Waimate 50

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Two records have been set at this year's Waimate 50.

A record thirteen cars hit the wall on Saturday, keeping the Waimate Volunteer Fire Brigade busy all day...

And on Sunday, Josh Mitchell, of Christchurch, took this year's title in a record time of 1.54.3...

Waimate 50 event director Rob Aikman says he's pretty stoked, as over eight thousand spectators came out to take part in the only street race in New Zealand.

He says it's something different and the only street circuit built in the country at the moment.

Timaru's Daniel Liemburg placed second in a Nissan, while Waimate's Ben Terry in a Mitsubishi EVO, came in third.

Despite thirteen crashes on the first day of street racing, there was only crash one on Sunday, after drivers settled into the race.

Sixty five drivers competed in the Street Attack for a chance to qualify for the one-lap, fastest-time-takes-all shoot out final.

The historic invitational drew twenty drivers, and sixteen drift teams from the North and South Islands.

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