CHAMPIONSHIP STADIUM OFFROAD RACING COMES TO AUCKLAND


More than 100 race cars and trucks will roar into action this weekend as the 2021 Stadium Offroad Racing Championship gets under way at Manukau.

Stadium racing is the most spectacular in the sport, putting 15 or more top racers wheel to wheel at high speed on a fast and demanding race course in full view of spectator areas. The two-round championship is the sport’s first national-level series of 2021 and the first major title of the year after Covid 19 forced the cancellation of the national championship last year.

It takes place on New Zealand’s newest race circuit at Colin Dale Park on Prices Road near Auckland Airport and racing starts at 1.00 pm this Saturday, February 13. National titles will be awarded in each class at the conclusion of the second round on Saturday March 6. Both rounds will be filmed for TV3's CRC Motorsport programme.

Entries for the top race classes have hit maximum grid numbers, with more than 15 ThunderTrucks, the same number of unlimited ‘Pro1’ race cars and up to 30 UTV or ‘side by side’ race cars. Two weeks out from the event, total entries across all classes had broken the 100-care benchmark.

Competition will run from 1.00pm to 5.00 pm on both race days, with rapid-fire changes between races.

The heats are followed by two 15-lap feature races to end each day’s racing. 

Spectator admission is $25 for adults, children under 12 free if accompanied by a parent or guardian at general admission cost. The pit area is open for spectator access at no additional cost, though in the interests of safety children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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