{"id":97635,"date":"2025-10-24T01:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T01:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/97635\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T01:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T01:21:07","slug":"motorsport-weekend-baypark-speedway-and-tect-park-to-deliver-double-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/97635\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorsport weekend: Baypark Speedway and TECT Park to deliver double action"},"content":{"rendered":"

The field includes former NZ champion Brad Mosen, from Auckland, and Baypark front runner Brock Maskovich up against young guns Ben Morrison from Auckland, Mitch Fabish from Te Awamutu, Tauranga\u2019s Luke McClymont, and Aucklanders Trent Way and Travis Buckley. <\/p>\n

\"AA new season of dirt oval racing at Baypark Speedway begins Saturday night. Photo \/ NZME <\/p>\n

Australian teenager Zoe Pearce also begins her second Kiwi campaign.<\/p>\n

A 22-car field of super stocks has also been assembled. <\/p>\n

Baypark\u2019s reigning New Zealand champion, Todd Hemingway, has a new Rees chassis racer fielded by the MD Motorsport team for the coming season.<\/p>\n

The three-car Ashton family team \u2013 Brendon, Flynn and Kyle \u2013 make their debut as Baypark registered drivers.<\/p>\n

A strong turnout of Baypark Sprint Car teams at practice day last weekend is supplemented by entries from former NZ champions Jonathan Allard, Daniel Thomas and Michael Pickens, joining the Baypark regulars for a 16-car opening night grid.<\/p>\n

New to the Super Saloon ranks this season is Tauranga\u2019s Trent Amrein with a new CB2 chassis for his move up from a successful Saloon Car campaign, while teenager George Crawford steps up from his role as a pace-setter in the Youth Ministocks to join the Super Saloons.<\/p>\n

The field includes former NZ champ Chris Cowling from Tauranga, Auckland racers Craig Cardwell and Bodie Abrahamson, Kihikihi\u2019s Shaun Wade, plus Baypark front runners Damian Orr and Scott Hayward.<\/p>\n

Off-road racing at TECT Park<\/p>\n

The pine forests and purpose-built short course of TECT Park on SH36 between Tauranga and Rotorua will host the 2025 CT Civil New Zealand Offroad Racing Championship finale this weekend.<\/p>\n

The two-day Waikato Offroad Racing Club event on Saturday and Sunday will see New Zealand\u2019s top offroad racers compete.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s championship has spanned six rounds across the country \u2014 three in the North Island and three in the South \u2014 with competitors earning points across at least three rounds.<\/p>\n

Event organiser Paul Smith said it was \u201cmore than just another race\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is where titles are decided, legends are made, and careers are defined.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saturday starts with short-course heat racing, where racers compete in class-based races to earn points. <\/p>\n

The action continues Sunday with the 150km Enduro, a multi-lap endurance race where drivers tackle slick clay, loose gravel, and tight forest trails.<\/p>\n

The field will feature purpose-built vehicles ranging from Pro1 unlimited-class race cars to ThunderTrucks. <\/p>\n

Among the headliners is off-road racing icon Tony McCall (157, a six-time Woodhill 100 winner and 12-time Pro1 champion.<\/p>\n

McCall trails behind rising star Daynom Templeman (193), who is currently leading the Pro1 class and stands as a strong contender for the overall championship.<\/p>\n

Current national champion Carl Ruiterman (S22) returns to defend his crown, entering the weekend with a solid lead at 216 points.<\/p>\n

The high-speed, close-contact racing of the short course is notorious for mechanical attrition, meaning teams face long nights in the pits to keep their machines in the fight.<\/p>\n

Junior racers will race on the short-course track on Saturday and in their own shortened enduro event on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Spectators can expect two days of racing action, with excellent viewing spots and access to the pit area. <\/p>\n

Labour Weekend motorsport<\/p>\n

Back to the Bay opening meeting:<\/p>\n

Baypark Speedway at Mercury Baypark Stadium, 81 Truman Lane, Mt MaunganuiSaturday, October 25, racing starts at 6.30amRace classes: Winged Warrior, Sprintcars Superstocks, Mighty Midgets, Super Saloons\u00a0Gates open:\u00a04.30pmRacing starts:\u00a06.30pm<\/p>\n

2025 CT Civil New Zealand Offroad Racing Championship:<\/p>\n

TECT Park on SH36October 25-26 racing from 10.30am dailyEntry $10 per adult; kids under 13 freeHot food, cold drinks, and coffee are available Free parking and family atmosphere<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The field includes former NZ champion Brad Mosen, from Auckland, and Baypark front runner Brock Maskovich up against…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97636,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[432,95,71935,29429,8609,3685,71938,296,302,2190,3514,111,139,69,8143,71937,1562,71939,37525,213,71936,1961,61,4767,102],"class_list":["post-97635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-action","tag-and","tag-baypark","tag-deliver","tag-double","tag-events","tag-heaven","tag-into","tag-its","tag-long","tag-motorsport","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-park","tag-petrolhead","tag-plenty","tag-roaring","tag-speedway","tag-sports","tag-tect","tag-this","tag-to","tag-weekend","tag-with"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}