Post by jason on Mar 19, 2011 20:43:13 GMT 12
Speedway Set to Resume
Ruapuna Speedway officials have announced that they will conduct one further meeting before the winter break, having managed to re-schedule the South Island Midget Car Championship for Saturday, April 9.
"Its been a tough time for everyone in the region, and while our stadium was relatively unscathed, the emergency services and our members have had far better things to do in the wake of the earthquake", said Ruapuna Club President Darren Nankivell.
"We did give some thought to abandoning the rest of our race dates, but feel that a sense of getting things back to normal is important for us, and our supporters, officials and competitors. Although we will be resuming once summer has gone, we will be starting that meeting late in the afternoon."
Ruapuna does not intend to stage any winter meetings to make up for the shortfall in events.
"We have a huge job in front of us modifying our safety catch fence to comply by the new Speedway NZ requirements, and need to crank up that project immediately," said Nankivell.
Ruapuna Speedway officials have announced that they will conduct one further meeting before the winter break, having managed to re-schedule the South Island Midget Car Championship for Saturday, April 9.
"Its been a tough time for everyone in the region, and while our stadium was relatively unscathed, the emergency services and our members have had far better things to do in the wake of the earthquake", said Ruapuna Club President Darren Nankivell.
"We did give some thought to abandoning the rest of our race dates, but feel that a sense of getting things back to normal is important for us, and our supporters, officials and competitors. Although we will be resuming once summer has gone, we will be starting that meeting late in the afternoon."
Ruapuna does not intend to stage any winter meetings to make up for the shortfall in events.
"We have a huge job in front of us modifying our safety catch fence to comply by the new Speedway NZ requirements, and need to crank up that project immediately," said Nankivell.