Tregoning makes it three in a row

Grant Tregoning recovered from start line mechanical failure to win on his No2 bike.

Fraser Gillespie, the President of Oreti Park Speedway, notes in his official’s welcome that the Burt Munro meeting is ‘now in its fifth year’. This means that local champ Grant Tregoning has won 60% of ‘Solos’ Trophies awarded.

Even a mechanical failure at the starting tape of the hotly contested final didn’t distract Tregoning. He calmly (or so it appeared) assessed the problem, later identified by his mechanic as 'a fueling issue', and called for his backup bike.

Trouble at mill

Seemingly without missing a beat he jumped on the number two machine, and after seeing off a spirited challenge by Moore Park’s Larry Ross, lead from turn three all the way to the chequered flag.

Dale Finch, also from Moore Park in Christchurch finished second on the points table and Andy Aldridge never recovered from a bad start in the final to finish third overall.

Pitt & Demanser take the Sidecars Final

Tregoning described the win as 'awesome'.

In the huge field of sidecars Whanganui's John Pitt and Kervin Demanser took the hotly contested final.

It was another successful event on the Burt Munro Programme and big ups to the organisers who managed to get through a 56 race programme and still keep smiling.

Results

Solo: Grant Tregoning (Oreti) 1; Dale Finch (Chch) 2; Andy Aldridge (Chch), 3.

Sidecars: John Pitt and Kervin Demanser (Whanganui) 1; Fraser Gillespie and Nigel Cuckow (Oreti) 2; Grant Thompson and Chris Nixon (Oreti) 3.

Solo Support: Matthew Heenan (Oreti) 1; Josh O'Docherty (Chch) 2; James Thompson (Chch) 3.

Solo Classic: Brendon Manu (Auck) 1; Pete Stenning (Oreti) 2; Graham Wedlake (Hawke's Bay) 3.

Junior Solo: Adam Shuttleworth (Oreti) 1; Zane Pay (Oreti) 2; Jake Gillespie (Oreti) 3.

Oreti's Jake Gillespie has a bad start in the 250 Demo's.
After a tense few moments on the track he was able to walk back to the pits.