Organised by the Central Otago Motorsport Club, the event attracted 55 racers to take on the fast-paced, tight-cornered course.
One was Tony Buchanan of Cromwell, who had been racing for more than 20 years.
Buchanan said he did not know for sure what got him into motorsport but believed the adrenaline from racing may have played a part.
"I just love it."
It was his fourth time at the event and he hoped to beat his ninth place finish from last year.
Unfortunately that was not to be, as after his first lap, an unknown fault with his car meant he could not continue.
"That’s motorsport," he said.
By mid-morning Central Otago Motorsport Club secretary and racer Matt Shand said the day was running well.
"A full field of 55 cars, running on time," he said.
Shortly after his comments, however, a red flag was raised and racing was stopped as car 36, driven by Josh Rufford, clipped a hay bale.
He was not injured in the crash but his car sustained damage.
After the car was recovered and the hay bale course outlines put back in place racing resumed.
Each racer got three, one-lap timed rounds of the track, with the top 10 competing in a shootout round.
The winner of the shootout was Glenn Frew of the Otago Sports Car Club in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, with a fastest lap time of 1min 56.48sec.
