Friday, 12 February 2021, 9:58 am
FEBRUARY 12, 2021: MotoFest 2021 is
coming up and legendary former Kiwi international Aaron
Slight is one man who simply can t wait for it to
begin.
It will no doubt be another classic weekend at
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, when the popular north
Waikato race track hosts the fourth annual Mike Pero
MotoFest on the weekend of March 6-7, world-renowned
Masterton personality Slight looking forward to having
another opportunity to ride the rare Proton KR3 bike during
the Legends Parade segment of the jam-packed
weekend.
The programme for MotoFest 2021 will feature
the second annual Motul NZ Classic Grand Prix, the Shoei
Motofest revving up for another classic weekend
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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, 24 January 2021, 7:15 pm
Copyright:
Geoff Ridder
Category young gun
Michael Collins (Leda GM1) made every move a winning one in
the feature Taupo Historic Grand Prix trophy race at the
second round of the 2020/21 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000
Tasman Cup Revival motor racing series at the lakeside
central North Island city’s Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park
today (Sunday Jan 24).
Behind the wheel of the
Alistair and Vicki Hey-owned ex Graham McRae/Dexter Dunlop
1972 Tasman Cup/US L&M series-winning Leda GM1, Collins,
25, set the fastest race lap - a 1:28. 532- on his way to
his second lights-to-flag victory at the fifth annual, this
Press Release – NZ Formula 5000 Assn
Defending series title-holder Michael Collins (Leda LT27/GM1) might have qualified on pole and gone on to lead the first SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series race of the weekend at the second round at the big Taupo Historic GP meetingat Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park this afternoon from start to finish.
Current SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series title-holder Michael Collins (Leda GM1) led the first race of the weekend at Taupo today from start to finish. Photo credit: Fast Company/Geoff Ridder.
But with fellow category young Codie Banks (Lola T332) joining him on the front row of the grid for the first time after a stand-out performance in the category qualifying session earlier in the day, then stalking him relentlessly for the first half of the eight lap race Collins admitted afterwards that he had his work cut out to stay in front.