Action Packed Taipa
Double Trouble Meeting
28th 29th December
2002
Our
great 2-day fully sponsored double trouble race meet staged at Taipa Stock
& Saloon Car Club packed with action from start to finish.
A
big thanks you to all the Guys & Gals from Whangarei, the youth escorts,
stock cars, LTD & B Grade cars that came and joined in the fun. Also
we can’t forget our close neighbors from Kaikohe, All the other out of
Town cars.
Also
to all the spectators that came along to watched where every you may have
been from.
Day
one saw a roll over as a result C Grade driver Stu Renton was taken to
hospital with a broken arm. We hope he has not been put off racing by rolling
on his first time out.
Carnage
everywhere from the Stockies and hard fought battles in the Ltds.
Fiercest
racing in B Grade with the return of Ollie Golding and Wayne Dean and visitor
Stephen Corry.
Roger
Frear and Jason Frear the best of the C under while visiting drivers Monique
Gillespie and Wendy Scott added spice to the women’s C Grade.
The
Feature All in means race was won by Roy Walker [61] and the woman’s by
Margaret Walker [61]. Barry Ross won the Stockcar all-in.
Day
one ended with many cars going home for rebuilds and repairs following
27 races.
Prize
giving for Saturday night was well you really needed to be there and latter
in the evening our Taipa Tattoos was in great form. {Don’t know who we
I’m talking about?
Then
you should have stayed Saturday night.}
Day
2 featured the Spanhake Engineering Demolition Derby. When the dist settled
winners were Christ knight and co-pilot Shyloh in their little Hyundai.
Hamish Wiltons HQ Holden and Billy Duval’s Falcon were close second and
thirdplacegetters.
Also
on offer were 27 sponsored races. Highlights included another roll
over. Youth escort driver Chloe’s Blacklock (Whangarei driver) came out
with no serious injuries. Roy Walker, Dave Clements & Kyle Webster
featured in the pick of the ltd race 15 while Stephen Corry and Ollie Golding
battled in B Grade, C Under drivers Dennis Staples, Roger Reare and Pip
Jecentho ruling the run to the line.
The
second round for the Stockcars was the best action Julie Graydon, Glen
Rogche and Barry Ross working hard.
The
team’s race was won in superb fashion by the Taipa team of David &
Julie Graydon, Bryan Desmond and John Hockenhull. (Look out Whangarei it
you think you are going to get this cup back soon) The women raced espcetionally
well over both days. Might races from Adi Murray Margaret Walker and Maggie
Byers in the Ltd Casey Wilton keeping close to them in her B Grader while
Rhonda Teixiera and Merie Parry had a great weekend in the Production grade.
There
was also a great contest between Denise Frear and Kaikohe Wendy Scott in
the final C Grade round.
Frosty
Frear won the men’s All-In in his C Under with Chris Knight Super Saloon
second and Roger Frear third.
Adi
Murray won the woman’s All-In.
Roy
Walker with a close second Dave Clements won the 4x4 Ltd Trophy Relay.
The
final event was the Demo Derby and the children bombarded the driver with
water bombs and eggs as they drive on the track. Billy Duval’s Falcon was
nicely dressed in an Xmas theme. The hard luck story went to Wayne Rogers
[no.77], which didn’t move an inch.
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| line up of stock cars | Car 84 Pip Jecentho wondering which way to go
around the track |
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| This Car was the winner of the Mens All In | The line of cars for the All In |
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| out of town stockys checking out the start box |
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Tee Shirts $30.00 and Hat $20.00 |
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