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Greymouth Street Races

 


Greymouth Street Races is normally an annual event in town that happens every October over Labour Weekend, which has just gone by. I watched the road crew on Saturday evening when I was at work setting up barriers and signs up along the main streets.


These are video footage I found online of the event which were uploaded by a spectator and go kart racer.


We were going to watch it but B and I had had a very busy week and we decided a day of rest and hibernating was much more needed than going out in the rain. 

Linking up with Skywatch Friday and Tom's Signs.
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Marie Smith said…
People who race like that are brave! So scary!
30 October 2025 at 10:50
Tigger's Mum said…
kind of surprising such events survive with all the modern healrh and safety stuff. We'll have to put it on our calendar for next year.
30 October 2025 at 20:28
Fun60 said…
I imagine it's very noisy but exciting to watch.
30 October 2025 at 20:39
local alien said…
Lots of noise! The go carts are the best!
30 October 2025 at 21:47
Iris Flavia said…
Hibernating is sometimes the better choice!
31 October 2025 at 00:46
Jan K. alias Afanja said…
Nice videos, but I don't think a race on such a dangerous circuit would be allowed here anymore.
31 October 2025 at 02:58
Tom said…
...I hope thjat all where safe!
31 October 2025 at 06:35
Billy Blue Eyes said…
It's called Kart Racing leave the go out as you will upset the people that do it, I used to help a mate who raced them. Not sure I would do it on a street it's bad enough on a circuit
31 October 2025 at 07:49
Billy Blue Eyes said…
I might add the guy in the kart was flat out all the time and hardly touched the breaks
31 October 2025 at 07:53
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
Exciting times, maybe you can see it next year.
31 October 2025 at 14:45
magiceye said…
Enjoyed the videos. Thanks for sharing.
Street racing is illegal in India.
31 October 2025 at 15:59
Heidrun said…
We prefer it slowly 🎃🎃🎃 We drived with a Goldwing...
1 November 2025 at 00:20
Sharon said…
That would be fun to see but the rain would have had me wanting to hibernate too.
1 November 2025 at 08:45
Lisa said…
It fun to see things with cameras like that. From races to seeing what a dog does, I like to watch the points of view!
4 November 2025 at 09:24
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