After  42 years of   racing the big question still is when did Stockcar Racing  start in the Big   Smoke? Well it was all happening across town in the  1950’s at Western Springs  before moving around after a couple of  stints at Epsom and then Gloucester Park until 1967 settling at  Waikaraka Park, where they have raced ever since.

The  United States and Allied Forces used Waikaraka Park originally during  World War II, and they erected a two-tier concrete grandstand, which is  very sturdy and is still used to this day.

The  track is a 460m long dirt oval, with a modern concrete wall & catch  fence around the   outsides of the race surface for protection. Wire  ropes and strong netting are   used as a reinforced catch fence.

Over  the years there have been many titanic battles during racing, some fans  and racers alike would remember names such as Sam Ferabend 16A, Graham  Mitchell 10A (who went on to win a NZ Championship), Ray “Wrecker”  Wright, Laurie Hines 28A, Kevin Free 61A (who   went on to win 3 NZ  Championships), and Frank Irvine, not forgetting the   infamous Pall  Mall Stockcar Team. Some of you may recall Frank  Irvine winning the 1980 NZ Champs at Waikaraka Park, and Kevin Free  winning the NZ Champs at Waikaraka Park, in 1993 (the third time he  won   it).