A firey crash at the Lismore Speedway on Saturday night engulfed two cars in flames.

Speedway promoter David Lander said the fires started when one car crashed into the back of another, causing 50 litres of fuel to spill onto the track.

“At the same time, one of the cars’ batteries smashed as well and that started the fire,” he said.

“The guys got out in ten seconds and it took only 20 seconds for the Rural Fire Service (RFS) truck to get to the accident and it took only two minutes to put out the fire.

“It’s not easy to put out so much petrol on fire.

“I watched the video of the race afterwards and the quick response of the RFS was fantastic.”

Mr Lander said both cars were damaged in the crash, but were both fixable.

“I have no doubt they will both be racing in two weeks time,” he said.

After the firey crash, a thunderstorm brought bucketing rain onto the track, ending the event.

“I was happy to see it rain,” Mr Lander said. “It poured hard – I think about a couple of inches of rain.”

Mr lander said the track races for kids with helmets on pushbikes was a successful part of the event.

“The kids under 12 got to race 100 yards and the bigger kids got to race half a lap,” he said.

“One of the street stock drivers brought in 50 trophies he had collected over the years and gave each of them a trophy.

“The kids also got lollies from Santa.”

The speedway will be held next on Boxing Day, then every weekend in January, then fortnightly in February.

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