HERITAGE NEWS

Roly and Michael chat while Colin Waite watches on inside the Western Springs Speedway clubroom.  The magnificent painting by Brent Holden makes a perfect background to the picture. 

Western Springs Hall Of Fame

Last Thursday night the 7^th February 2008 the Western Springs Speedway Club held a celebration for 70 years of midgets at Western Springs.  This was a significant milestone.  Not only did the first running  mark the beginning of  midgets but it signified the introduction of car racing from which T.Qs. Sprint-cars,  Kiwi Kidz followed

It was a fabulous night with a great attendance of speedway fans and we had s fantastic display of  historic cars and memorabilia.

Jason Jones made beautiful pictorial plaques of the first American team to visit New Zealand and they were presented to each member of this years American and New Zealand test teams.

Also it was the inauguration of the Western Springs Speedway Hall of Fame.  Some of our early icons of speedway were paid recognition for their contribution to our sport. In-depth research will be done into all inductees and their full record of achievement and contribution will be permanently displayed on this web site and in plaques in our clubrooms.

70 years of midgets at the springs

This year marks to 70th season of midgets at Western Springs.  The Western Springs Speedway Club will be holding a function at the clubhouse.  Invited guests will be the visiting American midget drivers and their teams.  Also present will be current drivers and some of our revered competitors from the past.  The clubhouse will have lots of exhibits of great racing from speedways fantastic past.  The time and date is yet to be set but it will be a wonderful occasion and we plan on having a tremendous showing for the event.  Watch this space for updates. 

History making meeting

Tuesday night 16-10-07, a history making event took place when an executive committee was elected for the Western Springs Speedway Club representing unity in all sections of speedway at Western Springs including Sprint Cars, Midgets, T.Q.s, Kiwi Kids, Promotion, Vintage, Supporters, Patrons plus a President, Treasurer and Secretary.  This is the first time speedway at Western Springs has had such unity since the inception when Promoters, council and public banded together more than 77 years ago to create the stadium.  Unlike other sports clubs such as bowls, hockey or other, speedway at Western Springs has many sections and interested parties all having their own club or interest in speedway.  The Western Springs Speedway Club has allowed them all to come together into one with representation from each section for the good of speedway yet independently maintain their own entity.   Club rooms have been negotiated which is also a first for Western Springs Speedway.  Strength is in numbers and collectively our speedway will benefit from that.  Here is looking and hoping for a great future for our club and speedway at Western Springs.

About Us

Western Springs Speedway Club Inc.

The Western Springs Speedway Club was initiated in October 2003.
It is a legal entity with all funds being held in a trust account controlled by solicitors.

The main purpose of the club is to be a united voice for the preservation of Speedway as we have grown to know and love since 1929. To establish a permanent home for the Western Springs Speedway community, by building a facility to serve as a Function Centre for an end of season ball for drivers of all classes and their fans to attend, club rooms for the various sections of Speedway, amenities for the general public to enjoy and a museum to house and display the vast collection of exhibits and memorabilia, a lot of which at present, is fragmented among a number of private collections.

Initially it is the goal of the club to drive membership to a large number and give the club strength and recognition from the various bodies we need to work with to ensure that Western Springs has this facility permanently secure at the stadium.

The speedway community is:
The Promoters of the day who put their money and efforts on the line each season to bring enjoyment to all who participate in the exhilarating spectacle of Western Springs world class speedway.
The officials who mostly devote their energy and time free for the love of the sport.
The competitors, crew, supporters and families who generation after generation, week after week, devote long hours of meticulous endeavour to bring a standard to racing and equipment to the track that is of the highest world standard.
The individual clubs that represent each racing division of speedway; Sprint Car, Midget, Three Quarter Midget, Quarter Midget, Motorcycle, Vintage and other bodies supportive of Speedway at Western Springs.
Most importantly the general public and families, who for generations have come to enjoy the spectacle and tradition of speedway at Western Springs.

The Western Springs Speedway Club is a non-political organization charged with the desire to support efforts that enhance the presence of Speedway at Western Springs and to establish the continuance of the 77-year heritage of racing tradition.
The club is made up of individual members with a democratically elected committee.
Western Springs Stadium is Auckland’s home of Speedway racing. This club and proposed facility will establish a permanent home for the Speedway community there.