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Post by accobra on Feb 28, 2023 11:59:14 GMT 12
As per Baypark website. Open Wheel racing this Saturday. ⭐️Hey Race Fans Baypark Speedway is back this week with a huge night of non-stop open-wheel action and a $5000 to win 51 lap Midget Car feature with 30 of the best drivers. 🔵Plus ⭐️24 Sprintcars ⭐️18 F2 Midgets ⭐️Fan Zone 🟠9M Peter Hunnibell (Midget) 🟠21M Campbell Stewart Racing (Midget) 🟠3NZ Max Guilford (Midget) 🟠82M2 Madison Jones (F2 Midget) 🟠24M2 Matt Higham (F2 Midget) 🟠18M2 Jared Robinson (F2 Midget) 🟠73M2 Carlos Stone (Bay of Twenty F2 Champion) 🔵Plus the mini Sprintcar, Superstock and Sidecar, and American Champ Car for the kids to have photos in. 🔵We also have amazing food from Tray of Plenty Catering Mr. Whippie, Hot Donuts, and Coffee to go. Finally, the lovely ladies in the Baypark Speedway Merchandise Hut will have all the best merch, LED lights, and much more. 🔵Gates open at 430pm, Fan Zone at 430pm we go GREEN, GREEN, GREEN at 630pm - 10pm 🔵Gates sales also but grab your discounted tickets here 1 child free with paying adult tickets $30 online and $35 at the gate extra children are $10 online and $15 at the gate seniors and students are $15 at the gate and kids 5 and under are free collect tickets from the gate or online when you purchase your adult ticket. bayparkspeedway.flicket.co.nz/events/eef3892d-840b-45a1-a68a-3faff62e31e3/reservationLivestream Bay Per View starts at 6pm on Saturday bayparkspeedway.co.nz/live-stream/#bay51 #bayparkspeedway #bayofplentytimes #nzherald #theonlyplaceforpace #midgetcars The driver's entries list can be found here bayparkspeedway.co.nz/bay51-midget-car-entries/ |
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Post by tonyr on Feb 28, 2023 12:07:48 GMT 12
As per Baypark website. Open Wheel racing this Saturday. ⭐️Hey Race Fans Baypark Speedway is back this week with a huge night of non-stop open-wheel action and a $5000 to win 51 lap Midget Car feature with 30 of the best drivers. 🔵Plus ⭐️24 Sprintcars ⭐️18 F2 Midgets ⭐️Fan Zone 🟠9M Peter Hunnibell (Midget) 🟠21M Campbell Stewart Racing (Midget) 🟠3NZ Max Guilford (Midget) 🟠82M2 Madison Jones (F2 Midget) 🟠24M2 Matt Higham (F2 Midget) 🟠18M2 Jared Robinson (F2 Midget) 🟠73M2 Carlos Stone (Bay of Twenty F2 Champion) 🔵Plus the mini Sprintcar, Superstock and Sidecar, and American Champ Car for the kids to have photos in. 🔵We also have amazing food from Tray of Plenty Catering Mr. Whippie, Hot Donuts, and Coffee to go. Finally, the lovely ladies in the Baypark Speedway Merchandise Hut will have all the best merch, LED lights, and much more. 🔵Gates open at 430pm, Fan Zone at 430pm we go GREEN, GREEN, GREEN at 630pm - 10pm 🔵Gates sales also but grab your discounted tickets here 1 child free with paying adult tickets $30 online and $35 at the gate extra children are $10 online and $15 at the gate seniors and students are $15 at the gate and kids 5 and under are free collect tickets from the gate or online when you purchase your adult ticket. bayparkspeedway.flicket.co.nz/events/eef3892d-840b-45a1-a68a-3faff62e31e3/reservationLivestream Bay Per View starts at 6pm on Saturday bayparkspeedway.co.nz/live-stream/#bay51 #bayparkspeedway #bayofplentytimes #nzherald #theonlyplaceforpace #midgetcars The driver's entries list can be found here bayparkspeedway.co.nz/bay51-midget-car-entries/You beat me to it. Looking forward to another great night at Baypark. |
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Post by accobra on Feb 28, 2023 12:33:29 GMT 12
Deffantly worth another trip down. Track has been outstanding. They certainly know how to run a meeting.
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Post by midway on Mar 1, 2023 13:32:54 GMT 12
Magilla will be there even if it is just for a ice cream from MR WHIPPEE ....
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Post by tonyr on Mar 2, 2023 19:55:57 GMT 12
Great to see Seamount supporting this event.
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Post by midway on Mar 2, 2023 21:13:30 GMT 12
Iam going to the Dodgem champs ,call me a traitor if you like  but i have always enjoyed this class ever since the very early days when i was knee high to a grasshopper .  No doubt Percy will be there with his new friend blue,bottle,blowfly ,giving updates first hand ,be a hive of activity ,oh i wont be staying for prize giving ,the thought of Waikato DRAUGHT ,Worse than hearing about 3 waters ... |
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Post by tonyr on Mar 2, 2023 21:54:13 GMT 12
Iam going to the Dodgem champs ,call me a traitor if you like but i have always enjoyed this class ever since the very early days when i was knee high to a grasshopper . No doubt Percy will be there with his new friend blue,bottle,blowfly ,giving updates first hand ,be a hive of activity ,oh i wont be staying for prize giving ,the thought of Waikato DRAUGHT ,Worse than hearing about 3 waters ... Traitor 😂 hope you enjoy the dodgems. |
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Post by fastcarstragic on Mar 4, 2023 11:48:32 GMT 12
Looked at this meeting and a few things stopped me making the trek. 3 classes only, maybe 12 events? Time trials, 2 dashes, semi main and feature for midgets. 3 heats plus feature for sprintcars plus 2 heats and feature for F2s. Means I see the top guys racing twice plus some hot laps ie time trials
Traffic jam to get in with all the roadworks then once inside I cant sit where I have in the past (understand why they have done what they have doesn't mean I have to like it)
Hope the night goes well
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Post by hienekenno1 on Mar 4, 2023 12:05:34 GMT 12
Looked at this meeting and a few things stopped me making the trek. 3 classes only, maybe 12 events? Time trials, 2 dashes, semi main and feature for midgets. 3 heats plus feature for sprintcars plus 2 heats and feature for F2s. Means I see the top guys racing twice plus some hot laps ie time trials Traffic jam to get in with all the roadworks then once inside I cant sit where I have in the past (understand why they have done what they have doesn't mean I have to like it) Hope the night goes well Come to Huntly and watch the NZ Superstock Championship 🙂 |
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Post by accobra on Mar 4, 2023 13:31:19 GMT 12
Looked at this meeting and a few things stopped me making the trek. 3 classes only, maybe 12 events? Time trials, 2 dashes, semi main and feature for midgets. 3 heats plus feature for sprintcars plus 2 heats and feature for F2s. Means I see the top guys racing twice plus some hot laps ie time trials Traffic jam to get in with all the roadworks then once inside I cant sit where I have in the past (understand why they have done what they have doesn't mean I have to like it) Hope the night goes well Come to Huntly and watch the NZ Superstock Championship 🙂 Enjoy Huntly. Weather looks great. I'm at Baypark tonight supporting the Lads. 🍻 |
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Post by accobra on Mar 4, 2023 20:37:00 GMT 12
Brad Mosen wins the Bay 51.
Michael Pickens in 2nd
Peter Hunnibel in 3rd.
Great race.
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Post by openwheelfan01 on Mar 4, 2023 22:18:57 GMT 12
Mosen started from 9 won by over 4s.
looks to be man to beat heading into nz champs u would think. looks as though MP half spun and Mosen went by.
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Post by midway on Mar 4, 2023 23:58:32 GMT 12
Mosen started from 9 won by over 4s. looks to be man to beat heading into nz champs u would think. looks as though MP half spun and Mosen went by. Dont rub it in ,but was it Hunnibel third ,couldnt here old skinny to well on the phone . He just could be the snake in the grass at the champs as he goes well on that track |
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Post by openwheelfan01 on Mar 5, 2023 13:20:26 GMT 12
Mosen started from 9 won by over 4s. looks to be man to beat heading into nz champs u would think. looks as though MP half spun and Mosen went by. Dont rub it in ,but was it Hunnibel third ,couldnt here old skinny to well on the phone . He just could be the snake in the grass at the champs as he goes well on that track u know am pickens fan , got hand it to Mosen got momentum his side. winning last 3 Features, MP i would put money on he's tough to beat especially longer races. will be interesting next few meetings whether he's closed the gap. right now you would say going on form Mosens to lose for nz title. Yes Hunnibell got 3rd great to see he's coming into some form of late since podium At North island champs. |
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Post by accobra on Mar 5, 2023 17:18:43 GMT 12
Brad Mosen is certainly on form. Got some great gear under him.
One to watch for me is Aaron Hodgson. Was unlucky last night. When the 3 of them were up front last night. I thought here we go, this is going to be great tussle.
I certainly wouldn't rule out Michael Pickens.
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Post by azzurro on Mar 5, 2023 19:27:52 GMT 12
Appears Pickens forgot about the prizegiving and podium in the club rooms afterwards. D
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Post by midway on Mar 5, 2023 21:22:04 GMT 12
Dont rub it in ,but was it Hunnibel third ,couldnt here old skinny to well on the phone . He just could be the snake in the grass at the champs as he goes well on that track u know am pickens fan , got hand it to Mosen got momentum his side. winning last 3 Features, MP i would put money on he's tough to beat especially longer races. will be interesting next few meetings whether he's closed the gap. right now you would say going on form Mosens to lose for nz title. Yes Hunnibell got 3rd great to see he's coming into some form of late since podium At North island champs. I heard to day they changed a rear tyre for a softer compound ,it worked well then caused a problem with to much heat build up and the blow off valves werent adjusted right .. I guess if you dont try these things you never know and on a track like baypark it certainly can make a difference ... |
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Post by midway on Mar 5, 2023 21:44:12 GMT 12
Appears Pickens forgot about the prizegiving and podium in the club rooms afterwards. D When you are tired and buggered after your last race often you just like to pack up and go home ,simply because prize giving takes for ever in the clubrooms and drinks etc ..Often we got called all sorts of names etc ,but the budget on fuel and mileage tax was the price you would pay for drinks and food ..30,000K/MS a season for the super saloon and the little man to put on a show .. |
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Post by crazyhugh on Mar 7, 2023 10:45:10 GMT 12
I am the first to admit that I have not watched a lot of live stream speedway but I have watched a lot of streamed entertainment and of course other televised sport.
In my opinion, with the technology available today, live stream sport and televised sport should be of similar quality with perhaps only reduced camera numbers.
In my previous post on this site I declared I am in the entertainment business and have been my whole working life, promoting predominantly concerts, festivals tours etc.
A few months ago on a Saturday afternoon on TV3 I saw some super saloon racing from Bay Park. This was perhaps the worst advertising for speedway, in particular super saloons that you could possibly have produced. An empty stadium a long shot through a dust cloud of a handful of cars and an over excited amateur commentator declaring what I was watching was amazing. Really, if that was amazing, don’t give me average.
Fast forward to last Saturday night. A rare Saturday off so I tune in for some speedway from Bay Park. With nothing looking like running in Auckland again this year this was as close to the real thing as I am going to get.
What I got to see was not even up to a standard that I would expect from Mum and Dad filming their kids Saturday sport.
Constant equipment failure, the poor pit reporter repeatedly being made to look a fool, the commentary not matching the pictures I was watching, long silences leaving me wondering if they had gone off air and once again all filmed in an empty stadium with the same excitable commentator telling me this is as good as it gets. Yes, the actual racing was good but the broadcast not good enough to have me ever suffer watching another live stream of this quality.
If this was rugby, football, tennis, sailing etc it wouldn’t be acceptable, why should it be acceptable for speedway?
If speedway wants to be taken seriously then someone, maybe the governing body needs to impose some standards over what and how speedway is broadcast.
What I saw last Saturday on the live stream and previously on TV3 did nothing to entice me back or encourage me to pack up the family and head to the speedway. In fact, it had quite the opposite effect. Allowing such a sub-standard product to be broadcast will hurt all speedway tracks.
Crowds bring crowds, no-one ever chooses to eat at the empty restaurant, the fruit shop puts the best fruit on display, the butcher puts his best meat in the shop window.
Showcasing an empty stadium then telling me how incredible it is won’t fill this stadium or any other.
Hugh
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Post by 410cowboy on Mar 7, 2023 13:50:05 GMT 12
I am the first to admit that I have not watched a lot of live stream speedway but I have watched a lot of streamed entertainment and of course other televised sport. In my opinion, with the technology available today, live stream sport and televised sport should be of similar quality with perhaps only reduced camera numbers. In my previous post on this site I declared I am in the entertainment business and have been my whole working life, promoting predominantly concerts, festivals tours etc. A few months ago on a Saturday afternoon on TV3 I saw some super saloon racing from Bay Park. This was perhaps the worst advertising for speedway, in particular super saloons that you could possibly have produced. An empty stadium a long shot through a dust cloud of a handful of cars and an over excited amateur commentator declaring what I was watching was amazing. Really, if that was amazing, don’t give me average. Fast forward to last Saturday night. A rare Saturday off so I tune in for some speedway from Bay Park. With nothing looking like running in Auckland again this year this was as close to the real thing as I am going to get. What I got to see was not even up to a standard that I would expect from Mum and Dad filming their kids Saturday sport. Constant equipment failure, the poor pit reporter repeatedly being made to look a fool, the commentary not matching the pictures I was watching, long silences leaving me wondering if they had gone off air and once again all filmed in an empty stadium with the same excitable commentator telling me this is as good as it gets. Yes, the actual racing was good but the broadcast not good enough to have me ever suffer watching another live stream of this quality. If this was rugby, football, tennis, sailing etc it wouldn’t be acceptable, why should it be acceptable for speedway? If speedway wants to be taken seriously then someone, maybe the governing body needs to impose some standards over what and how speedway is broadcast. What I saw last Saturday on the live stream and previously on TV3 did nothing to entice me back or encourage me to pack up the family and head to the speedway. In fact, it had quite the opposite effect. Allowing such a sub-standard product to be broadcast will hurt all speedway tracks. Crowds bring crowds, no-one ever chooses to eat at the empty restaurant, the fruit shop puts the best fruit on display, the butcher puts his best meat in the shop window. Showcasing an empty stadium then telling me how incredible it is won’t fill this stadium or any other. Hugh You must have got the bad one or got bad net my picture matched racing couple times pit reporter wasn't heard but the empty seats don't look great |
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but i have always enjoyed this class ever since the very early days when i was knee high to a grasshopper . 
