Track: Wanganui
Date: 4 February 2007
Event: New Zealand Teams Demolition Derby Championships 2007
Pictures & reporting by Mike Pollard

Wanganui - 3 February 2007
New Zealand Teams Demolition Derby Championships 2007
Pictures & reporting by Mike Pollard

Team Kaos v Nu Generation

After a couple of support races, it was straight into the big one with the unbeaten Team Kaos up against Nu Generation, who had fought their way through the eliminators. Lining up for Kaos were; #90w Darren Hoskins, #91w Shane Hollow, #93w Derek Wanders (capt), #95w Peter Banner, #96w Perry Barber and #97w Johnny Flaws. Gridding for Nu Generation are; #32b Shovel Maulder, #35b Jonno Maulder, #36b Charlie Jones, #37b Carl Stevenson, #38b Jock Jones (capt) and #39b James Churchward. Amazingly, after twelve x laps of fifteen, all 10 x cars were still very much mobile, and there was nothing to choose between the two teams. Every time it seemed as if one team was gaining the upper hand at one end of the track, their opponents were gaining the advantage at the other end. It was only over the last couple of laps that the Kamikaze hits were going in, and with cars becoming immobile, superior numbers told in the end as Wellington's Team Kaos just kept on going, and grinding out a superb victory, adding the NZ title to their North Island crown.


Following on from a series of both national and international events, it was decided to mix things up a bit, with the "local" drivers having the opportunity to match themselves against the international drivers. The first match up probably being the most intriguing.

USA v Takapau Terrors

With only the USA having anything like a full compliment of cars from the destructive international series, it was left to them alone to take on the mighty world power of the Takapau Terrors! By now the rain had started to fall, and it was all about who could adapt quickly to the conditions. Well i guess they're quick learners in Takapau, as it was they who slithered their way to a most unlikely victory.

Dirty Rottens v Rest of World "B"

With the rain falling heavily, the support races were dropped, as the remaining international cars were split into two groups, with the Dirty Rottens taking on the Rest of the World "B". With the international element made up mainly Europeans, the result was never in doubt. Being well used to racing in the rain, the representative side cruised their way to the win.

New Zealand v Rest of the World

It's been quite a while since I've seen cars come down a pit chute in weather like this. Usually in New Zealand if it starts to rain then everyone packs up and goes home. If it had been any other formulae, I'm sure that's what would have happened here. But road cars were designed with wet weather in mind, and despite the wettest racing conditions that I've experienced over here, the cars slid their way around with great forward momentum. As in the previous race, the race was never really in doubt, as the Kiwis' who despite making a fist of it, were no match for their webbed footed counterparts!

Cars racing

Derby cars 59
Ministocks 5