One track, 17 race nights, running from Saturday 19 September through to Saturday 27 March.

Central Motor Speedway is the only speedway track in Otago, and this is its whole 2026/27 season.

The season starts quietly. Saturday 19 September is Practice / Greensheeting at Central Motor Speedway, a practice night rather than a meeting worth buying a ticket for. The first proper racing is Annual Burnouts at Central Motor Speedway on Saturday 26 September.

The whole season in Otago

Date Meeting Track
Saturday 19 September Practice / Greensheeting Central Motor Speedway
Saturday 26 September Annual Burnouts Central Motor Speedway
Saturday 3 October Practice Central Motor Speedway
Saturday 10 October Bathurst Central Motor Speedway
Saturday 24 October Opening Night Central Motor Speedway
Friday 20 November Race Meeting 2 Central Motor Speedway
Saturday 21 November Race Meeting 3 Central Motor Speedway
Saturday 19 December Race Meeting 4 Central Motor Speedway
Wednesday 30 December Race Meeting 5 Central Motor Speedway
Friday 1 January Race Meeting 6 Central Motor Speedway
Friday 8 January NZ Saloon Championship - Night 1 Central Motor Speedway
Saturday 9 January NZ Saloon Championship - Night 2 Central Motor Speedway
Saturday 20 February Race Meeting 9 Central Motor Speedway
Friday 5 March Poker Run Central Motor Speedway
Saturday 6 March Race Meeting 10 Central Motor Speedway
Friday 26 March Race Meeting 11 Central Motor Speedway
Saturday 27 March Race Meeting 12 Central Motor Speedway

Titles being decided in Otago

2 meetings in Otago this season carry a New Zealand, North Island or South Island title.

Date Title Track
Friday 8 January NZ Saloon Championship - Night 1 Central Motor Speedway
Saturday 9 January NZ Saloon Championship - Night 2 Central Motor Speedway

These are the nights that draw cars and crowds from outside the region. If you are going to plan around anything, plan around these.

The tracks

Central Motor Speedway

Each page carries that club's own dates, the classes they run, ticket prices where we have them, and that club's own sponsors rather than our advertising.

Rain is the enemy

It is open clay, and the most common question in New Zealand speedway is whether it is still on. Put your email against the track on the home page and you will know about a rain-off before you leave the house. No account and no password.

See the full calendar