New Zealand Superstock Championship Explained

New Zealand Superstock Championship
Category:Superstocks
Country/Region: New Zealand
Inaugural:1965/66 season
Drivers:131 (2024)
Champion Driver: Asher Rees 1NZK (2021, 2023, 2024)
Manufacturers:Ford, Nissan, Toyota, Chevrolet
Engine Size:max 248 cubic inch
Engine Hp:500hp Approx.
Website:http://www.speedway.co.nz/CHAMPIONSHIPS/CHAMPIONSHIPS-1

The New Zealand Superstock Championship is an annually contested national championship for superstocks on a rotating track schedule. The current champion is Asher Rees, registered to Kihikihi Speedway, who won his third consecutive title at Meeanee Speedway, near Napier, in January 2024.

Graham Stretch was the inaugural champion, winning the title at Palmerston North International Speedway in the 1965/66 season. Craig Boote, Kevin Free and Asher Rees have been the most successful winners, each winning 3 times. Asher Rees is the first to win 3 in a row

Racing rules

Dirt track racing in New Zealand comes in many different forms such as sprintcars, sidecars, late model and many others, but the most popular is Superstocks racing. Superstocks racing allows for full contact, hardcore racing around oval dirt tracks with concrete walls in close proximity to the outside of the track. Drivers are entitled to push one another into the infield, up the wall or into one another in the fight for victory. With no blue flags backmarker cars may wait for the lead pack and if drivers wish, may take out lead cars to best suit their track code, friends, family or teammates from the New Zealand Superstock Teams Championship.

Engines

Current Speedway New Zealand rules stipulate the engine must be no larger the 248 cubic inches, with most teams using V6 or V8 race engines. The estimated power output figure is around 500hp. [1] Most cars tend to run:

Past champions

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SeasonTrack1ST2ND3RD
2024MeeaneeAsher Rees 1NZKBlair Uhlenberg 28SZane Dykstra 38V
2023HuntlyAsher Rees 1NZKJosh Prentice 5GEthan Rees 127G
2022Not held due to Covid
2021RotoruaAsher Rees 126KJason Long 41BMitch Vickery 26K
2020WanganuiRandal Tarrant 66BAdam Joblin 62PScott Joblin 52P
2019Woodford GlenJason Long 41BPeter Rees 10GSimon Joblin 72P
2018Waikaraka ParkWilliam Humphries 94PAdam Joblin 3NZPJordan Dare 2NZP
2017Central Energy Trust ArenaSimon Joblin 72PJordan Dare 581PAdam Joblin 62P
2016StratfordShane Harwood 18NJason Long 41BGraeme Barr 3NZP
2015WellingtonPeter Rees 10PPeter Bengston 58PGraeme Barr 3NZP
2014MeeaneeShane Penn 1NZPJordan Dare 581PGraeme Barr 32P
2013NelsonShane Penn 3NZPDale McKenzie 85NThomas Stanaway 87N
2012HuntlyJoe Faram 4BKerry Humphrey 79PShane Penn 7P
2011RotoruaDale Ewers 14NScott Joblin 52PPeter Rees 10P
2010KihikihiBrendan Higgins 3NZNBevan Humphries 54PMurray Long 96B
2009Woodford GlenMalcolm Ngatai 19CDale Ewers 14NBrendan Higgins 79N
2008WanganuiKyle Fraser 92RWayne Hemi 591PDarryl Taylor 5V
2007DunedinSimon Joblin 72PPeter Rees 10PShane Penn 77P
2006Waikaraka ParkDarcy Hunter 337RWayne Hemi 591PMark Osborne 16C
2005Central Energy Trust ArenaBryce Penn 121PRodney Wood 51MBrendan Rowlands 37B
2004NelsonKelvin Gray 46PWayne Hemi 591PGeoff James 81M
2003StratfordJared Wade 85HShane Penn 77BStan Hickey 515R
2002GisborneWayne Hemi 59WRoss Thurston 6PNeil McCoard 4R
2001MeeaneeMurray Hobbs 94RBarry Podjurskey 69PRoydon Collingwood 7S
2000BlenheimCraig Boote 1NZNJoe Faram 58RStan Hickey 515R/Tony McLanachan 5W
1999HuntlyCraig Boote 7NBrendan Rowlands 37SRodney Wood 51R
1998RotoruaCraig Pierce 116ARoydon Collingwood 7SDarren Gray 15W
1997Woodford GlenCraig Boote 7NTony McLanachan 5WChris Uhlenberg 76S
1996WellingtonKim Lace 71WIan King 84WDarren Gray 15W
1995WanganuiLyall Rumney 72RMike Johnston 78VRoydon Collingwood 7S
1994InvercargillBarry Podjursky 69SNeville Stanaway 1RRex Nield 88R
1993Waikaraka ParkKevin Free 36HCraig Pierce 66MMark Decke 99M
1992Central Energy Trust ArenaBarry Podjursky 69SGraeme Gaskin 52wLyall Rumney 72r
1991NelsonGary Parkes 4PBarry Podjursky 69SBryce Penn 1B
1990StratfordBarry Hunter 38RDave Evans 6PJohn Booker 25S
1989GisborneDave Tennant 75AFrank Van Vroonhoven 24HKevin Free 36H
1988MeeaneePaul Wade 85HRBryce Penn 1BTony Warner 27B
1987BlenheimBruce Simpson 7SGraeme Barr 38SBrian McPhee 5W
1986BayparkRussell Joblin 8SKeith Simpson 13SBob Smith 53V
1985RotoruaDave Evans 3PPaul Grant 51PRussell Joblin 8S
1984Woodford GlenDave Evans 3PBrian Musgrove 1WBrian Anderson 1P
1983WellingtonGary Parkes 4PBryce Penn 61BBarry Lane 7P
1982WanganuiCharlie Bernsten 432VTony Warner 27BBob Smith 53V
1981NelsonWarren McIntyre 1PPeter Broughan 2PPeter Wackildene 94p
1980Waikaraka ParkFrank Irvine 10AGarry Harris 16ACraig Taylor 51M
1979Central Energy Trust ArenaKeith Turner 16VBarry Featherstone 99HIan Glenny 35B
1978StratfordGraham Mitchell 10ABarry Featherstone 99HGraham Smith 8H
1977GisborneLindsay Willis 14RBarry Featherstone 99HJoel Wright 6A/Perry Keyte 2H
1976HamiltonKevin Free 61AJoel Wright 7ABarry Featherstone 99H
1975MeeaneeTony Warner 27B/Ray Morrow 29MGraham Mitchell 10A
1974RotoruaAdrian Kaye 37RJohn Hanright 2P/Peter Hetterley 32P
1973WellingtonAlbert Gordge 95SGil Mallia 83WIan Taylor 21W
1972Waikaraka ParkPhil Joyce 1AGraham Mitchell 10AGraeme McLachlan 2A/Colin Weller 7A
1971Central Energy Trust ArenaGary Scott 6STony Baker 4RAlbert Gordge 95S
1970HamiltonKevin Free 61HAlbert Gordge 95SConway Taylor 14H
1969StratfordGeorge Wharehoka 42RKel Fapieta 41RAlan Jago 36S
1968MeeaneeMike Weymss 27BDave Hooper 22PBill Prebensen 7B
1967Central Energy Trust ArenaGus Gapes 14PDave Hooper 22PGraeme Handisides 6P
1966Central Energy Trust ArenaGraham Stretch 3PAlan Sperling 29PAlan Pryce 17P

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Superstock Engine Specs - Macgor's NZ Speedway. Macgor.proboards.com. 6 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Superstocks New Zealand Champs Results Archive. Docs.google.com. 9 April 2023.

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