The season opened on Saturday with full fields in every class and a bumper crowd in the house to enjoy the racing. Aside from some first night teething problems, the most significant being a glitch in the public PA system (which worked perfectly in testing then failed on the night) we all enjoyed a great nights entertainment.
The track staff have been working hard all week to set the track after all the rain early in the week and now have been watering the track all day to get enough moisture back into it "only in Auckland".
After spending last weekend holding our breath and crossing our fingers only to see the rain continue to roll in, everything is now all set to kick off this Saturday night.
Unfortunately the weather has beaten us again - although we believe the track could have been saved, all the surrounding parking areas are water logged and the latest Metservice update shows more rain coming through the late afternoon and into the evening.
So next Saturday night (November 14) will be our Grand Opening and Fireworks meeting combined with our Services Dedication night. All classes will be running.
Tonight's opening meeting has been been postponed due to rain until 5pm tomorrow, Sunday 8th November. See you all there!
The Stadium is looking fantastic, we have full fields in every section, the fireworks are set to light and pre-event ticket sales have been running hot.
Now we just have to keep looking skyward and crossing our fingers for the rain to stay away. As soon as we have any news of a cancellation we will let you know on our Facebook page and website.
Sunday is our rain date with everything running as normal just one hour earlier - so the first race will be set loose at 5pm.
See you all tonight!
We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday to grab a small sample of the Speedway action that is set to roar full speed from Opening Night November 7th at the world-famous Western Springs ΒΌ mile dirt track!
Here's the schedule for practice this Saturday 31st October.
This process will ensure that all drivers are signed in, have had their vehicles inspected, have completed licensing, and have attended driver briefing.
