Where is taupo race track

There are no permanent grandstands at Taupo Racecourse but a natural bank running the length of the track provides excellent viewing. Marquees are erected at all Taupo Racecourse meetings to provide shelter from sun or adverse weather conditions. Locals and visitors alike flock to the Taupo Racecourse for this meeting taking advantage of picnic spots under the trees or establishing themselves along the natural grandstand which runs parallel to the straight.

The theme for the day is country picnic racing with prizes for the best car-boot picnic, and plenty of free entertainment for the children. In addition to the ever popular lolly scramble and bouncy castle, the children can get to take to the track themselves against any game adults in the ever popular Three-Headed Race. Local radio station More FM conducts a keenly contested Fashion in the Field competition along with running additional entertainment for the children.

Punters are not forgotten either and can rest assured that the odds are definitely in their favour at Taupo Racecourse with Racebase statistics showing the Taupo is the most "punter friendly" track in the country according to the strike rate of favourites.

Over the last 10 years at Taupo Racecourse favourites have won Advertiser Disclosure. After the loss of A1GP, Taupo has limited its ambitions to the national motorsport scene. The circuit is also opened for new vehicle launches, corporate events, private functions, and weddings, with suites ranging from 20 to more than person capacity, located in the Pit Lane Complex. Auckland International Airport is around three-hour drive to the north, while the nearest airport is in Rotorua, around 90 minutes from the circuit, and offers good domestic connections.

Photo : brucemclarenmotorsportpark. Made for you by SnapLap. Top Drivers. Temporary grandstand seating was added to accommodate the 30, expected spectators for what was the first international series to visit New Zealand since the s and the World Superbike races at Manfeild.

A potential share offering to raise capital was mooted but finally pulled at the end of due to a lack of sufficient interest. Nevertheless, there continued to be investment in facilities, with seeing modifications to the T chicane in order to improve overtaking; it was tightened and squared off, making it slower and harder on the brakes.

It's debatable if it made much difference to the racing, with drivers still finding it difficult to pass on the twisty course. Not that the home crowd cared one bit during the sprint race, when Johnny Reid took Team New Zealand to a win. He couldn't repeat the victory in the feature race, after a bad start saw the Kiwi finish an eventual fourth.

Team Germany won the feature race for the second year in a row, though this time with Christian Vietoris behind the wheel. The event would prove the last A1GP race at Taupo.

Series bosses had been tempted north to Hampton Downs for future years though the eventual collapse of the series would mean that race would never actually materialise thanks to its bigger population base. After the loss of A1GP, Taupo has limited its ambitions to the national scene, with the NZV8 Touring Cars and V8 Super Tourers the season highlights, alongside a varied calendar of local races, testing, driver training and corporate days.