The Oval Superstars Tour (OST) is a speedway motorsport series that travels around the North Island of New Zealand annually. The tour travels to areas such as Wellington, Palmerston North, Stratford, Napier, Huntly & Kihikihi. Founded on 26 April 2013, the tour has completed three seasons and crowned three different champions. The tour is currently owned by Oval Superstars and is based in Upper Hutt, Wellington New Zealand.
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The premier event on the OST calendar is the Windy City Showdown held at Wellington Family Speedway annually. The event started in 2011 and was brought into the Oval Superstars Tour when the series launched in 2013. Palmerston North driver Christian Hermansen holds the record for the most wins with three in 2014, 2015 & 2016.
Oval Superstars class
The Oval Superstars Tour currently includes the Minisprint class.
Oval Superstars Tour Wins
All figures correct as of the 2016-17 OST Napier
Windy City Showdown
The Windy City Showdown is the premier event on the Oval Superstars Calendar and has been a part of the series since 2013. It has been hosted annually at Wellington Speedway in Te Marua, Upper Hutt. The event itself started in 2011 and annually attracts the nations best Minisprint drivers. The record number of entries for this event is 24 cars, achieved in 2013. Palmerston North driver Christian Hermansen holds the record for the most showdown title wins with three.
The 2016-17 Windy City Showdown 7 event saw Taranaki's Shaun Dickie win the title ahead of three time champion Hermansen, in a 23 car field.