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A Mum and daughter race team! Christine races a T.Q Midget & Sophie races a Ministock out of Meeanee Speedway in Hawkes Bay.

29/10/2026

Opening Night - Meeanee Speedway & Wellington Family Speedway

Sophie and I had a pretty successful first night out on the track and we ended the night happy.

Sophie

Soph was first up out of us. She was feeling quite nervous and I think it showed in her race as she wasn't quite her normal self out there. A good start though but got caught in the first corner bunch and then juat circulated consistently from there.

Her second race was her back grid and another great start - gosh remember the days when she was stalling off the starts! She drove much more aggressively and made up some places.

The third race was her best race. Soph had her front grid and got a cracker of a start. She got passed by a couple of drivers but was holding 4th-ish pretty convincingly. Unfortunately she got tagged by another driver and she spun out dropping right back through the pack. She got back under way pretty quickly and drove so well, making a few more passes.

Sophie finished the night happy and smiling! Bring on the 7th November!

Christine

I was super nervous with having the new engine and was quite happy that I drew the back row for my first race.

I was really excited about how the car felt and the extra horsepower it has. My actual finishing results weren't improved but I kept up with the pack much easier and didn't fall behind so quickly after making mistakes.

The second race I started off 1 and completely ballsed up my start and the freight train of cars come through. I chickened out a bit too which wasn't helpful lol. Need to work on that courage a bit more!

The third race was our Dusty Rhodes 25 Lap feature race. I am not race fit!! However I drove well and consistent and even had a little play with my new adjustable Jacob's ladder which was fun.

Overall I had an absolute blast and we made the decision to make the trip to Wellington for their opening night the next night

Wellington Opening Night

We only took the TQ much to Sophie's disappointment.

I love this track and really enjoyed my night. I felt like I was driving well & sticking with them for a large majority of the time, but made a couple of mistakes during the races which caused gaps to open up.

Unfortunately our last race was stopped due an accident but what an awesome night and can't wait to get back down there.

Lots of learning for both Sophie and I, but we're really excited for this season.

Sophie had a huge support crew at Meeanee, so a big thank you to all her mates who came to watch (may have added to the nerves).

Thanks to my Mum & Dad for continously supporting Sophie and I. A big thanks to my other daughter's Georgia & Izzy for their unwavering pride in us both. You guys are the first faces I look for after a race!

And a huge huge thank you to our sponsors
007 Paintball
Tout Automotive
Airborne Aviation
Air Ruatoria
FastArt NZ

This dream would not be possible without you all!

Photo Credit
Wayne Stewart
Legaspeed Multimedia

23/10/2026

Been a bit quiet on here during this last push till opening night - which is tonight! Unfortunately the car's didn't quite make it to the sign writers so no big reveal of the new livery.

A huge thanks to my My Dad, Sophie's Grandad, for the huge effort of getting both cars ready.

Both cars have had some upgrades - now its mine & Sophie's turn to see if we can step it up too!

We are both very excited and nervous to get back out there tonight.

As always a huge thank you to our sponsors
007 Paintball
Air Ruatoria
Airborne Aviation

And two new sponsors this year which is super exciting for our little team.
Tout Automotive
FastArt NZ

We are all loaded and ready to go.....now the waiting begins.

🏁

21/10/2026

Have you seen Nitro yet?
The countdown is definitely on.....
Bring on Saturday!

15/10/2026

Sophie has been very lucky to receive this picture drawn by FastArt NZ.
Soph was super excited to get this and blown away by the level of detail.

If you want your own custom drawn motorsport picture, make sure you get in touch with Paul. He's super talented and easy to deal with!

P.S Welcome to the sponsorship team Fast Art NZ

21/09/2026

🏁 Looking for a few sponsors for the 2026/27 season 🏁

I'm putting this out there to see if there are any businesses or people who might be interested in getting behind my daughter, Sophie and I for the upcoming speedway season.

Speedway has been a pretty big part of our family for a long time. We're 3rd and 4th generation speedway racers, so it's something that's really special to us and something I'm proud to be passing on to Soph.

We're very much a family team too. My Mum and Dad are a big part of our crew, along with my other two daughters. There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes to get two cars to the track, and we're lucky to have a pretty awesome little team around us.

I'm racing my TQ Midget at Meeanee and Sophie is heading into her third season of racing.

We're definitely not out there winning every week 😂 but I'm continuing to work to work on my driving and the car. The goal is to keep improving and moving forward.

Sophie has come a long way since she started. She won the Perseverance Trophy in her first season and received a Merit Award in her second, and she's continuing to improve and gain confidence every time she gets in the car.

We're hoping this season to get out to some other tracks around the North Island as well, which we're really looking forward to.

So, I'm putting the feelers out to see if anyone would like to come along for the ride and help us with the costs of racing.

Sponsorship would help with things like:
🔧 Car upgrades and maintenance
🏁 Tyres and racing costs
⛽ Fuel and travelling to other tracks
🛠️ Keeping both cars on the track
📓 License and club membership

In return, we'd be able to offer branding on the cars and pitshirts, as well as regular shout-outs and posts on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

We're not promising trophies every weekend 😂 but we can promise that we'll be out there giving it our best, representing our sponsors and enjoying every minute of it.

If you or your business might be interested in sponsoring either of us or both of us, or you'd just like to know a bit more about what we're offering, flick me a message.

It would mean a lot to have some local businesses behind us as we continue our family's speedway story.

3rd generation racing.
4th generation coming through.
And a whole family behind it. 🏁

20/09/2026

Here is our Meeanee Speedway calender for this season.
We are also hoping to travel with both the ministock and TQ this year.
Sophie loved Gisborne so will hopefully get back there.

05/09/2026

A thank you from Sophie.
Thank you to everyone who supported me last season. Every Goodluck, fist bump & thumbs up was very appreciated.
See you all again soon.

03/09/2026

Opening night is getting closer.....

31/08/2026

*Not my words - but loved them so much*

Hey, kid.

Yeah… you.

I see you.

I see you walking around this place, watching, listening, learning.

I see how you carry yourself.

You’re not the kid who has to be the center of everything. You’re not looking for attention. You’re not trying to convince everybody that you belong here.

You just keep showing up.

And there’s something about that that I hope you never lose.

Because this racing thing will teach you a lot about winning, but it will teach you even more about losing.

There will be nights when everything goes right.

And there will be nights when you do everything you can and it still doesn’t work out.

There will be people who get there before you.

People who seem to have more experience, more confidence, more people cheering for them.

And there will probably be moments when you wonder if you’re good enough.

Keep showing up.

Keep being the kid who says yes ma’am and yes sir.

Keep being the kid who shakes someone’s hand.

Keep being the kid who listens when somebody with more experience has something to teach you.

Keep putting in the work when nobody is standing there to see it.

Keep your feet on the ground when things go right, and keep your head up when they don’t.

Because people are watching.

Maybe not the way you think they are.

They’re watching the way you treat people.

They’re watching how you handle disappointment.

They’re watching whether you get back up.

They’re watching the person you’re becoming long before you realize you’re becoming him.

And one day, you’re going to look back at these days and realize it was never just about the checkered flag.

It was about everything you learned on the way there.

So, kid…

keep showing up.

Keep being kind.

Keep being humble.

Keep putting in the work.

Keep chasing it.

And when your checkered flag finally comes…

I hope you’re still the same kid I saw standing here today.

I see you.

🖤 Her View

23/08/2026

The other side of Sophie!
Sophie & her sisters had their dance showcase this weekend.
The show was all about Las Vegas and she was super stoked that her jazz dance was all about F1 in Vegas - what a way to combine her two passions!

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