Archive: 2002
2002 Poster
The 2002 Great Collingwood Street Trolley Derby:
Saturday, 26 January
78 drivers registered to compete in 55 trolleys
28 January, 2002 - Media Release
Blue bullet wins gold in trolley derby
Some opted for speed, some for style and others for downright quirkiness at the Collingwood Street Trolley Derby on Saturday.
Entrants lined up in all sorts of contraptions fashioned from spare bicycle parts, wheelchairs and other odds and ends.
A few found the demanding downhill course of Nelson's Collingwood St a bit too much, developing the speed wobbles or in some cases crashing.
But for the likes of Sam Laidlaw, whose sleek machine was dubbed the "Blue Bullet'', it was a thrilling experience.
He clocked up speeds of up to 65km/h as he tore down the hill in his torpedo-shaped trolley, complete with a fully enclosed cockpit.
Jacquetta Bell - Nelson Media Agency
| Trolley Name | Drivers | Team | Grades |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Power 2 | Allister Meffan | Hampden Street School | Zippers |
| Broomstick | Claudia Palmer | The Untouchables | Zippers |
| Speed Demon | Harry Kelly-Tait | Café Kart Racing | Zippers |
| Racing Raspberry | Jonathon Growcott | ??? | Zippers |
| GE Free | Kenneth Tyree | ??? | Zippers |
| Golden Flash | Sam Johnson | Team Johnson | Zippers |
| Seans Funny Car | Sean Gourdie | Team Gourdie Automotive Racing | Zippers |
| Red Devil | Te Wera Hauraki Mihaere | Founders | Zippers |
| Amos Hits | William Balthus | Team Balthus Bandits | Zippers |
| Smooth Runner | Angus Rooney | Team Power Supply | Zoomers |
| Super-Sonic | Callum Greenfield | Central School | Zoomers |
| Speedy Gonzales | Christopher Malcolm | Team Malcolm Magic | Zoomers |
| Flower Power 2 | Claude Meffan | Hampden Street School | Zoomers |
| Dastardley Dan | Daniel Wilkes | Team StewDan | Zoomers |
| The Skum Bag | George Kelly-Tait | Café Kart Racing | Zoomers |
| The Rooster | Gus Shade | Nelson Central School | Zoomers |
| Igor | Jesse Jones | Team Angle Box Racing | Zoomers |
| Spin Out | Jimmy Neville | The Spinners | Zoomers |
| The Snail | Joe Dixon | Team Snail | Zoomers |
| The Whizzer | Joe Maxted | ??? | Zoomers |
| Butt Ugly | Keegan Valentine Byrman | ??? | Zoomers |
| Igor | Levi Jones | Team Angle Box Racing | Zoomers |
| Mach 3 | Liam Watson | Toshi/Liam/Rex | Zoomers |
| Black Flame | Matthew Fitzsimons | ??? | Zoomers |
| Regans Go! Kart | Regan Woodford | St Pauls | Zoomers |
| Stewarts Cyles Bullet | Sam Laidlaw | Uncle Sams Flying Circus | Zoomers |
| Igor | Shane Bowman | Team Angle Box Racing | Zoomers |
| Bloopa | Theo Walton | Bussa | Zoomers |
| Speed Demon | Tommas Kelly-Tait | Café Kart Racing | Zoomers |
| Mach 3 | Toshi Bolwell | Toshi/Liam/Rex | Zoomers |
| ??? | Warren James Reynolds | Nayland | Zoomers |
| Broomstick | Adrian Fowler | The Untouchables | Sprinters |
| Tri Trolley | Alan Shaw | ??? | Sprinters |
| Smooth Runner | Alex Rooney | Team Power Supply | Sprinters |
| Stoke Cycles Slug | Andy Selwood | Stoke Cycle Centre | Sprinters |
| Speed God | Anthony Clouston | Team Wolfe | Sprinters |
| Geriatric Special | Ben Keys | Team Wheelchair | Sprinters |
| The Whizzer | Ben Maxted | ??? | Sprinters |
| Quicksilver | Cleo Woodall | Nelson Intermediate | Sprinters |
| The Snail | Harry Dixon | Team Snail | Sprinters |
| Igor | Jethro Bowman | Team Angle Box Racing | Sprinters |
| Devil - Fish | Jordan Abernathy | Team Rumble | Sprinters |
| Flamester | Joshua Roughan | ??? | Sprinters |
| V8 Haunter | Kurt Johnson | Team Johnson | Sprinters |
| Flower Power 2 | Mary Ayre | ??? | Sprinters |
| Max 1 | Max Morgenstern | Nelson College Prep | Sprinters |
| The Re-Cycle | Michael Steele | ??? | Sprinters |
| Stoke Cycles Slug | Mike Gane | Team Stoke Cycle Centre | Sprinters |
| Speedy Gonzales | Nick Malcolm | Team Malcolm Magic | Sprinters |
| Jaws | Otis C. Shirley | Shark Attack | Sprinters |
| Flower Power 2 | Patrick Meffan | Team Roundhay | Sprinters |
| Speed Racer | Paul van der Waal | Team Ben Paul | Sprinters |
| Broomstick | Richard Adams | The Untouchables | Sprinters |
| Mullet Head | Saxon Hapeta | Motupipi School | Sprinters |
| Lil' Lightnin' | Shane Rodger | Team Lightning | Sprinters |
| The Extreme Machine | Stephen Fletcher | The Extreme Team | Sprinters |
| Spin Out | Andrew Thoms | The Spinners | Rockets |
| Snot Banger 3 | Graham Heyward | Snot Banger Racing | Rockets |
| Tri Pod | Ian Mortimer | ??? | Rockets |
| Broomstick | Jamara Bathgate-Palmer | The Untouchables | Rockets |
| Spin Out | Jenny Shallcrass | The Spinners | Rockets |
| Rat-Mobile | Oliver Whalley | Team Rat Man | Rockets |
| Igor | Peter Jones | Team Angle Box Racing | Rockets |
| Rod | Reuben McCormack | Team Rod | Rockets |
| Ole Red | Rob McKegney | Vintage Red | Rockets |
| The Re-Cycle | Stephen Steele | ??? | Rockets |
| Black Suede Bandit | Warwick Steev | 55 Club | Rockets |
| The Yellow Peril | Andy Williams | Team Festival | Raiders |
| Touch of Gold | David Paine | Team Midas Car Care | Raiders |
| The Hornet | John Gilbertson | Team Brightwater Engineering | Raiders |
| Evolution | Mitch Wilson | GMR | Raiders |
| Jarvis | Mitchell Bateman | Team Scott & Mitch | Raiders |
| Flower Power 2 | Peter Meffan | Nelson Intermediate | Raiders |
| Quicksilver | Richard Woodall | Team Adcock & Donaldson | Raiders |
| The Dripster | Stuart McKenzie | Tim Miller Plumbing & Pyers Services | Raiders |
| Broomstick | Tim Adams | The Untouchables | Raiders |
| ??? | Eelco Boswiijk | Heywood | Celebrity |
| ??? | Sue Tunney | Pahl | Celebrity |
Incomplete Records - Can you help?
As the derby first went online in late 2005,on Wednesday, 21 September at www.amon.co.nz/derby records for the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 derbies are rather patchy
- the names of several trolleys are missing
- there are very, very few photos on file
If you think/know that you can help us fill in the gaps, please send an email to archive@derby.co.nz ASAP