olddon 7 Posted March 14, 2012 New Zealand has three regular bike tracks that staged about 30 meetings all season. Speedway New Zealand actually licences 24 tracks and obviously the majority are car racing venues. Let's hope the forthcoming GP is a success and sparks a bike speedway revival. JACK KEEN, ERITH, KENT It's over a year ago, now, I know, but were full heat details ever made available of LAST year's Elf Oils Series, Round Five, from Gisborne, on 19 January? Do a google search for Gisborne Speedway New Zealand. They do have a website and you might get the results from there or find a track contact who can help. Didn't they appear in 'Speedway Star' at the time? JACK KEEN, ERITH, KENT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi 49 Posted March 15, 2012 I think from memory it was cancelled Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whowasthatberntpersson 108 Posted March 15, 2012 Anymore info on the proposed meeting in Auckland on the Eve of the GP? Also a few of us are looking at pre GP drinks somewhere in the vicinity of the Western Springs track...any ideas? Any other info .speedway related in and around Auckland would be much appreciated..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedyguy 20 Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) Anymore info on the proposed meeting in Auckland on the Eve of the GP? Also a few of us are looking at pre GP drinks somewhere in the vicinity of the Western Springs track...any ideas? Any other info .speedway related in and around Auckland would be much appreciated..... These are the only listed dates for the end of the month: MARCH 18 Moore Park Speedway Remembrance Meeting MARCH 18 Rosebank Speedway Meeting 8 MARCH 24 Oreti Park Speedway MARCH 31 FIM Speedway Grand Prix - Western Springs Edited March 15, 2012 by speedyguy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi 49 Posted March 15, 2012 There is supposedly a meeting at Waikaraka Park according to their website 30 March, but as yet I haven't heard of any local riders going, I will find out more this weekend as there's a Rosebank meeting this weekend. Rosebank has a club practice night on the Wednesday 28 from 4pm - till dark, if anyone is arriving early Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedyguy 20 Posted March 15, 2012 These are the only listed dates for the end of the month: MARCH 18 Moore Park Speedway Remembrance Meeting MARCH 18 Rosebank Speedway Meeting 8 MARCH 24 Oreti Park Speedway MARCH 31 FIM Speedway Grand Prix - Western Springs I have been to the Waikaraka Park website and it gives this additional fixture to those in my previous message: Friday 30 Mar 2012 Special Event SOLO & SIDECAR SPECTACULAR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whowasthatberntpersson 108 Posted March 16, 2012 Its proving very difficult to get any info about activities in and around Auckland....Speedway related. Only two weeks away from the opening Grand Prix and with hundreds of foreign visitors descending on the city, surely now is the time to start plugging any additional meetings, or activities.. I'm not even sure if the Kiwis know whats going on??????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedyguy 20 Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) Its proving very difficult to get any info about activities in and around Auckland....Speedway related. Only two weeks away from the opening Grand Prix and with hundreds of foreign visitors descending on the city, surely now is the time to start plugging any additional meetings, or activities.. I'm not even sure if the Kiwis know whats going on??????? New Zealand is not a speedway bike minded country. Of the 24 licenced tracks by Speedway New Zealand, only three of them are solely for bikes. The speedway bike track at Waikaraka Park is part of a more intensified car establishment. The cars race there throughout the season - about 25 meetings - while bikes go on about three times, then usually as a support item to cars. So far as speedway bike promotion is concerned, these are run by club members. There are no professional promoters for the bikes. It, perhaps, is similar to how grass track racing is organised in the UK. Edited March 16, 2012 by speedyguy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigFatDave 258 Posted March 16, 2012 Its proving very difficult to get any info about activities in and around Auckland....Speedway related. Only two weeks away from the opening Grand Prix and with hundreds of foreign visitors descending on the city, surely now is the time to start plugging any additional meetings, or activities.. I'm not even sure if the Kiwis know whats going on??????? You've seen the GP thread, Lee? Waikakaraka park on Friday & Red Bull MotoX on Sunday. Stop whingeing or people'll think yer a POM! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DutchGrasstrack 804 Posted March 16, 2012 Any info on what time the Waikaraka park meeting starts? The GP practice is at 15.00, so would be nice if the race at Waikaraka park is in the evening . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedyguy 20 Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) Any info on what time the Waikaraka Park meeting starts? The GP practice is at 15.00, so would be nice if the race at Waikaraka Park is in the evening . All details about Waikaraka Park can be found at http://www.waikaraka...index.php?id=21 You will find it is possible to contact them by email. The address is on their site. Edited March 16, 2012 by speedyguy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwoMinuteWarning 69 Posted March 24, 2012 (edited) WIAKARAKA PARK MEETING CANCELLED http://waikarakafami...index.php?id=19 Edited March 24, 2012 by TwoMinuteWarning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi 49 Posted March 24, 2012 WIAKARAKA PARK MEETING CANCELLED http://waikarakafami...index.php?id=19 I thought it would be, all the riders will be at the GP practice watching and they wouldn't be able to get across the city in time for scrutineering in time. Some riders are watching and some have official jobs at the GP for the weekend It would have been a better plan to have held the meeting on the Sunday after the GP. Next year we will be able to plan it better, now we know how it all works Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
