Post by FlyingTheV on Nov 23, 2008 21:32:35 GMT 12
A good sized crowd was on hand tonight to witness Opening Night incl the usual spectacular fireworks show.
Numbers were fair with 13 Stockcars, 8 Superstocks, 33 Youth Ministocks, 17 Adult Ministocks, 6 Production Sallons, 7 sidecars and 5 Stratford Streetstocks.
The Stockcars mixed it up with 71B Peter Barry taking no prisoners. Barry mixed it with the likes of 18V Tony James, 2NZ Gerry Linklater and 52V Francis Potaka all night incl putting 7V Kristifa Allen up the wall at the southern bend. Linklater picked up a couple of wins while 6V Shaun Smith picked up the other in his sidewinder.
The 5 local superstocks were joined by 98P Craig Humphries, 282S Phil Ogle and 39S Michael Willemsen. 99V Richard Watkins had a good night while 6V Dion Mooney seems to have the car dialed in.
The sidecars were competing for the held over West Coast Champs from 2007/08. The 1st heat was carnage however being abondoned after two separate incidents. 6P Derek Ramsey/Tony Hislop, 39P Andrew Buchanan/Phillips Burns and 52P Stu Priest/Richie Dunbar all had incidents but came out with no major injuries that I could see. The 6P & 39P bikes collected each other to smack the southern bend wall hard while the 52P bike parted with the swinger in the re-run. Unoffically the Priest/Dunbar went on to claim the title after a win & 2nd to head off 62V Craig Scott/Tony Hirini with a 1st & 3rd.
A full report should appear on www.oceanviewspeedway.co.nz in the next day or so :-).
Numbers were fair with 13 Stockcars, 8 Superstocks, 33 Youth Ministocks, 17 Adult Ministocks, 6 Production Sallons, 7 sidecars and 5 Stratford Streetstocks.
The Stockcars mixed it up with 71B Peter Barry taking no prisoners. Barry mixed it with the likes of 18V Tony James, 2NZ Gerry Linklater and 52V Francis Potaka all night incl putting 7V Kristifa Allen up the wall at the southern bend. Linklater picked up a couple of wins while 6V Shaun Smith picked up the other in his sidewinder.
The 5 local superstocks were joined by 98P Craig Humphries, 282S Phil Ogle and 39S Michael Willemsen. 99V Richard Watkins had a good night while 6V Dion Mooney seems to have the car dialed in.
The sidecars were competing for the held over West Coast Champs from 2007/08. The 1st heat was carnage however being abondoned after two separate incidents. 6P Derek Ramsey/Tony Hislop, 39P Andrew Buchanan/Phillips Burns and 52P Stu Priest/Richie Dunbar all had incidents but came out with no major injuries that I could see. The 6P & 39P bikes collected each other to smack the southern bend wall hard while the 52P bike parted with the swinger in the re-run. Unoffically the Priest/Dunbar went on to claim the title after a win & 2nd to head off 62V Craig Scott/Tony Hirini with a 1st & 3rd.
A full report should appear on www.oceanviewspeedway.co.nz in the next day or so :-).
