REPAIRS tyres TYRES? Hill wins South Island super stock title Jody Scott
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tied on points with Hill. It was a just reward for the everimproving 95n driver. The championship attracted 18 cars from around the country, Rotorua, Hawkes Bay, Dunedin, Christchurch and Palmerston North all being represented. It was a good boost from the usual line-up with numbers dropping in the South Island. Wayne Hemi has won every trophy in the book except the South Island title, but his attempt ended early with steering issues in heat one. Regular visitor and former national champion, William Humphries struck trouble in heat two with a flat rear tyre ruining his chances. Malcolm Ngatai was the other former New Zealand champion competing but his points tally was only enough to claim third. Most of the drivers will be returning on Easter Friday for
after their final round of racing, while the Tasman Thunder were luckless at the New Zealand stock car teams title in Stratford. The brutal championship taking its toll on drivers and machinery. The event shifts to Wellington next year after the Capital team won the title. Former Waimea College student Jeremy Webb added to his impressive trophy haul with the North Island TQ title. He became the first driver to hold both North and South Island titles after the entry rules were changed this year. Alex Hill on his way to winning the South Island Super stock title. Nelson Sprint car driver Sam Photo: Supplied. O’Callaghan picked up second place at the South Island sprint re-run of the Super Stock Stam- feature win tally ticking over car title in Invercargill over the pede plus plenty more to end the with another solid drive from weekend, season on a high note. the ever improving Raiden in The Experts Denture Nelson will seeCare sprint cars reZoe Connolly picked up her Hearne earning him second. Theturn Experts inforDenture in March a round of Care the first race win on her home track, Brett Steer and Wade Thorn won Hydralink Series. while Jayden Corkill kept his the club side-car championship
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Luke Kelly produced his trademark sprint up the beach to win the Clements Endurance Series Ironman Challenge. Photo: Supplied.
na Harris and Ben Van Dyke. Many of the region’s top swimmers were occupied with pool competition, so didn’t compete in the 3.8km event. In last year’s Big Tahuna, Kelly, Fergus Drummond, Alec Swan and Bayley took the first four spots, with Squance in seventh, Abbey Smale (the first woman) in eighth and Thomas in ninth. That’s seven of the top ten. It doesn’t seem likely that Nelson swimmers can better that, although all seven of
those swimmers will be there and looking to dominate. The region’s swimmers will be looking for medals in the age groups, Particularly with the like of Terry Bone (M4549), Hamish Neill (M55-59), Christina Harris (F55-59) and Derek Eaton (M75-79) in dominant form. The scene is set for some great racing next Saturday as swimmers from around the country try to knock the Nelson swimmers off their perch.
Evergreens softball heading to Saxton Jacob Page Saxton Field will host the 57th annual National Evergreens Softball tournament on Friday and Saturday. More than 400 over-35 players will represent 16 provinces at the annual event which will see Saxton’s four softball diamonds in full use for two days. It is the biggest softball tournament held annually in New Zealand. Nelson president Alex Oliver says the tournament will see a number of former national
representatives turn out for their provinces. “The standard of softball will be very high, and while it is a social affair, teams still want to win it. Southland won the event last year and Oliver said they along with Wairarapa and Wellington would be favourites again. He said the Nelson team would be competitive and would try to ride their luck.” The final will be at 4pm on Saturday. “It’s a big organisation I know myself I’m a coach of a team,
manager of a team and president so it’s all go but it’ll be a great weekend.” Oliver says there are rules to avoid injury like no bunting and no stolen bases. “When you’ve got guys from 35 to 65-years-old it’s important. “I’ve been a pitcher all my life, been playing in this for as long as I can remember so it’s about playing some good softball and catching up with mates. “There’s a competitive edge but we’re all having a chuckle and a laugh at the same time.”
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