Nimrod Racing

Our final show at Greenstone Park Speedway for the season was last Saturday for the ever popular, always amazing King of the Coast! This is always the biggest show of the season with lots of guys and gals from other clubs making the trip, we had 20 ministocks which is the biggest field of ministocks we’ve had in grey for a long time! That paired with some great weather and an awesome track made for close racing across the board, and after a busy week of repairs and prep we were fizzing for it!

Race one was action packed from the drop of the flag, with a gm club mate going on his lid causing reds on the first lap. Both cars making good pace until another car was spun out in front of old Buck in 65GM, with nowhere to go that was him to the infield with a bent bumper. Young Buck kept the nose clean in 64GM, narrowly beating club mate/track rival/chassis builder/good mate (and a gun of a pilot) Jesse in the 77GM machine for 5th place and first gm car home for race one.

65GM: start P9, DNF
64GM: start P4, finished 5th

Race 2 saw back end grids for both the Bruise and the Yellow Submarine, with 65GM on grid 17 and 64GM on grid 13. Between races the ole porta power was utilised to straighten 65GMs bumper, but after two laps she was back in banana mode and back to the infield with another DNF. 64GM again kept the nose clean having a great battle with the 11GM of Katie Shearer and also Harlen in the 27N car, bringing it home in 11th place.

65GM: grid 17, DNF
64GM: grid 13, finished 11th

She was all go in the pits to get 65GM back in shape for the final race, where old Buck had grid 2. After a run of bad luck all day, it seemed some clear air in front was all he needed to bring home a win (essentially winning every race he finished for the day) and adding a bit of flair to his victory lap (see comments) 🏁 64GM had grid 13 again and as usual kept the nose clean and having another awesome battle against clubmate Mark in the 24GM, sister car to the Yellow Submarine bringing it home in 12th.

65GM: grid 2, finished 1st 🏁
64GM: grid 13, finished 12th

This put 64GM in 9th place overall and 65GM in 14th for the day, young Buck was stoked to be the fastest Buckman overall out there for once! 😂

Congratulations to Shayden 93C, Mason 131C and Jesse 77GM for making the top 3, and all the away drivers for making the trip

As usual thanks to our awesome pit crew Cindy, Kaz, Belinda, Hunter, Nevaeh, Maddie, Dale and Saph for keeping the cars in tip top shape 🧼🔧

Thanks to our sponsors:
⭐️SM Hydraulics & Auto Electrical
⭐️Tommasi Sheetmetal
⭐️H&H & Foster's Firewood
⭐️Trim UP
⭐️Sante Fe Takeaways Greymouth

We might make the trip up to Westport for Kings birthday, still undecided yet but if we do, we’ll see you there and if not, we’ll see you next season! Thank you all so much for the support 🫡🏁

Happy Easter everyone, hope you all enjoyed the long weekend! We spent Saturday at Greenstone Park Speedway for Mainland Ministocks, what a day it was! 17 cars in the field for us, one of the biggest fields we’ve had in a long time which made for fun and interesting racing

65GM started the day off in his usual manner, starting grid 2 and then leaving everyone else in the dust for an easy win 🏁 64GM started grid 12, kept the nose clean through some tight pack racing, lost a few spots then threaded the needle and worked his way back up to 10th

65GM: grid 2, finished 1st 🏁
64GM: grid 12, finished 10th

Race 2 saw 64gm on grid 2 and 65GM on grid 8, 64GM was a touch slow on takeoff and then picked the wrong line a few laps in, letting most of the field slip past so then it was back to work making ground back to finish 10th once again. 65GM kept his nose clean and come home a respectable 6th place

65GM: grid 8, finished 6th
64GM: grid 2, finished 10th

Race 3 was a lot more of a mixed bag, after some delays from other grades we came out to a surface with a very slick low line and no visibility on the back straight due to sunstrike. 65GM started from grid 17 and 64GM started grid 13 but very quickly found running the top was the way to go. Both cars were absolutely flying with 65GM in 4th and 64GM in 3rd when all hell broke loose, a big pile up in turn 4 (no visibility and a greasy surface got a few cars tangled up) saw 65GM caught amongst the mess with 64GM getting past it around the outside. That’s where the luck ran out though because on the restart 64GM flooded and wouldn’t refire, with another car behind having nowhere to go there was a punt up the bum and another red which saw both Ni**od entries make the walk of shame to the infield. 64GM had no major damage but 65GM suffered a broken arm, bent diffy and broken rim but hey that’s racing.

Overall a pretty good day, young buck is stoked that he went nearly two whole seasons without a dnf in the yellow submarine! The Average Jo chassis is definitely a great package. 65GM is all patched up now and we’re ready for the next show. Congratulations to Jesse Oldham 77GM for taking out the trophy, and also congratulations to Mason Bland 131C and Tom Harris 55GM on their podium placings.

As always big shout out to Cindy, Belinda, Hunter, Nevaeh, Maddy, Dale and Saph for keeping the cars tidy and working hard between races 🧼🏁

Big thanks to our amazing sponsors for keeping us out there:
⭐️SM Hydraulics & Auto Electrical
⭐️Tommasi Sheetmetal
⭐️Foster's Firewood
⭐️Trim UP
⭐️Sante Fe Takeaways Greymouth

Our next show is this Saturday for King of the Coast, this is the last show for the season at Greenstone Park and she’s set to be a goodie! Kick off at 12 so get your backsides trackside and we’ll see you there! 🫡🏁

Sunday saw us at our home ground Greenstone Park Speedway as a support class for the Whyte Gold Modified Gold Rush! A great day with good numbers across the board

Race 1 was a super muddy surface which made for no traction for anyone, definitely more fun than fast! 64GM started right off the back in grid 9 making his way through the field finishing 4th. 65GM was on his usual fast pace until a broken bolt left his wheel gate hanging loose resulting in a dnf
64GM: grid 9, finished 4th
65GM: grid 2, dnf

Race 2 was a much smoother track, 65GM going straight back into business after fixing the wheelgate picking up another flag 🏁 whereas 64GM seemed to use up all his pace in race one and had some good battles at the rear of the pack.
64GM: grid 3, finished 7th
65GM: grid 4, finished 1st 🏁

Race 3 was similar to race two, 64GM again having a good grid but getting into a groove just a bit too late, again with some good battles toward the tail end of the pack. 65GM on the other hand was on rails as usual, going from the back of the grid right up to 2nd, only to be held off by his old nemesis Sarah Bellis piloting the ever fast 77GM machine, another wicked battle between the two (few and far between now that Sarah’s too cool for ministocks 😉)
64GM: grid 3, finished 8th
65GM: grid 9, finished 2nd

Overall a great days racing, thanks to our wicked pit crew Kaz, Hunter, Belinda, Maddie, Dale, Saph and show boss Cindy for keeping the cars clean and fueled and ready to rumble! Definitely earned their ice creams with the cleanup after race one!

As always a big thanks to our sponsors, we couldn’t do it without you:
⭐️ SM Hydraulics & Auto Electrical
⭐️Tommasi Sheetmetal
⭐️ H&H & Foster's Firewood
⭐️Trim UP
⭐️Sante Fe Takeaways Greymouth

Next meeting for us is Saturday March 30th at Greenstone Park for Mainland Ministocks, get your backside trackside and we’ll see you there! 🫡🏁🏁

Great days racing at Greenstone Park Speedway yesterday for the BNT Production Saloon feature, the weather held up and the track was mint!

65GM-
R1- grid 5, finished 5th
R2-grid 5, finished 2nd
R3- grid 2, finished 1st 🏁

64GM-
R1- grid 4, finished 4th
R2- grid 7, finished 4th
R3- grid 1, finished 4th (horrendously consistent finishes)

Overall another great day out, both cars showing decent pace and all went on the trailer in one piece 👍

Big thank you to crew chief Cindy as well as our awesome pit crew Kaz, Hunter, Nevaeh, Belinda and Maddie (also cheers Tash for finding that scraper haha) for keeping the cars looking and running a hundy percent all day 🫡

Thanks to our amazing sponsors too, without them we wouldn’t be able to do what we do:

SMH Hydraulics
Tommasi Sheetmetal
Trim UP
Sante Fe Takeaways Greymouth
Foster's Firewood

Next show for us is the Modified Gold Rush at Greenstone Park Speedway on Sunday the 24th of March, gates open at 3 and racing kicks off at 4 so get your backsides trackside and we’ll see you there!

The team enjoyed yesterday's racing for the title of West Coast Champ.

For a start, the track prep was beyond amazing as usual, Greenstone Park definitely knows how to run a race meeting.

The racing was clean, fun, and fast.
The old Buck managed to get 3 wins from 3... even with his old nemesis, trying her best!

Jnr had a consistent day mid field, which he was happy with.

Thanks to all for a great days racing.
Congrats to Sarah & Tom for your placings ( Steve, that one was for you 👍🏁)

Also, to our sponsors thank you, we couldn't do our weekend hobbies without your support

☆Tommasi Sheetmetal
☆Trim UP
☆Sante Fe Takeaways
☆SMH Hydraulics
☆Foster's Firewood

And an extra special mention to our fabulous Kaz that keeps the cars looking sharp as usual, plus our 2 new apprentice pit crew Hunter & Nevaeh, you're doing a fantastic job!

Race day ready!

☆Foster's Firewood
☆SMH Hydraulics
☆Trim UP
☆Tommasi Sheetmetal
☆Sante Fe Takeaways

First race day with 65 having a face lift. We think it looks good on the track!

We managed to get a first and a 2nd for the team in the first race, and then after that, both cars weren't on the pace, but thats racing.We still enjoyed the days racing.

Massive thanks to our sponsors
☆Foster's Firewood
☆Trim UP
☆Tommasi Sheetmetal
☆SMH Hydraulics
☆Sante Fe Takeaways

And special thanks to our pit crew Kaz , Nevaeh and Hunter great job guys!

The ni**od team are all set at big boys toys down Anzac park courts. Come on down loads of cool vehicles to check out

☆Foster's Firewood
☆Trim UP
☆Tommasi Sheetmetal
☆SMH Hydraulics
☆sante fe takeaways

After a few years, 65 is getting a spruce up

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First meeting for the season got underway at Greenstone Park Speedway yesterday in breezy conditions, but the track was mint all day
We were competing in the mainland ministocks. Close competition all day with the two old fellas which the old Buck came away with 2nd overall. Jnr managed 4th over all.

Big thanks to the sponsor of the meeting Sotherans Glass Greymouth

Also big thanks to our sponsors
☆H&H & Foster's Firewood
☆Trim UP
☆Protein Punch
☆Tommasi Sheetmetal
☆ SM Hydraulics & Auto Electrical

We have two new sponsors this race season we we are very excited to have on board
Trim UP and Protein Punch
If you need any help in these areas, get in touch with the fabulous Kirsten, and she can answer all your questions.
Welcome to the Ni**od team!

We have finally started getting the team ready for race season....as usual, it's nearly the last minute... nothing like putting pressure on yourself....

Thursday Throwback..
The old Buck hasn't just raced speedway..he also spent many a year racing karts... he was well known for mowing the gorse at the coal creek track (never with a lawn mower) this pic is a hill climb at the Taylorville Hill many years ago.

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Not the size engine old Bucks is used to working on

Throw back to 1984 racing at the Kumara track

Kings Birthday weekend at Sunset speedway westport 2023

Adult ministocks
1st Gary Buckman
2nd Khan Buckman
3rd Matt Inwood

We had a great days racing. Even though it was very muddy we had a great time and came away with a first and second for the team, fabulous way to end the season!
Thanks to our sponsors
☆Foster's Firewood
☆Tommasi Sheetmetal
☆Sm Hydraulics
☆GH Foster Contracting

Fab night at prize giving last night!
The young Buck got best presented Ministock and the old Buck 3rd overall on points. So it topped off a great season.

Thanks to our awesome pit crew Kaz , Dale and Cindy. Tracey thanks for keeping some of us in line when we need it. Also to anyone else that helped through out the season.
Jesse, you had the new car made to perfection!
And our sponsors you guys make it all possible, extra thanks to you
☆H&H & Foster's Firewood
☆Tommasi Sheetmetal
☆SM Hydraulics & Auto Electrical
☆ GH Foster Contracting

Also thanks to Greenstone Park Speedway , all the people behind the scenes at the track, it wouldn't happen without you! Especially Mr Honey and Housty Snr.

And all the speedway supporters see you all next season 🏁🏁🏁

The last meeting for the season is over.
What a season it was! Ups and downs, but that is motorsport for you.
King of the Coast yesterday, and the old Buck got 2nd overall & a pretty swift lap time..
The young Buck has a consistent day getting 6th overall.
Very happy to put the cars on the trailer in one piece.

Thanks to our absolutely fantastic sponsors
☆Tommasi Sheetmetal
☆SM Hydraulics
☆Foster's Firewood
☆GH Foster Contracting

Thank to our pit crew, great work keeping everything running & clean

Also, big thanks to spectators , officials, fellow contestants, and anyone who has been involved with the season.

Mint day at Greenstone Park Speedway get trackside for last meeting of the year. King Of The Coast, racing kicks off at 12

Sideways Sundays..
except they were all done on a Saturday.

Photo credit to Michael Knipe Photography

Shout out to one of our sponsors H&H & Foster's Firewood
For all your Firewood, coal, bark, soil if you need it these guys probably have it..and free local delivery..so get prepared for the upcoming winter and give them a call..

Great day at Greenstone Park Speedway today for the club champs. The old Bucks got 2nd overall by 1 point..young bucks came mid ish pack all day...and best of all no damage on any our cars a great day of clean racing.
Thanks to our sponsors
SM Hydraulics & Auto Electrical
H&H & Foster's Firewood
sheetmetal

See you all on the 18th March to do it again

Race day! Club Champs and Jim Bradford TQs racing starts at 3pm Greenstone Park Speedway

These awesome pieces were made to order from a good friend and fabulous ni**od supporter Lucy. She done a great job at short notice and the old bucks was over the moon to get them for his birthday

On the weekend the old Bucks turned 60...this fabulous cake was made by the very talented Amy and we were blown away , tasted fabulous and the decorations speak for themselves...so Amy thanks so much...

One of our fantastic sponsors and their team 🏁🏁

Introducing Jayden to the SM Hydraulics & Auto Electrical team. Jayden is our newest auto electrician. He can be reached on 027 359 7873.

Alternator issues, battery worries or the air con is playing up! It doesn't matter if it is on the large earthmoving equipment or the daily vehicle, with the use of the latest scanning diagnostic tools and the knowledge of Warren and Jayden they will have you back up and running in no time !