2017 4&Rotary Nationals: the drags at Meremere
7 February 2017
View fullsize This is where the action happens! Drag racing in the upper North Island rests at one sole venue — Meremere Dragway —
View fullsize This is where the action happens! Drag racing in the upper North Island rests at one sole venue — Meremere Dragway —
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