As a world first in 1988 Meremere Dragway decided we needed to get our young girls and boys into Drag Racing, Junior Dragsters was born with Murray Smith building the very first Junior Dragster, which is still around and is owned by Frank Bogaart. 

Now 24 years later Meremere Dragway has developed a new program in conjunction with IHRA for our racers of tomorrow. Hopefully this will attract new racers and be a transition from Junior Dragster to a competition car. This could also lead to inter school team racing in the future. 

TEEN RACING allows youth’s ages13 to 17 the opportunity to race in full-bodied street vehicles, with no need to buy a special vehicle. A Co-Driver accompanies the Teen Racer on all runs to act as a coach and to join in the fun. The Teen Racing program is an inexpensive way for families to get involved in drag racing and another chance for parents to cultivate a close working relationship with their children.

All races are conducted over a distance of 1/4 mile with an ET dial-in format with strict minimum dial-ins. Further information and rules are available in the Competition Series section of the website.

Any Questions give Gary Bogaart a call on 0274 056060