Archive
| Date | Trolleys | Drivers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2002 | 55 | 78 | many drivers from one team could be registered to race in several grades in the one trolley |
| 18 Jan 2003 | 44 | 58 | introduction of the 'old grades malarkey' |
| 24 Jan 2004 | 64 | 87 | Collingwood Street Fresh Choice Supermarket became naming right sponsors |
| 29 Jan 2005 | 63 | 85 | creation of the Design Guide |
| 08 Mar 2006 | 69 | 89 | introduction of the Style Meisters |
| 10 Mar 2007 | 80 | 103 | introduction of Online Regos |
| 08 Mar 2008 | 81 | 101 | |
| 28 Feb 2009 | 78 | 96 | abandoned the 'old grades malarkey'
South Canterbury Finance became naming right sponsors introduction of the Running of The Balls, the Kids' Design Challenge and the Backyard Brilliance Awards and then it rained |
| 27 Feb 2010 | 79 | 90 | What was The Pits renamed as The Grid with a PA... and a toilet!
New timing system (with Traffic Lights!!!) succesfully introduced Working Towards Zero Waste
A Concours d'Elegance and a stage with a PA and for the Prize Giving The launch of the Backyard Brilliance Awards, the Britten Awards and the Spirit of the Derby |
Style Meisters
| 2005 | Brian (Fangio) Smith | Type 35 Bugatti |
| 2006 | Brian (Rosemeyer) Smith
Sharon (The Bugatti Queen) Smith |
1936 Auto Union
1925 Bugatti |
| 2007 | Brian (Rosemeyer) Smith
Sharon (The Bugatti Queen) Smith |
1936 Auto Union
1925 Bugatti |
| 2008 | Team Fangio Smith | 1937 Auto Union C-Type
Type 35 Bugatti Auto Union Avis Record Wagen |
| 2009 | No Awards: Rained off | |
| 2010 | WHK | Thomas the Tank Engine |
Monarch of the Hill
| 73km/hsee www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-14390120.html | 2002 | Stewarts Cycles Bulleta.k.a. Blue Bullet | Sam Laidlaw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70km/h | 2003
2007 | Blue Bullet
Red Rak Racer II | Sam Laidlaw
Tim Bayley |
| 69km/h | 2004
2008 | Blue Bullet
The Everyman | Sam Laidlaw
Greg Shaw |
| 68km/h | 2010 | Village Screamer | Sam Laidlaw |
| 65km/h | 2005 | Blue Bullet
RedRak Racer | Jason Hansen
Tim Bayley |
| 24.76sNo radar available | 2006 | Blue Bullet | Lincoln MacKenzie |
| N/A | 2009 | No Racing: Rained off | |
Newspaper Articles Online
- www.stuff.co.nz - Nelson Mail
- Results 1 - 7 for collingwood street trolley derby
- http://search.scoop.co.nz
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Results 1 to 10 of 18 for
nelson "trolley derby"
Photos and Videos Online
- 2009 Marsden Valley Trolley Time Trials on DuoMedia:
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http://www.duomedia.co.nz/view/trolley-derby-09/
- There are many photos from 2003 onwards at the derby Fotki page:
- Trolley Derby on Fotki: http://public.fotki.com/TrolleyDerby/
- We have a (slowly) growing number of videos on YouTube:
- Trolley Derby on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=trolleyderby
- ChannelN - Nelson's online YouTube channel has a video from the 2008 derby:
- Chanel N on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ChannelN
Video: - 9 mins 53 seconds
Contribute your Photos and Videos
Teh interwebs ain't full yet... so, if you already have or are planning to take photos or videos to share, please email us now!
We are very keen to hear from anyone prepared to shoot and edit videos, preferably from multiple camera locations, which we can set up (elevated, with mains power) pretty much anywhere on the course
Spectacular Crashes
Peter Joyce crashing the Stanton Red Arrow in the 2008 derby
Click on a thumb-nail to see a larger copy of these photos by Chris Hogan (chrisch90@hotmail.com) of Maniac Photography
Tim Bayley crashing the RedRak Racer II in the 2007 derby
Click on a thumb-nail to see a larger copy of these photos
Incomplete Records - Can you help?
As the derby website was first launched in late 2005,on Wednesday, 21 September at www.amon.co.nz/derby our records for 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 are particulary light
- we are missing the names of several trolleys
- we have very, very few photos
If you think/know that you can help us fill in the gaps, please send an email to archive@derby.co.nz ASAP
