Time Line - 2002 to 2011
A time line of events from 2002 when the derby became an annual fixture in the Nelson Summer Festival until late 2011, when the Nelson Trolley Club launched it's own website: www.nelsontrolleyclub.co.nz
a filming run for the
Kiwi Flyer
- 22 August ~ 14 September 2011
- Filming of the Kiwi Flyer with local actors landing 34 of the 39 roles
- 26 March 2011
- 107 drivers registered to compete in 85 trolleys
The first Collingwood Street derby organised by the Nelson Trolley Club
The launch of the Shoestring Challenge
The first on-location filming runs for the Kiwi Flyer held during the lunch break - 24 Nov 2010
- Sunday Funday - Golden Hills Road
- 20 Nov 2010
- Robertson Chartered Accountants became naming-rights sponsor
- 03 Oct 2010
- Ruby Bay Bypass II - The Quickening
- 18 Sep 2010
- Prominent derby stalwarts - notably Tim Bayley and Gordon Dacombe - establish the Nelson Trolley Club in an attempt to “drive the event forward with the aim of getting the Derby back on Nelson's Summer Calendar”
- 15 Sep 2010
- Nelson City Council Festival Producer announces decision not to run the Trolley Derby as part of the council events programme
- 31 Aug 2010
- South Canterbury Finance (naming-rights sponsor) placed into receivership
- 23 May 2010
- a rather special
'one-off'
well... it was going to be a 'one off'...
and then we got invited back trolley event was held down the Dominion Road end of the almost-completed SH60 Ruby Bay Bypass - 27 Feb 2010
- 90 drivers registered to compete in 79 trolleys
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- Food and Drink Vendors dispensing compstable packaging
- Zero Waste lounges
- Almost no rubbish left behind!
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 - 28 Feb 2009
-
96 driversincl. 9 of the 10 drivers in the SCF Corportate Challenge
registered to compete in
78 trolleysincl. 8 of the 10 trolleys in the SCF Corporate Challenge
on what turned out to be a very, very wet day
abandoned the 'split-grades' malarkey that (in allowing one trolley to be entered in the Zoomers and Sprinters or the Zoomers and Rockets or the Sprinters and Rockets) had costs (in the way of logistical headaches) that far exceeded the benfits to all but a very few families... and no-one complained! Cool!
introduction of the Running of The Balls, the Kids' Design Challenge and the Backyard Brilliance Awards
and then it rained
and rained - 14 Nov 2008
- Trolley Derby website migrated from amon.co.nz/derby/ to its own domain: www.derby.co.nz
- 02 Oct 2008
- South Canterbury Finance became naming-rights sponsor
- Mid April 2008
- Mark A'Court of Fresh Choice (the naming-rights sponsor) suggests 'resting' the derby for a year and perhaps rebranding the event as a Festival de Wheels
- Late March 2008
- Tony Simpson of Cave Rock Films announces plans for a trolley movie
- 08 Mar 2008
- 101 drivers registered to compete in 81 trolleys
- 10 Mar 2007
- 103 drivers registered to compete in 80 trolleys
RNZAF Red Checkers turned up... and down... and end-over-end!
Monarch of The Hill crown finally wrested from 'Team Laidlaw' - 24 Feb 2007
- introduction of the Marsden Valley Trials; pre-derby warm-up and scrutineering
- 28 Jan 2006
- 89 drivers registered to compete in 69 trolleys
introduction of Online Registrations - 21 Sep 2005
- derby website launched - hosted (for free!) at www.amon.co.nz/derby/
- 29 Jan 2005
- 76 drivers registered to compete in 56 trolleys on what turned out to be a very, very hot day
Supervalue rebranded as Fresh Choice (naming-rights sponsorship continues)
introduction of the Style Meisters
creation of the Design Guide - 24 Jan 2004
- 87 drivers registered to compete in 64 trolleys
- 18 Jan 2003
- 58 drivers registered to compete in 50 trolleys
Collingwood Street Supervalue Supermarket became naming-rights sponsor
introduction of 'split-grades' - allowing families with only one one trolley to enter the Zoomers and Sprinters or the Zoomers and Rockets or the Sprinters and Rockets - 26 Jan 2002
- 78 drivers registered to compete in 55 trolleys
The first of nine successive derbies organised by the Nelson Summer Festival - thanks to the (allegedly) relentless efforts of Sam Laidlaw
Many drivers from one team could be registered to compete in several grades in the one trolley
Equal parts chaos and fun
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/h | 2002 | > Stewarts Cycles Bulleta.k.a. Blue Bullet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
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:
-
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:
- YouTube.com/../trolleyderby
- 2008 derby on Channel N - Nelson's online YouTube channel:
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youtube.com/v/NMCaci7HdF4&hl=en
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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 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