Draft:Ruapuna Speedway

Ruapuna Speedway, Ruapuna
Location	Christchurch, New Zealand
Time zone	UTC+12:00
Coordinates	43°31′50″S 172°28′47″E / 43.53056°S 172.47972°E
Owner	Christchurch Speedway Association
Opened	November 1962; 62 years ago
Former names	The Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Ruapuna Speedway (2020-2024), Stadium Finance Ruapuna Speedway (?-2020), City South Van Spares Ruapuna Speedway (?-?), Mag & Turbo Ruapuna Speedway (?-?)
Major events	Current: Hydraulink War of the Wings, Ruapuna Speedweek, Modified Sprint Clay Cup, Carnival Fireworks Night, Canterbury Championships, King of the South Midget Eliminator, Sprintcar Salute to Goodie, Sprintcar Gold Cup, Midget Gold Cup, V6 Wingless Sprint Rumble, National Championships; Former: BT Race 4 Mates
Speedway Oval (1962-present)
Turns	4
Race lap record	12.630 (Jonathan Allard, 0USA, 2022, Sprintcars)

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History

Ruapuna Speedway sits opposite the car racing facility Euromarque Motorsport Park in the suburb of Templeton. The speedway hosts 14 events each year including some of the biggest events in New Zealand Speedway. The track has hosted national and regional titles for Three Quarter Midgets, Midgets and Sprintcars recently but in the past hosted the Speedway World Championship along with the New Zealand Solo Championship The track was built in 1962, a year before the adjacent Euromarque Motorsport Park was paved and made race ready.

Methanol Madness

Ruapuna Speedway hosts its own TV Show called "Methanol Madness". The show is entering its fourth season and discusses dirt track racing across New Zealand. Hosting segments "Crash of the Week", "Meeting Review" "Dirt Track News", "Meeting Preview" and Interviews with drivers, staff and team members. Methanol Madness is hosted by Announcer Craig Broomhall, Commentators AJ Batt and Josh Henderson, and infield interviewer Louise Smith. The show is posted on the Ruapuna Speedway Facebook page, along with the Methanol Madness YouTube channel. One "Live" episode is done each season, hosted at The Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge for the Sprintcar Front End Challenge, where Sprintcar crews from across the country compete to take a front end off and put it back on a Sprintcar chassis in the fastest time.

Track Records

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Dirt Oval: 0.406 km (1962–present)
Midgets
Modified Sprints	13.854	Liam Astle	8c Modified Sprint	2023-24 Ruapuna Speedweek Night 2, Modified Sprint Heat 2.
Quarter Midgets
Sprintcars
Three Quarter Midgets (TQs)
V6 Wingless Sprints

Awards & Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2024	New Zealand Speedway Awards	Voluntary Promoted Venue of the Year	Winner
2024	New Zealand Speedway Awards	Promotional Event of the Year - Ruapuna Speedweek	Nominated

References