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Bejon Haswell/Stuff Troy Wheeler follows Tony Brand through a corner closely in the Super Trucks class at the Thunder Down Under. Thousands of people gathered at Levels Raceway for a taste of the annual Thunder Down Under meeting that organisers are calling a record breaker. South Canterbury Car Club president Kevin Pateman estimated 8000 people turned over the two days with a record 210 entries in saloons, F1600, Pre 65, NZ6/Mazda RX7 and RX8, Mainland Muscle Cars, SS Cup, Mini 7, 2K Cup, OSCA and the popular Super Truck classes. “It was a massive turnout, fantastic, given the environmen...

Bejon Haswell/Stuff Mitchell Hamilton, left, and Trevor Morse are ready for Sports Saloon Cup racing at the Thunder Down Under meeting at Timaru’s Levels Raceway. Not even Covid-19 is expected to stop the roar of engines gathering for the annual Thunder Down Under at Levels Raceway. Sports Saloon Cup series section co-ordinator Mitchell Hamilton said the January 30-31 event is set to be the biggest gathering at Levels Raceway for sometime. Hamilton was rapt with the expected turnout, with 38 cars registered in the SS Cup section racing, and about 200 vehicles across the various categories...

Mytchall Bransgrove/Stuff Government funding of $11.6m was awarded to the Timaru District Council's Theatre Royal upgrade and Heritage precinct project. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, was in Timaru to confirm the Government support for the $23m project which ‘met the criteria of the Government’s ‘shovel-ready’ programme, in that it was ready to proceed and would create jobs. ‘‘The design and construction of the theatre upgrade and new (museum) facility is estimated to directly employ 155-210 people.’’ A planned $7.5m redevelopment of Alpine Energy Stadium received the bigge...