Sport + Motorsport

Blowing out the candles on his 60th birthday recently was no barrier to Russell Stewart claiming the Burt Munro Challenge Speedway Spectacular title on Saturday night. Stewart, of Hastings, and swinger Andrew Parker set a scorching pace in the sidecar final to clinch the coveted silverware for the f

Around twenty years ago Southlanders were enjoying the motor racing exploits of Invercargill driver LeRoy Stevenson as he raced at the top level on both sides of the Tasman. Stevenson, who has driven some special race cars in his time, will be back at Teretonga Park this weekend for the Evolution Mo

Team Novo Nordisk, the world’s first all-diabetes pro cycling team, is bringing one of its best development team athletes, New Zealander Hamish Beadle, onto the men’s pro squad for the 2020 season. “Hamish came to us as a fearless kid, who was willing to fight for victory from day 1. He has carried

Day 3 of the Elite and U19 track nationals had it all starting with the U19 men’s IP with a massive world’s best from Finn Fisher-Black, our 4 boys finished close to their best times. U19 women’s sprints had Tyla and Jenny work through the competition until they faced each other in the gold and […]

Today (Saturday) being day four of the Burt Munro Challenge was action packed with the E Hayes Sprint Races hosted by Teretonga Park and this evening the Sievwright Oreti Speedway Spectacular. Photos by Dave Loudon Photography and photos + video by Vidcopter. ]

Following a serious crash this afternoon, Police are reminding motorcyclists to ensure their luggage is secure while riding. Police were called to motorcycle crash around 1pm on Lumsden Dipton Highway today. The rider received serious injuries and was transported to hospital by helicopter. Initial e

It’s the biggest event on the New Zealand speedway calendar and the 2019 edition of the Burt Munro Challenge Speedway Spectacular is shaping up as one of the best yet. Oreti Park Speedway president Alex Cunningham said the club was preparing to deliver an “epic” race meeting featuring a strong field

It was a perfect Southland day for the Bluff hill climb on Day two of the Burt Munro Challenge. Below are photos from Videocopter and Richard Dimmock Photography. Results for the Bluff Hill climb can be seen here