GREETINGS FROM TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND

ALL PICTURES HAVE BEEN UPDATED AT WWW.RANLAYRACING.COM  FOR THIS TRACKCHASING TRIP.

This is the SECOND grouping in a multi-part series that will detail our 17-day trackchasing and touring adventure to New Zealand and French Polynesia.  The format of this Trackchaser Report will differ from those you have been reading all season. 

 

Our activities will be listed chronologically by day and divided into “Trackchasing” and “Tourist” categories.  You will get a glimpse into how another family approaches and takes a long and exotic trip like this.  I hope you enjoy reading about our adventures, until you and your family head out on your next tour of the world.

 

Warning:  If you do not want to experience the feeling of “being there” I recommend that you not read the descriptions of what went on or view the pictures of what was seen.  I would not want any future visits to these faraway parts to be ruined by the realism you are about ready to experience in words and pictures.

 

If you are receiving this Trackchaser Report via email, you can view the pictures at www.ranlayracing.com.

 

 

Part II

 

Friday, December 29, 2006

 

TOURIST ACTIVITY

There was no real time for tourist activity today.  We left our hotel room at 9 a.m. in Tauranga.  We needed to be at the Upper Hutt Family Speedway by 7 p.m.  That gave us 10 hours and I thought it would take seven of those hours for the 280 or so mile drive.  With stops, it took all of that and more.

 

It took me an hour to get us out of the Tauranga area.  This was the first time we have been seriously lost on this trip.  That is much better than normal!  Fortunately, some guys at a tire shop took time out of their day to get us back in the right direction.

 

The scenery was gorgeous.  The rolling hills, bordering on mountains, were as green as green can get.  We were last in New Zealand in 1987 for a seven-day driving tour.  It doesn’t seem like we are seeing as many sheep now as we did then.  We’re seeing more cows.  Maybe the cows ate the sheep!

 

Following tonight’s races, we approached a traffic circle “roundabout.”  I love roundabouts; they are such an efficient way to get through an intersection.  This roundabout was swarming with state police.  A few weeks ago, in North Carolina, I encountered a similar situation.  Those guys were doing a “driver’s license check.”  Once I showed my Hawaii drivers license I was on my way.

 

Tonight’s stop was a sobriety check.  I rolled down my window and the officer greeted me politely.  He stuck a handheld device up to my mouth and asked me to say my name.  I repeated slowly, “Gordon Killian.”  He looked at a meter on his device and told me I could drive on.

 

I asked him what he was measuring.  He said this was a form of breathalyzer and that if I had been drinking I would have registered on the machine and would be taking a ride down to the “pokie.”  I assured him that I would not want to do that and drove away.

 

Carol and I had a brief discussion on stopping people without “probable cause.”  I support the belief that I don’t mind giving up some of my rights, so that idiots who are breaking the law in one form or another and who can cause me harm (as in drunk driving) can be removed from society.  Carol believes folks should not be stopped without probable cause.  By the way, in New Zealand, there are many signs warning about driving while intoxicated.  They call it “drink” driving rather than drunk driving.

 

TRACKCHASING

 

UPPER HUTT FAMILY SPEEDWAY, UPPER HUTT, NEW ZEALAND – RANDY’S TRACK #1,136 & CAROL’S TRACK #292 – 12/29/06

 

Tonight’s racetrack seemed to have at least three names.  It went by the “Upper Hutt Family Speedway,” “Wellington Speedway” and “Te Marua Speedway.”  For record-counting purposes, I’m going with Upper Hutt.

 

This track is a semi-banked dirt oval that didn’t throw up any dust.  Maybe that was the case because it spit rain at us during the entire three hours we were at the track.  The wind also blew at about 20 M.P.H.  The dark clouds moved through an otherwise blue sky with temps at about 16 degrees Celsius (about 60 Fahrenheit.)  Welcome to New Zealand summer!

 

This was the most rural track we’ve seen so far.  Imagine a very small town Midwestern track.  You’ll have a good visual of this place.  All of the New Zealand tracks we have visited have formal grandstands of one sort or another.  The Upper Hutt Family Speedway had three options.  On the front stretch, they had some well-worn 5-6 row high wooden bleachers.  The backstretch accommodated most of the crowd in a wooden structure that went about 10 rows high.  That grandstand was painted a bright blue.  There were also a few plastic molded bucket seats near turns two.  Nearly half the crowd either stood or sat on their blankets.  Contrast all of these seating options to the fact that nearly every track (about 50) that we have visited in the United Kingdom and Australia has no formal seating whatsoever!

 

The real highlight of the night though was not the track’s seating options.  We were here to see the DHL Saloon Speedweek series.  The Saloons, which could loosely be translated to limited late models in the states or maybe a good group of street stocks, were the featured attraction.

 

The Speedweek series is organized by a fellow named Steve Williams.  Mr. Williams also drives in the series and won the feature event tonight.  You might be asking yourself, “What’s so special about a saloon speedweek series organized by a fellow named Steve Williams.”

 

Well, “Steve” Williams is actually “Stevie” Williams.  Still doesn’t ring a bell?  Well, Stevie Williams is the golf caddie for the most famous golfer and maybe the most famous person in sports, Tiger Woods!  Yes, Stevie Williams is Tiger Woods’ caddie and Steve Williams, all the same person, is the leading saloon stock car driver in New Zealand.  Carol and I hope to meet Steve at one of the next two tracks we will be visiting.

 

I had corresponded with an Upper Hutt track representative whose name is Allan Buxton.  Allan is one of the track’s commentators.  We spent a good deal of time talking about trackchasing over the P.A.  Allan had given me several headsups about NZ tracks and may have put me onto a new track option for tomorrow.  Allan, nice talking to you.  Stay in touch!

 

Based upon that interview, another fellow came up and introduced himself named Warren.  Warren has his own website called “Stock Car Scene” which, according to him, can best be accessed from the Macgor’s NZ Speedway site.  When I get home, I will check that out.  (I did, the site is excellent!)

 

Carol and I are just about getting overdosed on track food.  The best track food, so far, has been served from the Western Springs Speedway.  It seems like we’ve had “Chips” (French Fries) for every lunch and dinner for the last five days.  Tonight we went with an “Egg burger.”  Yes, you guessed it.  They put a fried egg on a hamburger.

 

However, they ALSO put tomato and red beets, two veggies I simply cannot stand, on their egg burgers.  Yuk!  After those disgusting things were removed and my sandwich was doused in mustard, it tasted pretty good.  Carol was most disappointed in the long and slow line at the building that sold only various forms of coffee.

 

Speaking of “Trackchasing’s First Mother,” let me, for my new New Zealand readers, give you some background.  In trackchasing in order to be “listed,” and have one’s trackchasing accomplishments appear on www.trackchaser.net, a chaser must have at least 200 lifetime tracks.  There are nearly 10 women listed in the world’s top 50 trackchasers.  Carol is the first woman to EVER be listed who is also a mother.  Thusly, she is “Trackchasing’s First Mother.”

 

Carol was not too happy with the weather conditions tonight.  Neither was I.  There were a couple of times when I thought they would lose the track to the weather.  Anyway, when’s she’s unhappy, I can’t act too unhappy or we would have an unhappy couple.  Therefore, I try to point out the positives.

 

Carol likes the idea that none of our New Zealand tracks have felt the need for an intermission period.  Me too.  She was most concerned tonight about the flag stand.  Actually, she has been disappointed with the flag stands at all three of the tracks we’ve seen.  They just seem hard to see.

 

Tonight the flags were huge.  They were on poles about six feet long and the actual flags were about three feet by three feet.  When the flag wasn’t being used, the starter just tossed them down on a wooden platform.  This brought the comment from TFM that “they shouldn’t be throwing those flags down on that termite infested floor.  Those flags are filthy.”  Yes, that’s why I bring her.  She always has a different point of view!

 

The racing started on time at 7 p.m. and the saloon feature event, the 17^th of 18 races, finished at 10 p.m.  They keep the shows moving at these NZ tracks.  Tonight we had Youth mini-stocks, modifieds (a very basic 4-cylinder stock class), stock cars and the aforementioned saloons.

 

The stock car class is entertaining.  They’re similar to U.K. Formula 2 stock cars.  They had about 25 of them.  They ran two heats and a feature with all of the stock cars in each of the three races.  These guys started from a standing start ala Peoria Speedway and are full contact.  They had something else tonight, that I don’t recall seeing since my days at Peoria Speedway, the team race.

 

The team race is most entertaining.  Tonight there were two or three teams of 3-4 drivers.  The objective of the race is to see which team’s leader can complete the prescribed number of laps.  The “blockers” for each team try to disable the other team’s leader.  There were some vicious hits in the team race.

 

Overall, it was an entertaining night of racing.  It was fun seeing Stevie Williams race and they kept the show moving.  On the way out of the speedway, the crowd was singing Happy Birthday to Steve.  I’m certain his birthday was special since he won the feature event.  The downsides for tonight were the crummy weather and the P.A. system that didn’t work well in several areas. 

 

 

 

 

LIFETIME TRACKCHASER STANDINGS UPDATE:

 

These worldwide trackchasers are within 100 tracks (plus or minus) of my current trackchaser total.

 

1.  Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 1,136

2.  Guy Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania – 1,075 (-61)*

3.  Rick Schneider – Bay Shore, New York - 1,063 (-73)*

4.  Gordon Killian, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania – 1,044 (-92)*

7.  Ed Esser, Madison, Wisconsin – 963 (-173)**

 

* Warning, you are within 50 tracks of being removed from this list. 

 

** Special exemption.

 

 

 

Other notables

 

These worldwide trackchasers are within 10 tracks (plus or minus) of Carol’s current trackchaser total.

 

31.  Chris Economaki, Ridgewood, New Jersey – 302 (+10)

32.  Gary Jacob, Turlock, California – 301 (+9)

33.  Ron Rodda, Lincoln, California – 297 (+5)

34.  Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California - 292

35.  Johnny Gibson, Grand Island, Nebraska – 290 (+2)

 

 

 

 

 

2006 TRACKCHASER STANDINGS

 

1.  Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California - 145

2.  Mike Knappenberger, Reading, Pennsylvania - 106

3.  Ed Esser, Madison, Wisconsin – 103

4.  Roland Vanden Eynde, Vilvoorde, Belgium – 91

5.  Paul Weisel, Orefield, Pennsylvania – 87

6.  Roger Ferrell, Majenica, Indiana – 70

7.  Guy Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania - 70

8.  Allan Brown, Comstock Park, Michigan - 64

9.  Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California – 61

10.  Gordon Killian, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania – 58

 

Tracks have been reported from 42 different worldwide trackchasers this season.

 

 

 

 

LIFETIME NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY STANDINGS

 

2006 (current thru 10/29/06)**

 

1. Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 7.08

2. Gordon Killian, Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania – 7.10

3. Allan Brown, Comstock Park, Michigan – 7.86

 

**Lifetime NGD results could be affected by current track counting proposals

 

  

 

 

 

Thanks for reading about my trackchasing,

 

Randy Lewis

#1 Trackchaser Living West of the Mississippi

 

Your best bet is to work your butt off, reach your goals and enjoy your rewards.

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TRAVEL DISTANCES:

 

AIRPLANE

 

Los Angeles, CA – Sydney, Australia – 7,490 miles

Sydney, Australia – Auckland, New Zealand – 1,340 miles

RENTAL CAR – AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

 

Auckland International Airport – trip begins

Driving all over New Zealand

 

 

TRACK ADMSSION PRICES:

 

Western Springs Speedway - $20NZ

Blue Chip Speedway at Baypark – Free

Upper Hutt Family Speedway - $20NZ

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past trackchasing reports are available at:

www.ranlayracing.com

 

Official trackchaser standings can be viewed at:

www.trackchaser.com  

 

Some of my standings data comes from trackchaser.com

 

 

 

 

 

UPCOMING TRACKCHASING PLANS

 

G’day, mate.  Yep!  We’re having a great time trackchasing down

under.

 

 

 

 

 

RACETRACKS VISITED IN 2006 (** not the first time to visit this track)

 

992.  Watermelon Capital Speedway, Cordele, Georgia - January 14

 

993.  Cross Roads Motorplex (asphalt oval), Jasper, Florida - January 15

 

994.  Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia - January 20

 

995.  Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California - January 21

 

996.  Oregon State Fair & Expo Center, Forster Livestock Arena, Salem, Oregon - January 28

 

997.  Morosso Motorsports Park, Jupiter, Florida – February 4

 

998.  Thunderbowl Speedway of Ocala, Ocala, Florida - February 4

 

999.  Cross Roads Motorplex (dirt oval), Jasper, Florida - February 5

 

1,000. Auburndale Kartway, Auburndale, Florida - February 10

 

1,001. Ocala Speedway (asphalt oval), Ocala, Florida - February 12

 

1,002. Speedworld Speedway, Surprise, Arizona - February 19

 

1,003. Lowe’s Motor Speedway (1/5 mile asphalt oval), Concord, North Carolina - February 25

 

1,004. Concord Raceway, Concord, North Carolina - February 25

 

1,005. Antioch Speedway, Antioch, North Carolina - February 25

 

1,006. Green Valley Speedway, Gadsden, Alabama - February 26

 

1,007. East Bay Raceway (inner oval), Gibsonton, Florida – March 17

 

1,008. Volusia Speedway Park West (1/6M oval), Barberville, Florida – March 18

 

1,009. Speedway Park, Fruitland Park, Florida – March 18

 

1,010. Sand Mountain Speedway (road course), Fort Meade, Florida – March 19

 

1,011. Anderson Motor Speedway, Anderson, South Carolina – March 31

 

1,012. Westminster Speedway, Westminster, South Carolina – March 31

 

1,013. East Lincoln Motor Speedway, Stanley, North Carolina – April 1

 

1,014. Margarettsville Speedway, Margarettsville, North Carolina – April 2

 

1,015. Sunny South Raceway, Grand Bay, Alabama – April 7

 

1,016. Barber Motorsports Park, Leeds, Alabama – April 8

 

1,017. Coldwater Raceway, Coldwater, Alabama – April 8

 

1,018. Talladega Short Track, Talladega, Alabama – April 8

 

1,019. Ballymena Raceway, Ballymena, Northern Ireland - April 14

 

1,020. Oulton Park, Little Budworth, England - April 15

 

1,021. Somerset Rebels Banger Raceway, Rooks Bridge, England - April 16

 

1,022. Mendips Raceway, Shipham, England - April 16

 

1,023. Oval Raceway, Angmering, England - April 17

 

1,024. Arlington Stadium, Eastbourne, England - April 17

 

1,025. Southside Speedway, Midlothian, Virginia - April 28

 

1,026. Motor Mile Speedway, Radford, Virginia - April 29

 

1,027. Wythe Speedway, Wytheville, Virginia - April 29

 

1,028. Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point Circuit, Summit Point, West Virginia - April 30

 

1,029. Old Dominion Speedway – inner inner oval, Manassas, Virginia - April 30

 

1,030. Shenandoah Speedway, Shenandoah, Virginia – May 4

 

1,031. Bridgeport Speedway (inner oval – front), Bridgeport, New Jersey - May 5

 

1,032. Empty Jug, Hawley, Pennsylvania - May 6

 

1,033. Oakland Valley Race Park, Cuddebackville, New York - May 6

 

1,034. Thunder Mountain Speedway, Center Isle, New York - May 6

 

1,035. Motocross 338, Southwick, Massachusetts - May 7

 

1,036. Glen Ridge Motorsports Park, Fultonville, New York - May 7

 

1,037. Calumet County Speedway, Chilton, Wisconsin - May 19

 

1,038. Grant County Speedway, Lancaster, Wisconsin - May 20

 

1,039. Blackhawk Farms Raceway, Rockton, Illinois - May 21

 

1,040. The Milwaukee Mile (Road course), West Allis, Wisconsin - May 21

 

** Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin – May 21 (new track Carol only)

 

1,041. Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, South Dakota - May 25

 

1,042. Superior Speedway, Superior, Wisconsin - May 26

 

1,043. Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minnesota - May 27

 

1,044. Canby Speedway, Canby, Minnesota - May 27

 

1,045. Crawford County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Denison, Iowa - May 28

 

1,046. Tri-State Speedway, Sisseton, South Dakota - May 29

 

1,047. Sheyenne River Speedway, Lisbon, North Dakota - May 29

 

1,048. Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch, Pahrump, Nevada – June 3

 

1,049. The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada – June 3

 

1,050. Hibbing Raceway, Hibbing, Minnesota – June 6

 

1,051. Buena Vista Raceway, Alta, Iowa – June 7

 

1,052. Lebanon Midway Speedway, Lebanon, Missouri – June 8

 

1,053. Rocky Top Raceway, Coal Grove, Ohio – June 9

 

1,054. Midvale Speedway (oval), Midvale, Ohio – June 10

 

1,055. Midvale Speedway (figure 8), Midvale, Ohio – June 10

 

1,056. Spring Valley Raceway, Millport, Ohio – June 11

 

1,057. Rialto Airport Speedway, Rialto, California – June 17

 

1,058. Lawrenceburg Speedway (figure 8), Lawrenceburg, Indiana - June 20

 

1,059. Lawrenceburg Speedway (temporary oval), Lawrenceburg, Indiana - June 20

 

1,060. Thunder Mountain Speedway, Knox Dale, Pennsylvania - June 21

 

1,061. State Park Speedway, Wausau, Wisconsin - June 22

 

1,062. Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin - June 23

 

1,063. Lucas Oil Speedway (oval), Wheatland, Missouri - June 24

 

1,064. Lucas Oil Speedway (figure 8), Wheatland, Missouri - June 24

 

1,065. Tri-City Speedway, Pontoon Beach, Illinois - June 25

 

1,066. Lake Ozark Speedway, Eldon, Missouri - June 29

 

1,067. Poplar Bluff Speedway, Poplar Bluff, Missouri - June 30

 

1,068. Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course), Indianapolis, Indiana – July 1

 

1,069. Rush County Fairgrounds, Rushville, Indiana – July 1

 

1,070. Rock Castle Speedway, Mount Vernon, Kentucky – July 2

 

** Windy Hollow Speedway (oval), Owensboro, Kentucky – July 2

 

1,071. Heartland Park Topeka (dirt oval), Topeka, Kansas – July 3

 

1,072. Thunderhill Speedway, Mayetta, Kansas – July 3

 

1,073. Little Valley Speedway, Little Valley, New York – July 13

 

** Twin State Speedway (oval), Claremont, New Hampshire – July 14

 

1,074. Twin State Speedway (figure 8), Claremont, New Hampshire – July 14

 

1,075. Canaan Speedway (asphalt oval), Canaan, New Hampshire – July 14

 

** New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire – July 15

 

1,076. White Mountain Motorsports Park, North Woodstock, New Hampshire – July 15

 

1,077. Legion Speedway, Wentworth, New Hampshire – July 15

 

1,078. Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Fair Haven, Vermont – July 16

1,079. Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford Springs, Connecticut – July 17

 

1,080. Little Log House Speedway, Hastings, Minnesota - July 28

 

** Elko Speedway (outer oval), Elko, Minnesota – July 28

 

** Elko Speedway (inner oval), Elko, Minnesota – July 28

 

** Elko Speedway (figure 8), Elko, Minnesota – July 28

 

1,081. Chickasaw Big Four County Fairgrounds, Nashua, Iowa - July 29

1,082. Buffalo River Speedway, Glyndon, Minnesota - July 30

 

1,083. Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, Utah, - August 4

 

1,084. Atomic Motor Raceway, Atomic City, Idaho - August 4

 

1,085. Mission Valley Speedway, Polson, Montana - August 5

 

1,086. Rock Creek Race Track, Kimberly, Idaho - August 6

 

1,087. Stevens County Fairgrounds, Morris, Minnesota - August 9

 

1,088. Norman County Raceway, Ada, Minnesota - August 10

 

1,089. Miller Speedway, Miller, South Dakota - August 11

 

1,090. Gimli Motorsports Park, Gimli, Manitoba, Ontario, Canada - August 13

 

1,091. Bemidji Speedway, Bemidji, Minnesota - August 13

 

1,092. Dayton Fair (figure 8), Dayton, Pennsylvania - August 14

 

1,093. Holmes County Fairgrounds, Millersburg, Ohio - August 15

 

1,094. Lawrence County Fairgrounds, New Castle, Pennsylvania - August 16

 

1,095. Armada County Fairgrounds, Armada, Michigan - August 17

 

1,096. Spencer Speedway, Williamson, New York - August 18

 

1,097. Yates County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Penn Yan, New York, - August 19

 

1,098. Tillsonburg County Fairgrounds, Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada - August 20

 

1,099. Marshfield Fair, Marshfield, Massachusetts - August 21

1,100. Cambridge Fair, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada – September 9

 

1,101. Georgetown Fair, Georgetown, Ontario, Canada – September 9

 

1,102. Oakwood Fair, Oakwood, Ontario, Canada – September 10

 

1,103. Western Fair, London, Ontario, Canada – September 10

 

1,104. Rice Lake Speedway, Rice Lake, Wisconsin – September 14

 

1,105. Iowa Speedway (oval), Newton, Iowa – September 15

 

1,106. Harrison County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Missouri Valley, Iowa – September 16

 

1,107. Calhoun County Raceway (oval), Rockwell City, Iowa – September 16

 

1,108. Hutchinson Raceway Park, Hutchinson, Kansas – September 22

 

1,109. Dodge City Raceway Park (outer oval), Dodge City, Kansas – September 23

 

1,110. Dodge City Raceway Park (inner oval), Dodge City, Kansas – September 23

 

1,111. Enid Motor Speedway, Enid, Oklahoma – September 24

 

1,112. Desert Thunder Raceway, Price, Utah – September 30

 

1,113. Norfolk County Fairgrounds, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada – October 4

 

1,114. La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway (inner oval), La Crosse, Wisconsin – October 5

 

1,115. Londonderry Raceway, Manchester, New Hampshire – October 8

 

1,116. Hudson Speedway, Hudson, New Hampshire – October 8

 

1,117. Topsfield Fairgrounds Arena, Topsfield, Massachusetts – October 9

 

1,118. Cricket Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina – October 11

1,119. Gordon Park Speedway, Groveton, Georgia – October 13

1,120. I-20 Kartway, Batesburg, South Carolina – October 14

 

1,121. Hemi Speedway, Mount Croghan, South Carolina – October 15

 

** Bakersfield Raceway Park, Linton, Indiana – October 20 (new track Carol only)

 

1,122. South Georgia Motorsports Park, Cecil, Georgia – October 25

 

1,123. Altus Speedway, Altus, Oklahoma – October 29

 

1,124. Riverside Raceway Park, Mayodan, North Carolina – November 3

 

1,125. Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina – November 4

 

1,126. Delaware International Speedway, Delmar, Delaware – November 5

 

** Willow Springs International Raceway, Rosamond, California – November 12 (new track Carol only)

 

1,127. Kansas Coliseum-Arena Building, Valley Center, Kansas – November 18

 

1,128. Mercedes Benz of Sugar Land Road Course, Angleton, Texas – November 19

 

1,129. OCR Action Sport Park, Rougemont, North Carolina – December 3

 

1,130. Boone County Fairgrounds (oval), Columbia, Missouri – December 9

 

** Boone County Fairgrounds (oval), Columbia, Missouri – December 10

 

1,131. Boone County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Columbia, Missouri – December 10

 

1,132. DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, Michigan – December 15

 

1,133. Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina – December 16

 

1,134. Western Springs Speedway, Western Springs, New Zealand – December 26

 

1,135. Blue Chip Speedway at Baypark, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand – December 28

 

1,136. Upper Hutt Family Speedway, Upper Hutt, New Zealand – December 29