• Latest
  • Trending

Titles up for grabs at this weekend’s Bay of Twenty meet at Baypark

December 5, 2024

Jaxon Evans proudly debuts Fijian inspired livery for Darwin

June 18, 2025

Yardley doubles down with pole and podium in Montréal Porsche Carrera Cup thriller

June 18, 2025

Van Gisbergen fifth, McLaughlin spun in wild US Legends night at Charlotte

June 18, 2025

Toyota Gazoo Racing Le Mans: Hartley finishes 15th after late drama while #7 crew bring home respectable 5th place finish

June 18, 2025

Kirkwood clinches first oval victory as Dixon delivers late charge and McLaughlin’s luck runs out

June 18, 2025

NextGen NZ Championship unveils thrilling 2025/2026 Season: New categories, new stars, and the 70th New Zealand Grand Prix

June 18, 2025

McLaughlin and Van Gisbergen back behind the wheel in US Legends for Summer Shoot Out at Charlotte

June 17, 2025

Indy NXT: Hedge holds strong to finish inside Top 10 in tactical St Louis race

June 17, 2025

Whittaker wins as Chester excluded in dramatic NIERDC1-hour race at Hampton Downs

June 17, 2025

Reid and Fillmore fight back from a lap down to win thrilling NIERDC 3-Hour at Hampton Downs

June 17, 2025

Shane van Gisbergen wins historic first NASCAR Cup race in Mexico City

June 17, 2025
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
VelocityNews
Subscribe
  • International
    • Formula 1
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • Formula E
    • Esports
    • Super GT
    • Super Formula
    • TCR
    • WEC
    • GT
    • Porsche Carrera Cup
    • BTCC
    • DTM
    • IMSA
    • IndyCar
    • Road to Indy
    • NASCAR
    • WRC
    • MotoGP
    • Motorcycle Racing
    • Historic Racing
  • New Zealand
    • Toyota Formula Regional
    • Toyota GR86 Championship
    • Rally
    • Speedway
    • Drifting
    • Formula Ford
    • Formula First
    • TCR NZ
    • TransTasman V8 Series
    • V8 Utes
    • GT New Zealand Championship
    • GTRNZ
    • Central Muscle Cars
    • Pirelli Porsche
    • Mazda Racing Series
    • NZ Endurance Championship
    • NIERDC
    • SIERDC
    • Pro8 South Island Series
    • SsangYong Utes
    • Kartsport
    • NZ Historic Racing
    • NZ General
  • Australia
    • Supercars
    • Super2
    • Australian V8 Touring Car Series
    • Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
    • Porsche Sprint Challenge
    • S5000
    • Australian GT
    • TCR AU
  • Features
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Profile
    • Race Cars
  • Circuit News
  • Velocity TV
  • Performance Cars
  • Jobs
    • Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • Job Dashboard
No Result
View All Result
VelocityNews
No Result
View All Result

Titles up for grabs at this weekend’s Bay of Twenty meet at Baypark

by Velocity News
December 5, 2024
in Speedway
0

Both the oldest and newest titles on the Baypark Speedway calendar are up for grabs this Saturday night.

The South Pacific Super Saloon Car Champs can trace its origin back to the 1970s and the early years of the original Baypark Speedway. In contrast, the other half of this weekend’s twin feature attraction establishes an inaugural (and unofficial) national title for the emerging F2 Midget Car class.

This season, the Jaxxon Concrete Pumps South Pacific Super Saloon title assumes added importance as the main curtain raiser before the 2025 New Zealand Championship at Baypark Speedway in February.

It’s attracted the largest Super Saloon field assembled in the North Island to date this season, numbering 24 drivers. Reigning New Zealand champ Chris Cowling leads the entry list which also includes former national champions Sam Waddell, Steve Cowling, Mick Quin and Brent Emerson.

Whitianga racer Bodie Abrahamson is the defending title holder while Aucklander Ben Harding made an impressive winning return to Baypark last season and will chasing more success.

Whitianga’s Bodie Abrahamson returns to Baypark Speedway this weekend as the defending title holder for the South Pacific Super Saloon Car Championship. Image Supplied

Other highly rated visitors from across the North Island include Hawke’s Bay racers Thomas Stanaway and Jeremy Browne, Stratford’s Joe Ingram, Palmerston North’s Peter Bengston and Wellington racer Mark Pitcher.

Governing body Speedway NZ recognises the F2 Midgets as a sub-class of the Midgets and the category doesn’t have official title status. But growing car numbers has encouraged Baypark to establish the BSL Racing Aotearoa F2 Championship to give the class further recognition and begin the path to an official title in the future.

Form at Baypark last season – and with an F2 feature victory at the last meeting – James Earl has been the class pace-setter while Joshua Matthews, Devon George, Dion Kendall and Tylar Brown are among the other contenders in a 20-car field that is a near-equally split with 11 Baypark and nine Western Springs registered drivers.

A strong field of F2 Midgets will contest the inaugural BSL Racing Aotearoa F2 Midget Car title. Image: Supplied

Another high quality Sprintcar field has been assembled for the fourth meeting of the season.

The 20-strong entry list is headed by Hamilton’s Daniel Thomas, who has already claimed two Baypark feature wins this season, and Jonathan Allard who won on the second night of the season. Early season podium finishers Dean Brindle and Rodney Wood are expected to challenge again while current 2NZ Dean Cooper makes a return after crashing out on opening night.

Stock Cars make their second appearance of the season with a 29-car field drawn from the ranks of the Baypark, Rotorua, Huntly, Gisborne and Kihikihi tracks.

Racing starts at 6.30pm.

Tags: Bay of TwentyBaypark Speedway

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact Us

© 2022 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news.

No Result
View All Result
  • International
    • Formula 1
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • Formula E
    • Esports
    • Super GT
    • Super Formula
    • TCR
    • WEC
    • GT
    • Porsche Carrera Cup
    • BTCC
    • DTM
    • IMSA
    • IndyCar
    • Road to Indy
    • NASCAR
    • WRC
    • MotoGP
    • Motorcycle Racing
    • Historic Racing
  • New Zealand
    • Toyota Formula Regional
    • Toyota GR86 Championship
    • Rally
    • Speedway
    • Drifting
    • Formula Ford
    • Formula First
    • TCR NZ
    • TransTasman V8 Series
    • V8 Utes
    • GT New Zealand Championship
    • GTRNZ
    • Central Muscle Cars
    • Pirelli Porsche
    • Mazda Racing Series
    • NZ Endurance Championship
    • NIERDC
    • SIERDC
    • Pro8 South Island Series
    • SsangYong Utes
    • Kartsport
    • NZ Historic Racing
    • NZ General
  • Australia
    • Supercars
    • Super2
    • Australian V8 Touring Car Series
    • Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
    • Porsche Sprint Challenge
    • S5000
    • Australian GT
    • TCR AU
  • Features
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Profile
    • Race Cars
  • Circuit News
  • Velocity TV
  • Performance Cars
  • Jobs
    • Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • Job Dashboard

© 2022 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news.