Dirt track racing is a type of auto racing performed on oval tracks in New Zealand. It is one of the primary auto racing formats in New Zealand. There are several tracks on both islands that provide regular racing programs and sanctioned racing series. Many of the tracks also schedule racing for Solo class motorcycles, Sidecars, and Go-Karts.
Venues
North Island Track Name Location Type Classes Gisborne Awapuni Speedway Gisborne 390 m. clay oval Saloons, Standard Stocks, Stocks, Street Stocks, Three Quarter Midgets Huntly Placemakers Speedway Huntly 380 m. clay oval Modifieds, Mini Sprints, Saloons, Stocks, Mini Stocks, Standard Stocks, Street Stocks Kihikihi Speedway Kihikihi 400 m. clay oval Midgets, Mini Sprints, Saloons, Stocks, Standard Stocks, Street Stocks Meremere Dirt Track Raceway Meremere dirt triangular oval Hot Rods, Modified Sports, Saloons Napier Auto Supplies Meeanee Speedway Meeanee 400 m. lime/clay oval Dwarfs, Saloons, Sidecars, Stocks, Standard Stocks, Street Stocks, Three Quarter Midgets Northlands Speedway Whangarei dirt oval Saloons, Stocks Ocean View Speedway Wanganui 344 m. clay oval Saloons, Sidecars, Stocks, Mini Stocks, Standard Stocks, Three Quarter Midgets Palmerston North International Speedway Palmerston 434 m. clay/lime oval Saloons, Stocks, Mini Stocks, Standard Stocks, Street Stocks Paradise Valley Raceway Rotorua 365 m. clay/lime oval Mini Sprints, Modifieds, Saloons, Stocks, Standard Stocks, Street Stocks Rangeview Speedway Waharoa clay oval Formula 500s, Mini Sprints, Mini Stocks, Saloons Rosebank Domain Avondale 320 m. clay oval Sidecars, Solos Springs Speedway Penrose 428 m. slightly-banked clay oval Midgets, Three Quarter Midgets, Sprints, Modified Sprints Stratford Internations Speedway Stratford 380 m. papa mudstone oval Midgets, Modifieds, Saloons, Stocks, Mini Stocks, Standard Stocks, Street Stocks Todd & Pollock Speedway Mount Maunganui 470 meter clay oval Saloons, Stock, Mini Stocks, Super Stocks, Sprints Waikaraka Park Onehunga 450 m. clay oval Modifieds, Saloons, Stocks, Standard Stocks, Street Stocks Wellington Speedway Wellington 385 m. clay/sand/lime oval Modifieds, Saloons, Stocks, Mini Stocks, Standard Stocks, Street Stocks
South Island Track Name Location Type Classes Central Motor Speedway Cromwell 446 m. clay oval Midgets, Saloons, Sidecars, Stocks, Mini Stocks, Sprints Eastern States Speedway Blenheim 420 m. clay oval Saloons, Stocks, Mini Stocks, Standard Stocks, Street Stocks Greenstone Park Speedway Greymouth 403 m. clay oval Modifieds, Saloons, Stocks, Mini Stocks, Street Stocks, Three Quarter Midgets Island Park Motor Speedway Waldronville 408 m. clay oval Saloons, Stocks, Mini Stocks, Street Stocks, Three Quarter Midgets Riverside Raceway Ivercargill 410 m. clay/crusher dust/lime oval Midgets, Saloons, Stocks, Standard Stocks, Street Stocks Ruapuna Speedway Christchurch 406 m. & 205 m. clay ovals Midgets, Three Quarter Midgets, Solos, Sidecars, Sprints, Mini Sprints, Modified Sprints Top of the South Speedway Nelson 343 m. clay oval Midgets, Three Quarter Midgets, Modifieds, Saloons, Sidecars, Stocks, Street Stocks Wishart Raceway North Beach 296 m. crushed mudstone oval Saloons, Solos, Mini Stocks, Street Stocks Woodford Glen Speedway Kaiapoi 410 m. clay mix oval Modifieds, Saloons, Stocks, Mini Stocks, Standard Stocks, Street Stocks
External links Typical New Zealand small dirt oval (Woodford Glen Speedway) (http://www.woodfordglen.co.nz/ )
Racing associations SNZ Speedway New Zealand (http://www.speedway.co.nz/ )
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