MENZSHED and motorsport reconnect ahead of big race day
MENZSHED Waimea members Joel Norton, left, Mark Nimmo, Clive Workman and Warrick Taylor with the new steel frames which were constructed at its Richmond Park base. <em>Photo: Eloise Martyn.</em>
It was a no brainer for the Nelson Speedway Club, a steal if you like.
Bring in temporary scaffolding or reunite with MENZSHED Waimea to build steel frames for extra grandstands, needed for the New Zealand Superstocks Championships at Appleby next month.
“We did the same thing before the last Superstocks nationals were held here in 2013 so there is an existing relationship,” says MENZSHED Waimea chairman Mark Nimmo.
The MENZSHED has 140 members, many with engineering backgrounds, and a team of 10 to 12 was commissioned to construct 10 bases to be erected at the “town bend” of the speedway track.
“It is a perfect fundraising venture for us. We are not for profit,” declares Mark, who oversees the biggest MENZSHED in the South Island from its Richmond Park base.
Once the steel works are delivered, speedway club members will fit the wooden seats.Several of the MENZSHED crew have family ties to the speedway and there will probably be enough of them on course to fill one of their own stands.
Mark will definitely be trackside for the 10-11 January event, the highlight of the local speedway racing season.