	{"id":106077,"date":"2025-04-11T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballinatimes\/?p=106077"},"modified":"2025-04-09T20:08:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T10:08:29","slug":"green-light-for-new-speedway-promoters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballinatimes\/news\/green-light-for-new-speedway-promoters\/","title":{"rendered":"Green light for new speedway promoters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A NEW husband and wife combination will take over the Lismore Speedway, replacing Kim and Mick Sauer at the end of the racing season.<\/p>\n<p>Business and family commitments will see the Sauers finish in June, with Grafton Speedway promoters Mick and Cindy Corbett to extend their reach to the Lismore track.<\/p>\n<p>The promotional lease agreement has been signed and approved by the North Coast National A &amp; I Society.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very happy that Mick and Cindy Corbett will be taking the reins of Castrol Lismore Speedway,&#8221; Kim Sauer said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our time spent rebuilding Lismore Speedway to its former glory has been a privilege, however it&#8217;s now time for us to wave the chequered flag and give the green light to Mick and Cindy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have so many people we owe our success to including all our sponsors, competitors, fans and most importantly our volunteers who have kept us going week in and week out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have the best promotional team and we are looking forward to seeing out the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mick&#8217;s only disappointment is that he really wanted to build the Australian Speedcar Grand Prix into an annual event at our venue with competitors from New Zealand and the USA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/04\/MickandCindyCorbett._58424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mick and Cindy Corbett will take over the running of Lismore speedway next season. 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