Gisborne Speedway Club turned on two nights of great superstock racing at the weekend that wowed the crowd and the Rees boys family once again proved too hard to stop. The fourth round of the Kuru Contracting/A&R Logging Superstock Thunder series was won by Ethan Rees (127G), with father Peter (10G) runner-up. They also took out the first round of the City Smart Repair Points Dash.
Gisborne young charger James Clarke (29G) was the overall winner of the Thunder series. The 23-car field in the superstocks “ripped the air” as they screamed around the MTF Awapuni Speedway track. “Everyone was doing around 16-second laps, which was testament to how fast the track was,” Peter Rees said.
“It was great racing both nights, very close.” This is the 10th season the Foxton-based Rees family has called Gisborne Speedway Club home after they shifted from Palmerston North. Asked why they keep coming, Peter’s reply was simple: “You get met and welcomed at the gates, and told thanks for coming”.
“As far as we are concerned, as a family it’s good old-fashioned speedway,” Rees said. It is the first time in seven years all three Rees drivers have been racing for the same club, with 1NZG Asher Rees here, too. “It’s good to be back with the rest of the family,” the younger Rees said.
“This is a great club. Like Dad said, so welcoming.” All three said they would be available for the Gisborne Giants when the team racing rolls around in the New Year in Palmerston Nor.
