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Post by Murray Guy (Grandad) on Jan 16, 2009 0:35:28 GMT 12
Last night, before heading back to the 'upper island'' a chance to check out Ruapuna (hope that's the correct name!). Never been to Western Springs or just gone to watch Sprintcars and baby sprintcars before. Welcome to Ruapuna. That's how I felt when I saw the carpark layout, a tidy exterior and sealed entry (had just cleaned the borrowed car so this pleased me greatly).  Can't remember what it cost to get in, must have been okay. Through the turnstyle and into the arena area ... if you're not impressed NOTHING will impress you. This place is tidy, good variety of excellent spectator viewing options, excellent safety fence - AND A TRACK that immediately says, "What a waste, where are the saloons!" If all this isn't enough so early on, through the fence I spy Jason Scott, WOW, somebody I know!!!!!!!!!!!!  The pit area also immediately impressed and if it was good enough for Pete Sloman and newly crowned Super Saloon 3NZ Dennis Bolt, it must be good enough for me! ... and then, knock me down with a feather, TEAM FLAMECRUSHER [/color][/i]...      tinypic.com/view.php?pic=30keq91&s=5The racing gets underway with a North vs South couple of heats, the North winning by a narrow margin. The ploy of putting Kerri-anne James in the North team certainly distracts the opposition.  All those of the pit side eat dust and get showered on track debri - must be at speedway! The racing is fast and furious with little damage and few yellows, BUT sadly, not all escape the wrath of the wall when it calls ...  The final race is won by a popular USA visiting driver Bill Rose in a Cool machine, returning home next Monday. I wonder how many autographs he's written on a football? ...  Prizegiving ....   Would have been a 'near pefect' evening
to finish a near perfect week of southern speedway,
IF I hadn't got lost finding my way home!!!!!!!!!!!!Heading back to Tauranga in a few hours, the car to get ready for the Saloon BOP Champs at Rotorua this Saturday. Get back to the right side of the fence!  Ruapuna and Woodford Glen, two excellent speedway facilities seemingly well run, AND within 30 minutes of each other .. MMMMMmmmmmm  |
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Post by Ugmo on Jan 16, 2009 6:26:39 GMT 12
13c next year Murray and a move of cities??
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Post by Tony on Jan 16, 2009 6:34:27 GMT 12
Has there ever been a more impressive tow-rig in speedway than Ian Easton's? Man, that thing is huge!
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Post by Phil15T on Jan 16, 2009 6:36:06 GMT 12
Murray thats pretty cool and great to see Jason "Skinny" Scott get second well done after blowing his motor at New Years Meeting here.
Looks like Priceys crash was bad had a report from track last night that he is ok. Just goes to show how safe these cars are.
Regards
Phil
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Post by Markus M on Jan 16, 2009 7:17:44 GMT 12
Hey Murray that's not ex all black/crusader Todd Blackadder waiting for the rugby ball to be signed Has there ever been a more impressive tow-rig in speedway than Ian Easton's? Man, that thing is huge! Agree with that post inventory1 also Mr Wayne Hemi's Freightliner is pretty impressive too  Cheers |
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Post by totspete on Jan 16, 2009 7:55:47 GMT 12
Hey Murray that's not ex all black/crusader Todd Blackadder waiting for the rugby ball to be signed Definitely not our Toddster but the big guy loves his speedway. Had a couple of drives here in recent seasons -- in a streety and in Brett Nicholls' 48N superstock. I swear there was no connection between Toddy running it on the rev limiter and the Toymota blowing up the very next time Brett started it up :-) |
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Post by Abb0 on Jan 16, 2009 8:25:02 GMT 12
Has there ever been a more impressive tow-rig in speedway than Ian Easton's? Man, that thing is huge! That is impressive. The Boltons truck and trailer are pretty good as well. Although not Sprinters obviously. |
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Post by Tony on Jan 16, 2009 10:08:14 GMT 12
You don't appreciate the size of Easton's rig until you see how many pit spaces it occupies at Palmy.
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Post by cards on Jan 16, 2009 11:23:36 GMT 12
That's a great post Murray.
Fantastic pics.
It brought back a lot of memories from my time there in the 80's.
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Post by sprintcar75 on Jan 16, 2009 11:35:17 GMT 12
anyone video the meeting?
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Post by Visacard on Jan 16, 2009 12:12:19 GMT 12
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Post by modsprintsnz on Jan 16, 2009 13:42:37 GMT 12
Murray thats pretty cool and great to see Jason "Skinny" Scott get second well done after blowing his motor at New Years Meeting here. Looks like Priceys crash was bad had a report from track last night that he is ok. Just goes to show how safe these cars are. Regards Phil Pricey's - just Pricey.....he seems to bounce back from anything (well thats what Ive noticed in the short time I've seen him running anyway) The crash itself looked pretty nasty (and spectacular) looked like from where I was sitting in the town bend that he rode a wheel about half way down the backstraight and from there on in was "in for the ride" the car cart-wheeling at speed down the straight until the innevitable wall forced it to stop suddenly..... Guessing there will be a working bee on at edge today and tomorrow? Murray Guy - why oh why didnt you let us know you were gonna be there......might have been able to wrangle you a drive in a modifiedsprint for the night! ;D (I assume thats what you are calling baby sprintcars!?) Sdemon P.S. - Murray you should have been $12 worse off- plus any expenses (hot dogs, drinks etc) once you got into the complex, great move by the promoters to drop the gate price for a mid-week deal! |
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Post by hew11 on Jan 16, 2009 17:19:19 GMT 12
Great post, its rather pleasing to hear some positives about a complex and running of a meeting.  Hopefully Pricey gets his car back together before Saturday |
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Post by Autopete55 on Jan 16, 2009 18:23:07 GMT 12
High bar looks pretty bent and chrome molly dont like being straightened too much. Those end for end deals give those chassis ass holes eh?? Great guy and he will be back!! Just like McCarther and a dud cheque....I will be back!!! ;D |
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Post by dps on Jan 16, 2009 19:59:47 GMT 12
have to agree with Murray, this was our first visit to ruapuna and after 3 nights of Super Saloons it was a refreshing change to see some open wheel racing before returning home to Tauranga.
Ruapuna provided some entertaining racing and a well run promotion For $12 this was good value and add this to the $13 for the Super saloon hoopla @ woodford glen made two nights of racing quite affordable.
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Post by GavS on Jan 17, 2009 7:22:32 GMT 12
pricey will be back out tonight in a new xxx, cars not far away from being finished now, BIG day yesterday, and just about to head back to the workshop for the finishing bits
from a mangled wreck to a new car in a day and a half, what an effort
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Post by S.B on Jan 18, 2009 19:35:29 GMT 12
All you guys did a great job getting Gary's car back out for saturday It was a shame he was still sore and couldn't race but hopefully he gets beta soon p.s It looked like he still had a great night though |
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Post by GavS on Jan 19, 2009 16:41:42 GMT 12
All you guys did a great job getting Gary's car back out for saturday It was a shame he was still sore and couldn't race but hopefully he gets beta soon p.s It looked like he still had a great night though a bit more to it sarah, the engine wasn't sounding 100 % with a suspected bent piston, motor is off getting looked at as we type, if it hasn't been done already, as is scottys |
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Post by S.B on Jan 19, 2009 18:34:39 GMT 12
Yeah i know there was people said it wasn't quit right, but i was still worried bout Gary a, he's part of the Ruapuna speedway family now lol so carn't help it |
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