Thursday, 25 February 2021, 7:20 am
Expect
fierce superbike action such as this when the lights go out
at Hampton Downs in just over a week s time. Photo by Andy
McGechan,
BikesportNZ.com
FEBRUARY 24,
2021: If there is one event on your motorcycling
calendar that should not be missed this season, then this is
probably it.
Ready to mark its fourth anniversary at
the popular north Waikato race track on the weekend of March
6-7, the Mike Pero MotoFest is sure to again rate as New
Zealand s must see and must do motorcycling event of the
year.
This will be particularly so with the inclusion
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31 Jan, 2021 09:29 PM
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Dunedin s Kevin Goddard (Yamaha TZ250 No.148), seen here leading the way at Hampton Downs last year, sure to be among the frontrunners in the Shoei Classic Two-stroke races. Photo / Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com
MotoFest is just around the corner and, as final preparations are made, the revs are already starting to build ahead of what will no doubt be another classic weekend at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park.
Ready to mark its fourth anniversary at the popular north Waikato race track on the weekend of March 6-7, the Mike Pero MotoFest is sure to again rate as New Zealand s must see and must do motorcycling event of the year, particularly with the inclusion in the programme of the second annual Motul NZ Classic Grand Prix and the Shoei Helmets-sponsored Classic Two Stroke races.
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Sunday, 17 January 2021, 6:46 pm
Invercargill s
Cormac Buchanan (bike No.28), the leading rider in two
separate classes after racing near Timaru at the weekend.
Photo by Andy McGechan,
BikesportNZ.com
The points tables do
nothing to indicate the closeness of racing in this season s
New Zealand Superbike Championships (NZSBK).
The
competition kicked off at Christchurch just over a week ago,
while round two was staged at Levels International Raceways,
near Timaru, on Saturday and Sunday, and both weekends
featured ferociously-close racing in all the various bike
categories.
The four-round series reached the halfway
stage at the weekend, also winding up the South Island phase