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Meremere drag cars

Meremere drag cars

A jet-powered car, Warhawk, driven by Richard Smith, gets the green light at the Meremere dragstrip in March 2005. Drag racing has taken place at Meremere since 1973.

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Nancy Swarbrick, 'Waikato places - Waikato Heads to Meremere', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/27273/meremere-drag-cars (accessed 3 May 2024)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, updated 11 Jun 2015