The Recreation Hotel Mainland Ministocks was held on Saturday with a good field of 16 cars.
This event was run over three heats and was the usual tough tussle between the top competitors.
The first and second places in each heat were well fought by the first three places getters but Glen Redmond succeeded in winning two first placings giving him a twp point advantage over second place Allan Meaclem.
Third place went to Ben Jacobs from Christchurch.

1 - 65 GM Glen Redmond 45 points
2 - 8 GM Allan Meaclem 43 points
3 - 41 C Ben Jacobs 40 points
4 - 36 C Shannon Evans 37 points
5= 83 C Shane Olsen 33 points
5= 10 C Bob Roper 33 points


A good field of 12 stock cars took to the track and provided several exciting spills during the day. Dave Terris was the winner of this class with two firsts and one second placing. Second place went to Dave Kokshoorn with one first, one second and 1 fourth placing.

1 - 48 GM Dave Terris 35 points
2 - 88 GM Dave Kokshoorn 32 points
3 - 33 GM Jason Tasker 27 points


A close tussle in the Youth Ministocks between Jayden Gerrard and Sean Brown. These two are showing more skills each time they race as are the other youth competitors.

1 - 48 GM Jayden Gerrard 23 points
2 - 14 GM Sean Brown 21 points
3 - 36 C Callum Evans 19 points


Darryl Foster came over from Christchurch to take out the Production Saloon class this week. He had a clean sweep of the races with three first placings.

1 - 96 C Darryl Foster 21 points
2 - 15 GM Rob Mazey 15 points
3 - 22 GM Corey Shearer 13 points


Three modifieds this week but they still put on a crowd pleasing display of racing.

1= 32 GM Iain Whyte 7 points
1= 33 GM Robbie Brown 7 points


Photo 1 Recreation Hotel Mainland Ministock prizegiving Ben Jacobs
(Christchurch) 3rd, Glen Redmond (Greymouth) 1st, Allan Meaclem (Greymouth) 2nd - photo Glenda McMinn


Photo 2 65 Glen Redmond leading the race with 83 Shane Olsen on the outside
- photo Sarah Harris


Photo 3 Stock cars heading out of the second turn - photo Sarah Harris