Car crunching mayhem at Baypark

It will be last man standing rules, or last car driving, when the SunLive Baypark Speedway Demolition Derby revs into gear this weekend.

Baypark Family Speedway is revving up for a good ol' dust up next Saturday night – and you're invited to join the no holds barred wrestle round the track in the SunLive Baypark Speedway Demolition Derby.


SunLive's smashed up Demo Debry car at last year's event, thanks to driver David Tauranga.

Event promoter Bernie Gillon expects people to crash it, bash it and smash it when up to 70 cars take to the terracotta track and fly over a demo ramp on each straight.

'It's going to be a massive night of entertainment,” says Bernie. 'Full of mayhem and excitement until the last man standing wins the derby race.”

The event is open to anyone with a current driver's licence and Bernie says there's a super easy option for those who can't organise a car – just hire one.

He says anyone who doesn't have access to a car can go and see him – and he'll make sure there's on available for the night.

'Some don't have the mechanical nous to build their own car or a way to find a car. So I can get cars from different places and prepare them ready for people to hire.

'This way people can just turn up with a helmet and their car is ready to go.

'They do the demo derby, crash it smash it and bash it – do whatever they like – then they hop in their own car and drive home and we clean up the mess.”

The entry fee for drivers competing with their own car is $200, or $500 for drivers who wish to hire a car.

Plus the last driver standing will win $2000, while he or she who wreaks the most havoc – or is the most entertaining – will be awarded $1000.

Bernie says last year's demolition derby had up to 70 entries 'which is biggest field of demolitions cars we've had here for many, many years”. And this year? 'We hope beat that number.”

Plus there's some high-flying freestyle motocross on the night too – thanks to Nitro Circus' Nick Franklin and up-and-coming Auckland motocross rider Caleb De Lacy, who will perform all sorts of mid-air antics.

Also racing on the night will be the Bethlehem Coachlines Sprint Cars and Super Saloons, Dialled Indoor Tramp Park Saloons and Mag & Turbo Stock Cars.

The SunLive Baypark Speedway Demolition Derby is on April 9 at ASB Baypark. Gates open 5pm, racing starts at 6.30pm. Tickets are available from www.bayparkspeedway.co.nz, at ASB Baypark and at the gate.

Entry forms for the derby are available online at www.bayparkspeedway.co.nz, at Flamecrusher in Gate Pa, or at the merchandise hub at ASB Baypark.

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