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Success for Rotorua speedway drivers at Ministocks in Paradise
15 Feb, 2021 08:28 PM
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The field of 26 youth drivers prepare for the start of the first finals race at Paradise Valley Speedway. Photo / Sportsweb Photography
Rotorua Daily Post
By: Paul Hickey
For the first time in the 19-year history of the Ministocks in Paradise speedway meeting, drivers from the same club took all three spots on the podium.
In a fitting result, it was drivers from the host club of Rotorua who completed the feat.
The event, also known as the Tubby Norriss Memorial, had 39 local boys and girls aged 12-16 as part of the 137-strong entry list.
Speedway: Dylan Smith dominant in ending Whanganui s long drought
10 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Dylan Smith is a study of concentration en route to his maiden New Zealand title. Photo / S. B. O Hagan Photography
Dylan Smith is a study of concentration en route to his maiden New Zealand title. Photo / S. B. O Hagan Photography
Whanganui Chronicle
It was a long day under the hot sun at Fast Lane Spares Oceanview Family Speedway on Saturday.
But a long Whanganui drought was broken in the final race of the evening as Dylan Smith (53V) streaked to victory in the Dewtec New Zealand Minisprint Championship.