Opening night over and out The NAC Insurance/Champion Oils Sonic Motorsport #11 Maxim Sprintcar hit the track for opening night at Auckland’s prestigious Springs Speedway. After two successful weekends of practice runs, things were going as planned till late in our first heat race when we had engine troubles. The...

Saturday October 22nd is our first practice at Western Springs Speedway and the car’s unveiling. Ninety percent of the hard work has been done in the last two weeks with the engine being completed and then started red-neck style, a complete check over and deemed to be perfect. A few...

This time of year always has a sense of tension in the air for any speedway driver but this year seems to have gone so fast and with practice set for October 22 and October 29 a small amount of panic creeps in. Will we be ready on time? Has...

Name: Raymond Griffen Vehicle: Sprint car 2008 Maxim Chassis with a Gaerte 410ci  v8 engine Occupation: Mechanic / Director (Sonic Automotive) Hometown: Manukau City, Auckland Started racing: Feb 2006 (5 meetings) Favorite track: Western Springs Chose this car because: I wrote off our 2004 J&J Sprintcar  at  NZ Sprintcar Champs...