NAPA Autoparts is the new name behind Meremere Dragway
10 Mar 2021 - posted by Nisa
New and significant player on the automotive and industrial parts scene, NAPA Autoparts, is now the name behind New Zealand's leading drag racing facility, the Meremere Dragway south of Auckland.
A sad day in our history
7 Feb 2019 - posted by Nisa
The sport of Drag Racing has been saddened by the death of a competitor at Meremere Dragway on Saturday 2nd February. The Meremere Dragway Board of Directors regrettably confirm that motorcycle competitor Laurie Webster received fatal injuries during an accident at Competition Meeting 3.
Records smashed at national drag race meeting
4 Apr 2016 - posted by Nisa
Eight class records were obliterated at the recent IHRA NZ Nationals, held at Meremere Dragway on 12th & 13th March 2016.
Records fall at the 2015 NZ IHRA Nationals
23 Mar 2015 - posted by Nisa
Thirteen new drag racing records and history was again reset at the 2015 NZ IHRA Nationals, held 14th & 15th March at Meremere Dragway.
Marsh runs New Zealand's first 4second pass
15 Jan 2015 - posted by Nisa
Anthony Marsh made New Zealand motorsports history when he drove his Mount Shop Marsh Motorsport Top Fuel Dragster to a first ever 4second pass at Meremere Dragway. Together with Reece Fish in the Fish Family Racing Uyehara Top Fuel dragster, the pair also posted the quickest and fastest side by side pass on New Zealand soil.
The Auckland Harley Davidson Spring Nationals
3 Dec 2014 - posted by Nisa
Four new national records were set at the recent Auckland Harley Davidson 2014 Spring Nationals despite the dubious weather.
DRAG WARS: Browning makes it into the 10 Second Club
25 Nov 2014 - posted by Nisa
Panmure’s Chris Browning pushed his street-legal 1994 Mitsubishi Evo to a blistering 10.879 seconds elapsed time during the second round of the Night Speed Drag Wars series at Meremere Dragway. Chris came to the meeting fully prepared with the car not only WOF and REGO’d but fully tech inspected and carrying a drag racing license to allow him to run a sub-11. It was great to see his efforts and preparation pay off.
2014/2015 Drag Racing Season Roars into Life
11 Nov 2014 - posted by Nisa Solipo
Perfect weather and track conditions saw a strong field of competitors from as far afield as Christchurch at last weekend’s season-opening round of the Competition Series at Meremere Dragway.
2014/2015 Season Kick off
7 Nov 2014 - posted by Nisa
The 2014/2015 drag racing season kicks off in earnest at Meremere Dragway with the second Test & Tune and Competition Meeting 1 this weekend 8th & 9th November.
Queen of Speed smashes women's Drag Racing Record
11 Apr 2014 - posted by Greg Stokes
TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND – Karen Hay rewrote history on Sunday 6th April as she became New Zealand’s quickest and fastest female in her purpose built 1927 Ford Model T roadster powered by a twin turbocharged 482 cubic inch big block Chev engine. The record was previously held by Faye Grant from 1990 with a longer wheelbase rear engine dragster running a 6.629 second pass over the quarter mile at 205.52 miles per hour.