The need for speed

Tickets are on sale as flocks of Fords, Holdens, BMWs and Porsches head south for the 2026 Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest over the weekend of February 21-22.

Weekend passes can be bought from E Hayes & Sons, Dee St, Invercargill, and Harrisons Supplies, Mersey St, Gore at $40; gate sales $50 for the weekend or $30 per day. Accompanied children aged 14 and under are free.

By Lindsay Beer