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”With the season coming to a close it has been nothing short of hectic in the Office as I am sure a lot of members can relate to.
The Board has hosted several zoom meetings regarding the changes required by Clubs to their constitutions to comply with the new Incorporated Societies Act 2022, that came into force October 2023. This has seen Clubs having to revisit their rules to ensure that all the mandatory requirements in the new Act are met, and they are set for decades to come. You will likely see your Clubs calling Special General Meetings over the next 12 months as any changes will need to be ratified by their members in order to register your Club by the April 2026 deadline. This also applies to the SNZ Constitution that is currently being drafted for presentation to the Members.
The Board has also held zoom meetings with Promoters and Presidents regarding the allocation of the Grand Prix, North & South Island allocated titles. As the Members withdrew the allocation criteria for these titles from the rules at the 2023 AGM, there has essentially been no guiding rule for Speedway NZ to follow when trying to allocate them in a fair and transparent way. After a couple of robust meetings, the Members put forward some very good ideas for the allocation of these titles for discussion and voting by the Members at a Special General Meeting to be held in Palmerston North at the AGM. Until then, the Promoters and Presidents of our tracks have voted to have the Board allocate the 2024/25 Grand Prix, North & South Island titles using the previous rotation as a guide while ensuring that the bottleneck of titles to a few tracks is avoided.
CATCH FENCING:
After approaching numerous manufacturers of different types of fencing materials both local and overseas, we struggled to find anyone that was willing to help develop a custom catchfence for NZ Speedway that did not require massive investment from the onset. That said, we have finally found a reputable company that specialises in catch fencing materials and installation for several different sporting and commercial applications. We have engaged these people to visit several different tracks that have unique characteristics to their individual layouts. The focus is on several factors including the varying degrees of spectator distance from the existing fencing, visibility of the track and competitors from all angles of the spectator arena, access to the existing fencing and of course the potential cost to the individual tracks. It is hoped that we will receive a formal proposal outlining several potential options in the coming weeks.
On the subject of fencing you will all be very aware by now of the incident that took place at Beachlands Speedway earlier this month. I think it fair to write that anyone that witnessed this breathed a massive sigh of relief that everyone essentially walked away unscathed and through the planets aligning there were no spectators in the competitors path.
We would like to acknowledge the lightning fast reactions from the Beachlands Crew and our Officials in attendance, for the fantastic teamwork on the night. Although most would agree this was a very unique set of circumstances the Boards Health & Safety Portfolio holders are currently reviewing the information gathered from the weekend at Beachlands to ensure that our protocols are fit for purpose and the possibility of a repeat of this astonishing incident is minimised.”
”With the season coming to a close it has been nothing short of hectic in the Office as I am sure a lot of members can relate to.
The Board has hosted several zoom meetings regarding the changes required by Clubs to their constitutions to comply with the new Incorporated Societies Act 2022, that came into force October 2023. This has seen Clubs having to revisit their rules to ensure that all the mandatory requirements in the new Act are met, and they are set for decades to come. You will likely see your Clubs calling Special General Meetings over the next 12 months as any changes will need to be ratified by their members in order to register your Club by the April 2026 deadline. This also applies to the SNZ Constitution that is currently being drafted for presentation to the Members.
The Board has also held zoom meetings with Promoters and Presidents regarding the allocation of the Grand Prix, North & South Island allocated titles. As the Members withdrew the allocation criteria for these titles from the rules at the 2023 AGM, there has essentially been no guiding rule for Speedway NZ to follow when trying to allocate them in a fair and transparent way. After a couple of robust meetings, the Members put forward some very good ideas for the allocation of these titles for discussion and voting by the Members at a Special General Meeting to be held in Palmerston North at the AGM. Until then, the Promoters and Presidents of our tracks have voted to have the Board allocate the 2024/25 Grand Prix, North & South Island titles using the previous rotation as a guide while ensuring that the bottleneck of titles to a few tracks is avoided.
CATCH FENCING:
After approaching numerous manufacturers of different types of fencing materials both local and overseas, we struggled to find anyone that was willing to help develop a custom catchfence for NZ Speedway that did not require massive investment from the onset. That said, we have finally found a reputable company that specialises in catch fencing materials and installation for several different sporting and commercial applications. We have engaged these people to visit several different tracks that have unique characteristics to their individual layouts. The focus is on several factors including the varying degrees of spectator distance from the existing fencing, visibility of the track and competitors from all angles of the spectator arena, access to the existing fencing and of course the potential cost to the individual tracks. It is hoped that we will receive a formal proposal outlining several potential options in the coming weeks.
On the subject of fencing you will all be very aware by now of the incident that took place at Beachlands Speedway earlier this month. I think it fair to write that anyone that witnessed this breathed a massive sigh of relief that everyone essentially walked away unscathed and through the planets aligning there were no spectators in the competitors path.
We would like to acknowledge the lightning fast reactions from the Beachlands Crew and our Officials in attendance, for the fantastic teamwork on the night. Although most would agree this was a very unique set of circumstances the Boards Health & Safety Portfolio holders are currently reviewing the information gathered from the weekend at Beachlands to ensure that our protocols are fit for purpose and the possibility of a repeat of this astonishing incident is minimised.”
