South Island Modifieds, A History of Past & Present

South Island Modifieds, A History of Past & Present A history of Modified Racing around the South Island from the past & present.

09/07/2025

Hi Team, Firstly I hope your all enjoying the off season at the same time keeping warm and dry.

I'd like to welcome our newest members & Followers and hope you all enjoy the page and the content we post. If you have any questions etc please send me a DM and I will do my best to answer your queries.

To all our competitors I was thinking of posting photos of your off season builds in the work shop so once again feel free to send me any photos in a DM.

Congratulations to our class Reps Angela McLean for continuing in the role at Woodford Glen Speedway and to Scott Ritchie class Rep at Greenstone Park Speedway we are very blessed to have them both.

Also congrats to 1NZ Jacob Mitchell and 3 NZ Steve Thompson for the recognition they got at the SNZ Awards.

Until my next update take care of yourselves

Mike.

Happy Birthday to one of our legends.We hope you have an awesome day 5gm Brandon Parkinson
08/07/2025

Happy Birthday to one of our legends.

We hope you have an awesome day 5gm Brandon Parkinson

Very sad news today with the passing of Merv Julian. A true legend of the Modified class, Merv was the first Stratford ...
07/07/2025

Very sad news today with the passing of Merv Julian. A true legend of the Modified class, Merv was the first Stratford Competitor to win the NZ Modified Championship at Waikaraka Park in the 1982/83 Season.

We express our Sincere condolences to Merv's Family & Friends

05/07/2025

Congratulations to 2NZ Brad Lane picking up the Modified Competitor of the year Award la the SNZ Awards night.

Heya .Some of you may have noticed that I am putting South Island Modifieds, A History of Past & Present back on Instag...
26/06/2025

Heya .

Some of you may have noticed that I am putting South Island Modifieds, A History of Past & Present back on Instagram. So bare with me while I put a whole heap of photos etc back on the page

So if you get a request to follow etc it's just me.

Many Thanks

Mike.

23/06/2025

We heard it's your birthday Blair McPhee . We hope you have a great day today mate

21/06/2025

Here's wishing one of our legends a very Happy Birthday,we hope you have a great day Luke Keegan

Big shout out to our newest top fans! 💎 Laura Matthews, Peter Kelliher, Dale Gosney, Gus Alford, Ross Cooper, Reuben Bro...
12/06/2025

Big shout out to our newest top fans! 💎 Laura Matthews, Peter Kelliher, Dale Gosney, Gus Alford, Ross Cooper, Reuben Brown, Chris Foster Foster, Kalena Jarden, Blair J Pupich, Grant Smith

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community, fans

12/06/2025

Heya I hope your enjoying the off season.
Can I just take the time to welcome our new members & followers.

Wellington Family Speedway have announced the dates for the 2025-2026 NZ Modified Championship
12/06/2025

Wellington Family Speedway have announced the dates for the 2025-2026 NZ Modified Championship

Here's some more awesome photos taken by Brian Hopping at the King of the Coast meeting 29/03/2008
08/06/2025

Here's some more awesome photos taken by Brian Hopping at the King of the Coast meeting 29/03/2008

04/06/2025

Congratulations to 1NZ Jacob Mitchell and 3NZ Steve Thompson along with 2NZ Brad Lane finalists in the SNZ Modified Competitor of the year Award

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South Island Modifieds

Welcome to the South Island Modified’s Group,

A history of past and present.

In 1978, Woodfordglen Speedway renamed them super stocks and in 1979 they were one again renamed Sportsman, Ross Baker drafted the first lot of rules. They have had a couple of name changes. Starting with Modified Sportsman which is a direct shoot off from saloons up to the present day. They are now one of the fastest classes of speedway around and called Modifieds . The rules were about the same as stock rods which were a popular class of racing in the USA, Apart from no contact and it had to be two door car body, no side bars, and four wheel compulsory brakes. The class was originally started up to provide cheap fast cars without a lot of maintenance. Competitors, all South Island legends in their own right, Jeff & Allan Kirk, Joe Annan, Mike Allan, Gordon Foster, Pete Muckle, Greg & Luke Keegan, Stephan Crowe, Trevor Wishart Robbie Brown, Ross Troughton John Lovelady, and Tony & Cliff Frost are names many South Island fans will remember.