A record 160 drivers entered the races on Friday, by Saturday night 26 competed for the championship. Photo / Sportsweb Photography
A record 160 drivers entered the races on Friday, by Saturday night 26 competed for the championship. Photo / Sportsweb Photography
Paradise Valley Speedway welcomed one of its biggest crowds as spectators gathered over the weekend to cheer their favourite stock car drivers as they tore up the track.
Not only did the weekend’s TWS World 240s Invitation Superstock Championships draw entries from competitors but crowd numbers reached a record-breaking highas well, according to speedway secretary Sonja Hickey.
Kids with brightly-coloured earmuffs, fans wearing team colours, families sharing hot chips and sitting on picnic blankets and loyal supporters cheering from the blue seats made for a crowd of thousands.
The eager fans weren’t disappointed by the stiff competition as 160 drivers on Friday night became 26 drivers racing for the title on Saturday.
Ultimately Ethan Rees from Foxton finished his last race lap with the best time while his father Peter Rees came in at a close second.
Corney said he had been coming to the speedway for as long as he could remember.
“My dad raced here back in the eighties,” Corney said.
“It’s all about the excitement of the engines revving, plus the cars crashing and bashing into each other.
“It’s the competitive nature of Kiwis, really.”
Mcintosh said events like the TWS World 240s were “great and affordable for families”.
Corney said he was supporting the Whanganui drivers. Mcintosh said she was backing Palmerston North partially because the team had one of only two female drivers competing.
