it up again and having fun on the track. ;D ;D ;D

[Nellie Irvine]

F N 100 F##ken near 100.....Hi the one and only NELLIE IRVINE, went to forest lake when it first opened and haven't missed since which puts me in the fossil statice. Raced stockies for 17 years had a ball and know them all. After forest Lake closed it was all go for Bay Park. WOW Have a look in the history books, Na I am still there. Find me if you can. YA WHO.

[squeaky8g]

Hi All;Started racing in 1987 in production saloons(EH holden)did 3 practices and wrote it off!!Got given a stockcar for $20 and been racing ever since.
Had a year off in1991 and retired in 2005(missed 2 meetings!!)
Have never ever missed a single meeting in Gizzyin all that time(unless we been stood down of course)
Best car I have had to date I bought in 1991-a steampipe from stratford which I finnally retired last season(currently rebuilding to sell)
have done 38 team races,won gisborne points 5x and intend to race for at least another 10 yrs yet(health be willing)
Have served on Gizzy committee twice over a 3 yr period and over the years have been responsible for untold new drivers/cars coming to Gizzy(which is why I get a bit frustrated when told I dont appreciate what I got and I should do more!!)
Intend to put effort where my mouth is and go for committee once again to right what I think is wrong.

[stocky31]

Hi paul jensen. Been going speedway since in nappies. Im 30 ,been married 5 months. Proposed in my stockcar at rotorua easter meeting two years ago. started racing streetstock 96 96 season. Had a few season away from racing, crewed insteard. Came back in a stockcar 04 05 season. raced two seasons then decided a new car was in order. New girl waits in shed for finishing. Ive just gone into business on my own. Im making fibourglass speedway bodies. If anybodys interested give me a call at East cost Race Glass on 06 8420091 or 021345664. Miss the racing.

[91rotorua]

Hi, I'm Mike Hallinan been racing Streetstocks since the late 80's . First as 93a then 91a up till the 03/04 season. Had a season off to sort my lovelife out ;D .
Joined Rotorua as 91r to find out we have 4 drivers and no rep hahahaha ! Have to thank the ole man for getting me into racing and the misses (Tania) for letting me race ! You won't miss me in me dirty ole Holden, I'm usally parked up in the wall or some poor other sucker ! ( I want my Ford back)

[thegreenhornet]

Gavin Taniwha, i'm 37 years young and have two children (Chevron 16yrs, who drives in the youth ministock class and Mitchell 12yrs, who will drive from next year). I'm a qualified fitter/turner and have pit crewed for two superstocks over the years (6p Malcom Syme and 18p Alan Mcnichol), i currently race in the adult ministock class and will move on to stockcars or superstocks in the near future once my boys have finished there time in the youth class.

[poulsen78p]

Hi. Im Ben Poulsen and im from Palmy but would rather be from stratford(GO THE SCRAPPERS!!!).I race a Ministock and hope to move into stockcars in the next 2 seasons. I got into speedway because of my brother Adam(former 87p standard stock) and my Uncle Dr John Mercer(former 19s stockcar)