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"Nothing I've ever felt before": Christchurch's buzzing ahead of maiden Supercars event

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 17 Apr 2026, 9:14am
Ryan Wood driver of the #2 Mobil1 Truck Assist Racing Toyota GR Supra during the ITM Taupo Super 440, part of the 2026 Supercars Championship at Taupo International Motorsport Park on April 11, 2026 in Taupo, New Zealand. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)
Ryan Wood driver of the #2 Mobil1 Truck Assist Racing Toyota GR Supra during the ITM Taupo Super 440, part of the 2026 Supercars Championship at Taupo International Motorsport Park on April 11, 2026 in Taupo, New Zealand. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

"Nothing I've ever felt before": Christchurch's buzzing ahead of maiden Supercars event

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 17 Apr 2026, 9:14am

All systems are go at Ruapuna ahead of the maiden South Island Supercars event. 

The programme has a fourth race added after a postponement due to weather last week in Taupo. 

More than 20,000 attendees are expected each day. 

Canterbury Car Club GM Mark Wederall told Mike Hosking in comparison their biggest event, the Skope Classic, gets about seven to eight thousand across the entire weekend.  

He says the buzz has gone beyond the car lovers – everyone in town is talking about the Supercars event.  

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