Some of the Bay of Plenty's top rally drivers gave the region's newest track a blast over the weekend – and thrilled the Bay's rally fans in the process.

Tauranga's Phil Campbell and Rotorua's Sloan Cox where just two of the drivers in action at the purpose built rally-cross track at Tect Park on Sunday.

Rotorua's Sloan Cox ripping it up at the Auto Track event at the weekend. Photos: Jason Byrne.

It was the first time the track has been used competitively.

Although the track is not quite complete, organisers of the event, Motorsport Bay of Plenty, ran an autocross on the track.

An autotrack is one of the cheapest forms of motorsport and sees a lot of different cars turn up and race, from road cars to purpose-built, hill-climb specialists.

Around 50 drivers took part in the event and each competitor entered into a cat and mouse competition, where one driver was given a head start before racing three times around the track.

The second driver takes off a short time later and the fastest time from the two drivers wins.

The Rally-cross Track at Tect Park on Pyes Road is about 1km in length and approximately 12m wide.

The track itself sits inside the natural contours of the land, resulting in some great spectator views. The project to build the track is a joint venture between Motorsport Bay of Plenty and Rotorua Car Club.

Phil Campbell gets some pace up during his run.

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Shane Wright showing his skills behind the wheel.

Jay Pittams and Phil Humphries dusting it up on the track.

Sloan Cox gets it going sideways.