The Taranaki Historic Speedway Association was formed in 2002 with the aim of recording the history and preserving the vehicles and records of speedway racing in the province of Taranaki in New Zealand.
The first meeting was called together by Laurie Callender and included former speedway driver/riders Dave Gifford, Max Rutherford, Eric Beardmore, Bruce Ovenden, Russell Miscall, Neil Rook, Ces Budd, Wayne Paul and others. The above were all competitors or involved with the Waiwakaiho Speedway, which was the first fully active speedway in this province and one of the first in New Zealand.
If you live in New Zealand you can join our club below and enjoy the newsletters and attend our monthly meetings to hear our guest speakers each month. If you own a retired speedway vehicle you could attend our several “Fun runs” we have each summer (NOTE- we do not race our vehicles but enjoy driving them at our own pace in ‘spirited demonstrations’)
Patron: Don O’Connor – Profile
Life Members
Awarded in 2022:
Max Rutherford – Profile
Laurie Callender – Profile
Dave Gifford – Profile
Eric Beardmore – Profile
Awarded in 2023
Neil Cowley – Profile
Newsletter of Taranaki Historic Speedway Ass. Inc.
Our newsletter Pit Notes is issued 11 times a year and is a mixture of the following.
- Interesting stories about early competitors at Waiwakaiho and other tracks in New Zealand.
- The history of Waiwakaiho Speedway written by Dave Gifford.
- Articles on speedway in general around the world.
- Photo’s of speedway vehicles and people.
- Articles of general interest to “Petrol heads”We have a club meeting each month with interesting guest speakers most nights.
Click on this link to download a .pdf copy of our newsletter. 201 th mag
To join our club and receive Pit Notes our Annual Membership is as follows:
Email version NZ $25.00
- Posted hard copy in NZ $45.00
- Overseas Posted Hard copy NZ $55.00
Please submit the form below and payment details will be emailed to you.