A fascinating race. Curious how Allard dropped pace to let Myers Jr thru? And watching Guilford, Mosen and the Allard ride the high line was awesome - great drive from Max to 3rd from last 👌
It was a fantastic race, again and loaded in highlights. As for ol Jonathan Allard, im thinking his set up was fading out, but over the last more or less two years, what you see with young Joel is so good to watch. Once he gets those cross hairs on something, he will absolutely crank it, get that momentum going and never gives in. Not sure it you have seen on my channel, i have a playlist on Joel Myers Jnr, incredibly talented young buck. And hell yes... quick mention before i started editing yesterdays Gold Cup.. Max Guilford was absolutely on form massively, and absolutely fantastic to see Brad Mosen climb on board and go for the run with Max, mind blowing stuff, soooo dam cool once they start cranking that high line ;-)
@@FlashBackMedia05 so much to like as the wily old hands - Allard, Larsen, Duff, Pickens, Kerr, etc mix it up with the young 'uns snapping at their heels. With Max Guilford taking his car to US, and Dyllan Forsey & Caleb Baughn crewing for Joel M Jr (based somewhere in the Carolina's?) the young 'uns are cramming race craft/experience into themselves big time. It seems to me over the season JMJ has got a bit more patient - earlier he was sending it down the inside a lot (esp with lapped traffic) but later on was more cautious. And most of his come from behind wins thru the season were right near the end of a race when the mistake he was waiting for didn't eventuate - only then did he send it to snatch the victory. Is there a forum where keen fans discuss the races/trends/fan experience? I'm becoming ever keener on Sprintcars but find the lack of commentary/insider info a void I'm keen to fill.
@@grahamallan4861 mate well written ;-) Yes, i did notice a change in JMJs style this time round, the thing that absolutely blew my mind in the first yr Joel was here, the wicked slingshot, catapult effect he was doing, absolutely impressive and a good track to see that on was down there at Cromwell, incredibly well calculated and pretty dam faultless, but this time round, yes he has kind of eased up on the sling shot effect but dam good cos just wait to see it and hell yeah as you say, he cranks it near the end and out comes the Hurricane lol... He got Jamie Duff a beauty, i think that was Cromwell again, Duffy thought he had it covered but hell, Joel let rip but i think it was the underside ..... then there was one of the most magic things i have ever filmed, the Feature race for last round of War Of The Wings at Ellesmere. Hell, that was so dam good, storm hit with weather and Joel stormed it on the last lap from 3rd to 1st. Soooo many highlights. But the great thing this time round, our Kiwi lads have really stepped it up a notch, which has given us more fantastic racing.... Shit i need to get off here and go edit but you mention Max Guilford, hell he was bloody impressive on the 6th April, running that high line with wicked pace and another great thing to come into Sprintcars, thanks to Stevie Duff, was Brad Mosen jumping in Duffys 15C and he went along for the ride with Max as he stormed the outside. SPRINTCARS ARE IN MY VIEW... THE BEST DAM SPECTACLE THERE IS. Circuit racing fan all my life and now hmmmm... i dont even venture to the tarred tracks, clay is the nuts ;-)
@frenzetc.... Actually Ruapuna - in my experience has been going from strength to strength and is pulling in good crowds, esp for big meetings. They have invested a lot in spectator amenities and naking the fan/family experience worthy of spending your recreation $ at👌 So I think - tho I dont know for fact - Ruapuna is leading the way in terms of creating a venue and putting on a show here in NZ 👌
Australian Sprintcar Fan here. I've been going to at least two or more Speedway events, both here, all round Australia, and many, many years ago now in New Zealand, in about 1981, at both Western Springs and the track featured here, Ruapuna. But the point I'd like to make, to fans on both sides of the pond, is that since the end of Co-Vid the numbers of attendees at the shows has dropped, dramatically. Both here, every time I go, and I get there as often as I can, the numbers are way, way down on the pre-covid numbers. If there's 25% of the average numbers back then, I'll eat my Car Seats, and it doesn't seem to be just an Australian thing. I see it in the stands at Western Springs and I'm subscribed to their UA-cam Channel, and I see that crowds on the whole are really way down, and our sport of Speedway, maybe more than any other sport like say, Rugby or Horse Racing that, believe it or not in Australia at least, both these sports (the Horse Racing too) both sports are entitled to some very large Tax Breaks, ones that no motorsports are ever going to be able to take advantage of.
Naaaa frenzel i would not agree there. The likes of Ruapuna, im sure they like the spectator numbers they are seeing come through the gate, especially on the big meets.
Western Springs has gone thru uncertain times in recent years - opposition from the community it is located in, plus the damage caused by weather bomb Jan.23. I'm sure that has not helped their fanbase or casual punters stay engaged. I don't think you would recognise the Ruapuna Speedway of today - lots of tiered seating, grassy embankments, hospitality units, ok food and drink options, and - tho I'm not expert - pretty good track prep/maintenance, and a slick operation to get thru the programme before noise curfew. Taint no way it's gonna get tax breaks or similar in current economic climate. In fact Ruapuna is going so well they just ran a 4 night "speedweek" that offered over nz$100k in prize money across Midgets, V6 wingless sprints, and Sprintcars. Attracted the best in all classes from around the country, paid $20k for final sprintcar feature ... I think the sport is doing ok in these parts 🙏👌
Oh, and I think the advent of Livestream means folks who aren't near a decent venue, or like to follow the action from around the country can pay a bit to fill their boots with speedway action - bums on seats @ venues is no longer THE only measure of "attendance" or interest in the sport - and I've just remembered we actually have two decent venues in Christchurch - there's Woodford Glen also (stock cars, modifieds, etc) plus a country track @ Ellesmere and a bike track/stadium .... Oozing speedway here in Canterbury 😄
@@FlashBackMedia05 .. But in the reality of the "Cut throat business practices and environment that the Sporting Promotion Businesses have "devolved" into these days "on this side of the ditch" at any rate, it really is "bums on seats" and NOT the "corporate groups" behind the venue that counts any more, Crikey, I remember a time when the Tobacco and Alcohol Industries ( or more specifically, the "Beer Brewing Industries," and you know as well as I do, that in mid-1970s, through to the early 1990s, when those guys spoke, the ONLY answer they EVER got from Governments at all levels, so that's local Councils, State, Territory AND Federal Governments, was "Yes Sir, No Sir, Three Bags Full Sir". Everyone who wanted to have a serious Government, ANYWHERE on the East Coast, from the Torres Strait to the "edges of the Tazmaniacs" but what anyone could relate to and what we all knew had to be
A fascinating race. Curious how Allard dropped pace to let Myers Jr thru? And watching Guilford, Mosen and the Allard ride the high line was awesome - great drive from Max to 3rd from last 👌
It was a fantastic race, again and loaded in highlights. As for ol Jonathan Allard, im thinking his set up was fading out, but over the last more or less two years, what you see with young Joel is so good to watch. Once he gets those cross hairs on something, he will absolutely crank it, get that momentum going and never gives in. Not sure it you have seen on my channel, i have a playlist on Joel Myers Jnr, incredibly talented young buck.
And hell yes... quick mention before i started editing yesterdays Gold Cup.. Max Guilford was absolutely on form massively, and absolutely fantastic to see Brad Mosen climb on board and go for the run with Max, mind blowing stuff, soooo dam cool once they start cranking that high line ;-)
@@FlashBackMedia05 so much to like as the wily old hands - Allard, Larsen, Duff, Pickens, Kerr, etc mix it up with the young 'uns snapping at their heels. With Max Guilford taking his car to US, and Dyllan Forsey & Caleb Baughn crewing for Joel M Jr (based somewhere in the Carolina's?) the young 'uns are cramming race craft/experience into themselves big time.
It seems to me over the season JMJ has got a bit more patient - earlier he was sending it down the inside a lot (esp with lapped traffic) but later on was more cautious. And most of his come from behind wins thru the season were right near the end of a race when the mistake he was waiting for didn't eventuate - only then did he send it to snatch the victory.
Is there a forum where keen fans discuss the races/trends/fan experience? I'm becoming ever keener on Sprintcars but find the lack of commentary/insider info a void I'm keen to fill.
@@grahamallan4861 mate well written ;-) Yes, i did notice a change in JMJs style this time round, the thing that absolutely blew my mind in the first yr Joel was here, the wicked slingshot, catapult effect he was doing, absolutely impressive and a good track to see that on was down there at Cromwell, incredibly well calculated and pretty dam faultless, but this time round, yes he has kind of eased up on the sling shot effect but dam good cos just wait to see it and hell yeah as you say, he cranks it near the end and out comes the Hurricane lol... He got Jamie Duff a beauty, i think that was Cromwell again, Duffy thought he had it covered but hell, Joel let rip but i think it was the underside ..... then there was one of the most magic things i have ever filmed, the Feature race for last round of War Of The Wings at Ellesmere. Hell, that was so dam good, storm hit with weather and Joel stormed it on the last lap from 3rd to 1st. Soooo many highlights. But the great thing this time round, our Kiwi lads have really stepped it up a notch, which has given us more fantastic racing.... Shit i need to get off here and go edit but you mention Max Guilford, hell he was bloody impressive on the 6th April, running that high line with wicked pace and another great thing to come into Sprintcars, thanks to Stevie Duff, was Brad Mosen jumping in Duffys 15C and he went along for the ride with Max as he stormed the outside.
SPRINTCARS ARE IN MY VIEW... THE BEST DAM SPECTACLE THERE IS. Circuit racing fan all my life and now hmmmm... i dont even venture to the tarred tracks, clay is the nuts ;-)
@frenzetc.... Actually Ruapuna - in my experience has been going from strength to strength and is pulling in good crowds, esp for big meetings. They have invested a lot in spectator amenities and naking the fan/family experience worthy of spending your recreation $ at👌
So I think - tho I dont know for fact - Ruapuna is leading the way in terms of creating a venue and putting on a show here in NZ 👌
"Grahamallan" yes im certainly of the similar opinion to yours. ;-)
Australian Sprintcar Fan here. I've been going to at least two or more Speedway events, both here, all round Australia, and many, many years ago now in New Zealand, in about 1981, at both Western Springs and the track featured here, Ruapuna.
But the point I'd like to make, to fans on both sides of the pond, is that since the end of Co-Vid the numbers of attendees at the shows has dropped, dramatically.
Both here, every time I go, and I get there as often as I can, the numbers are way, way down on the pre-covid numbers. If there's 25% of the average numbers back then, I'll eat my Car Seats, and it doesn't seem to be just an Australian thing. I see it in the stands at Western Springs and I'm subscribed to their UA-cam Channel, and I see that crowds on the whole are really way down, and our sport of Speedway, maybe more than any other sport like say, Rugby or Horse Racing that, believe it or not in Australia at least, both these sports (the Horse Racing too) both sports are entitled to some very large Tax Breaks, ones that no motorsports are ever going to be able to take advantage of.
Naaaa frenzel i would not agree there. The likes of Ruapuna, im sure they like the spectator numbers they are seeing come through the gate, especially on the big meets.
Western Springs has gone thru uncertain times in recent years - opposition from the community it is located in, plus the damage caused by weather bomb Jan.23. I'm sure that has not helped their fanbase or casual punters stay engaged.
I don't think you would recognise the Ruapuna Speedway of today - lots of tiered seating, grassy embankments, hospitality units, ok food and drink options, and - tho I'm not expert - pretty good track prep/maintenance, and a slick operation to get thru the programme before noise curfew. Taint no way it's gonna get tax breaks or similar in current economic climate.
In fact Ruapuna is going so well they just ran a 4 night "speedweek" that offered over nz$100k in prize money across Midgets, V6 wingless sprints, and Sprintcars. Attracted the best in all classes from around the country, paid $20k for final sprintcar feature ... I think the sport is doing ok in these parts 🙏👌
Oh, and I think the advent of Livestream means folks who aren't near a decent venue, or like to follow the action from around the country can pay a bit to fill their boots with speedway action - bums on seats @ venues is no longer THE only measure of "attendance" or interest in the sport - and I've just remembered we actually have two decent venues in Christchurch - there's Woodford Glen also (stock cars, modifieds, etc) plus a country track @ Ellesmere and a bike track/stadium .... Oozing speedway here in Canterbury 😄
@@FlashBackMedia05 ..
But in the reality of the "Cut throat business practices and environment that the Sporting Promotion Businesses have "devolved" into these days "on this side of the ditch" at any rate, it really is "bums on seats" and NOT the "corporate groups" behind the venue that counts any more, Crikey, I remember a time when the Tobacco and Alcohol Industries ( or more specifically, the "Beer Brewing Industries," and you know as well as I do, that in mid-1970s, through to the early 1990s, when those guys spoke, the ONLY answer they EVER got from Governments at all levels, so that's local Councils, State, Territory AND Federal Governments, was "Yes Sir, No Sir, Three Bags Full Sir". Everyone who wanted to have a serious Government, ANYWHERE on the East Coast, from the Torres Strait to the "edges of the Tazmaniacs" but what anyone could relate to and what we all knew had to be