The weekend started with a first for the Kiwikidz Quarter Midget Club.  We were in a Christmas parade.  With Hayden Guptill, Ryan Barry, Mitch Watts and the training car all being towed by reindeer Kev through the streets of Howick.  It was a great experience that we will be hoping to repeat next year. 

The afternoon came and it was off to the Springs.  We went out as race one as per normal and Hayden took the victory from Ryan, Andrew Hanson, Ben LeCren, Breyton Davison, Melissa Baker and Nathan Howard.  As the night wore on the heavens opened and witht he best efforts of the promotion we were all headed home with only a few races run. 

Sunday we awoke to the bad news that the Les Behere Memorial race had been cancelled at Waharoa due to the same bad weather that stopped the Springs meeting from being completed.  Soon we were informed that the Springs were going to run the rest of the meeting from the night before.  The quarters were put on standby depending on time.  As the kids were in drivers briefing it was anounced that the Quarters would be first out.  To see the joy on the kids faces was priceless. 

Race one for Sunday night began with Hayden Guptill pulling to the infield.  Nathan Howard took out his first win at the Springs followed home by Ryan, Melissa with her best ever result.  then Andrew, Ben, and Breyton.

Race two saw Hayden take his second win of the weekend followed by Ryan with his third second of the weekend.  they were followed home by Andrew, Melissa, Breyton and Ben.  Nathan was unable to make the start.

It was great to see Nathan take his first win at the Springs and especially to see Melissa drive two outstanding races.

The Kiwikidz have a rare weekend off this coming weekend, Then the final Rosebank for 2009.  The 19th then sees the Kiwikidz off to Waihi Beach.  This meeting will hopefully see the return of Mitch Watts after his finger injury and Morgan McHugh for his major rebuild.  Also we are hoping to see the first meeting of Zane Ogara who will join our ranks.  Zane was very impressive in the training car last year and comes to us from a karting background.  We will also see Nicholas Wells travel across to Waihi Beach for more valuable practice.