The entrepreneur and very successful businessman Bill Buckley is reputed to be a genius.

He will be racing against huge odds, but Jason Bunyan is happy to fill the role of local hero in the Speedway Grand Prix tonight at Western Springs.

Speedway has run at Western Springs on the fringe of Grey Lynn since the end of 1929, despite neighbours' best efforts.

Scott Kara ponders the ongoing noise complaints from inner city dwellers.