Brian Cleugh, of Wanaka, photographs this Ralt RT4 at the opening of the Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell last weekend. Photo by Pam Jones.
Queenstown Car Club members (from m left) Tony Adamson, Ryan Clear, Craig Malam and Rodger Maclean take a break from acting as officials during the opening of the Highlands Motorsport Park to admire this Batman RX7. Photo by Pam Jones.
Ken Henderson (right), of Cromwell, relaxes alongside his Lola T-342 Formula Ford with Steve Taylor (centre), of Cromwell, who helped work in the pits, and Mr Taylor's son, Simon Taylor. Photo by Pam Jones.
Snow Chisholm, of Queenstown, shows off his Johnston-Hustler 1972 Chassis SJ/2 Formula Ford at the opening of the Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell last weekend. Photo by Pam Jones.
Grant Aitken, of Queenstown, puts his 1970 Boss Mustang through its paces at the opening of the Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell last weekend. Photo by Pam Jones. _Medium.JPG
Drivers wait to start their laps of the Highlands Motorsport Park during its opening festival last weekend. Photo by Pam Jones.
Spectators watch the action at the opening of the Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell last weekend. Photo by Pam Jones.
Visitors inspect the motorsport museum at the Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell last weekend. Photo by Pam Jones.
Highlands Motorsport Park developer Tony Quinn's McLaren MP4-12C takes pride of place in Gasoline Ally at the opening festival of the motorsport park last weekend. Photo by Pam Jones.
Visitors at the Highlands Motorsport Park admire 'Buck the Buick', a 1926 'Straight Eight' Racer, owned by Allan Dippie and Ian Begg. Photo by Pam Jones.
This Group 5 Zakspeed Escort Mark II, owned by Gary Wilkinson, of Christchurch, attracted plenty of attention at the Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell last weekend. Photo by Pam Jones.
Visitors inspect this 1993 Marcos LM500, owned by Chris Glasier, of Dunedin, at the opening of the Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell last weekend. Photo by Pam Jones.
Queenstown driver Rob Boult's Edelbrock Special takes its place in Gasoline Alley at the Highlands Motorsport Park last weekend. Photo by Pam Jones.
Highlands Motorsport Park owner Tony Quinn (centre) relaxes with former directors of the development (from left) Ian Begg, Grant Aitken, Scott O’Donnell, and Allan Dippie. Photo by Highlands Motorsport Park.
''World-class'', ''sensational'' and ''nationally significant'' were just some of the superlatives being bandied about at the opening of the $20 million Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell. Read the story here