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A legend is coming home. Invercargill has a thing with wheels – and New Zealand’s premier destination for petrolheads is set to add another jewel to the crown. Southlander George Begg has been dubbed motorsport’s equivalent to Enzo Ferrari, and a city-wide celebration of the legendary engineer is se
Large fields made for a top weekend of motor racing action presented by Downer at Teretonga Park, Invercargill, this weekend. Steve Ross of Dunedin in his Jaguar XK8 TraNZam was the standout in the OSCA Super Saloons winning three of the four races to top the podium for the weekend with Kris Brown o
Large fields made for a top weekend of motor racing action presented by Downer at Teretonga Park, Invercargill, this weekend. Steve Ross of Dunedin in his Jaguar XK8 TraNZam was the standout in the OSCA Super Saloons winning three of the four races to top the podium for the weekend with Kris Brown o
Large fields in many of the classes made for a great opening day of motor racing presented by Downer at Teretonga Park yesterday (Saturday). Steve Ross of Dunedin in his Jaguar XK8 TraNZam took the OSCA Super Saloon race from Cantabrian Russell Mortimer in a Nissan 180SX with Kris Brown of Timaru th
International sporting events are not an everyday occurrence in Southland but Teretonga Park in Invercargill has for over 60 years been one venue that has regularly hosted top class racing drivers from all over the world. It will do so again early next year when from 24-26 January the annual Speedwo
The Southland Sidecar Championship at Oreti Park Speedway on Saturday night. Jason Harpur and swinger James Dawson winning the main title. Harpur has won the Southland title twice previously as both a rider and a swinger. “It’s been 10 years since I’ve won it but I’ve competed every year,” he said.
George Begg is a name those with even a fleeting interest in 1950s and 1960s motorsport admire. Begg had an illustrious career racing motorcycles in Britain and, famously, on the Isle of Man, before he returned home to Southland to open an engineering business. At his workshop in rural Southland Beg
Despite just a handful of race meetings under their belt as a team, Jason Harpur and swinger James Dawson clinched the Southland Sidecar Championship at Oreti Park Speedway on Saturday night. In just their second season racing as a combination, Harpur and Dawson impressed throughout the heats to car