A day out at Te Puke racetrack

On Sunday afternoon we drove out to the Te Puke racetrack, which is about 25 minutes out of Tauranga just before Te Puke township (pronounced Tee pookee). My stepdaughter has been taking part in racing her go kart for about 7 years with her mother and since we have had my two teenagers with us over the school holidays we thought it would be a fun afternoon. We were right!

We were able to watch her racing plus the junior and senior section - I think each grade drove about 15 rounds each, I captures these shots out of several dozen that I was able to take. Such a fun day with lots of other petrol heads...

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Comments

Fun60 said…

How exciting.

6 October 2015 at 07:58

mick said…

It sounds like a fun day and plenty to keep the young ones interested.I'm sure they enjoyed their holidays with you!

6 October 2015 at 08:50

Wayne said…

I am so in, although I've never raced one of these before.

6 October 2015 at 09:53

Photo Cache said…

That looks like a lot of fun indeed.

6 October 2015 at 10:19

Pauline said…

Great action shots. And a great activity for the young - and young at heart! :)

6 October 2015 at 18:43

Rhonda Albom said…

Go cart racing is fun to watch. The local go cart racing up here closed down last year.

7 October 2015 at 00:06

NatureFootstep said…

this looks like fun. Something I would love to try :)

12 October 2015 at 09:33

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