OUR SOLO COMPETITORS
2009 - 2010 SEASON
NAME: Grant Tregoning
RACE #: 5i
BIKE: Jawa
FAVOURITE TRACK: Oreti Park
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BEST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: Winning Andy Tree Memorial
WORST SPEEDWAY MEMORY:
SPONSORS: Mum & Dad, South Island Solo Spares
NAME: Derek MacRae
RACE #: 11
BIKE: Jawa 500
FAVOURITE TRACK: Oreti Park
STARTED RACING: 2006
MOST RESPECTED RIVAL: Joe Hughes
BEST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: Getting a pat on the back from Ivan Mauger
WORST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: Haven't got one yet
SPONSORS: Haven't got one yet
NAME: Daniel Shuttleworth
RACE #: 16
BIKE: Jawa 500
FAVOURITE TRACK: Oreti Park Speedway
STARTED RACING: 2007-2008 Season
MOST RESPECTED RIVAL: Everyone
BEST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: 1st Ride on a 500cc Solo
WORST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: Tearing New Gear
SPONSORS: Waianiwa Garage, Waikaia Hotel
NAME: Matt Heenan
RACE #: 17
BIKE: Jawa 500
FAVOURITE TRACK: Oreti Park
STARTED RACING: 2008
MOST RESPECTED RIVAL: Darryn Fox
BEST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: Winning all the heats in the Southland Kiwi Kidz Champs
WORST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: Haven't got one yet
SPONSORS: J Harpur Contracting and Alex Cunningham
NAME: Neil McIntyre
RACE #: 21
BIKE: Jawa 500
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NAME: Bradley Sharp
RACE #: 24
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NAME: Paul Hayes
RACE #: 26
BIKE: Jawa
PIT CREW: Lex Shepard
FAVOURITE TRACK: Oreti Park Speedway
STARTED RACING: 1998
MOST RESPECTED RIVAL: -
BEST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: Winning the 2004 New Zealand Longtrack Sidecar Championship with Meatball in 2004
WORST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: -
SPONSORS: McMurdo Auto Painting, Arrow Upholstery, Floors Preparation Southland, Gladstone Tyres and Mags, Invercargill Partsworld
NAME: Jeremy Godfrey
RACE #: 29
BIKE: Jawa
PIT CREW: Dad
FAVOURITE TRACK: Oreti Park Speedway
STARTED RACING: 2008
MOST RESPECTED RIVAL: -
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SPONSORS: Permacoat Roofing
RIDER: Matt Smith
RACE #: 44i
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RIDER: John Tuffley
RACE #: 66i
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PIT CREW: Kev
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SPONSORS: Southland Machine Hire
NAME: Paul Highsted
RACE #: 67
BIKE: Jawa - 884 -10
FAVOURITE TRACK: Oreti Park
STARTED RACING: 2005 - 2006 Season
MOST RESPECTED RIVAL: Would love to be able to ride like Andy Tree did.
ACHIEVEMENTS: Convincing my wife that its a good past time for a 42 year old
BEST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: My first race win
WORST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: Getting run over
SPONSORS:
NAME: Jack MacRae
RACE #: 71
BIKE: Jawa 250
FAVOURITE TRACK: Oreti Park Speedway
STARTED RACING: 2007
MOST RESPECTED RIVAL:
BEST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: Winning most Promising Solo Rider 2008-2009 Season
WORST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: Hitting Ants in the first corner of a race.
SPONSORS: South Island Solo Spares, NZ Engineering Supplies Ltd, Gore and Districts Real Estate, Hokonui Haulage
NAME: Ryan Moss
RACE #: 92
BIKE: Jawa 500
FAVOURITE TRACK: Oreti Park Speedway
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WORST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: Not racing at the 2009 Burt Munro Speedway Spectacular due to injury
SPONSORS: Dad and Sharee
RIDER: Alex Cunningham
RACE #: 96i
BIKE: JRM Frame - GM Engine
PIT CREW: Russell
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SPONSORS: Russell Cunningham Properties, AJ Auto Electrical, Harold Sergent Racing
RIDER: James Miller
RACE #: 99i
BIKE: Jawa & GM
PIT CREW: Bruce
FAVOURITE TRACK: Oreti Park Speedway
STARTED RACING: 2002-2003
MOST RESPECTED RIVAL: McKinlay Brothers
BEST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: Had a good race against Lucas Drymal in Westport
WORST SPEEDWAY MEMORY: Not getting to finish what someone else started at NZ Champs 2009
SPONSORS: Miller Racing, Harold Sergent Racing (H.S.R), Russell Cunningham Properties, Arrow Upholstery, John McMurdo Autopainting
PROFILES/PHOTOS TO COME OF:
Andre Hodge 18, Pete Stenning 25, Joe Hughes 69, Darryn Fox 42, Nigel Luscombe, Les Payne 91, Barry O'Brien 23, Aaron McIntyre 45, Lee Martin 47,