33rd Annual Classic Motorcycle Festival.

The 33rd Annual Classic Motorcycle Festival is now over. What a great weekend of racing, along with fantastic weather. The crowd was treated to a great line-up of beautiful vintage and classic bikes. On Saturday night we were treated to an entertaining, candid and sometimes moving talk at the main marquee by our overseas guest Colin Seeley and Bill Swallow. It is always both a privilege and pleasure listening to these heroes of motorcycling and we will all certainly look forward to next year’s guests. read more...

Changes to 250cc Championship for 2012.

Due to increasing numbers of 250cc Modified and Clubmans machines, it has been decided that separate 250cc Clubmans and 250cc Modified Points Championships will be run.

Combined races will continue, however Championship Points will be recorded for the separate classes, with separate 250cc Clubmans and 250cc Modified trophies for 2012.

The 250cc Post Classic and Factory classes remain unchanged.

The Barry Sheene Festival of Speed 2012

Dates have been confirmed for the 2012 Barry Sheene Festival of Speed at Eastern Creek Raceway, Sydney, Australia, March 23rd to 25th 2012. read more...

2012 NZCMRR Young Riders Scholarship

The scholarship is open to riders under 18 years of age, who have already competed in an NZCMRR event, and who have the ambition and desire to learn and improve their race craft with the Scholarships mentoring and support programme. read more...

New Track Parade Events

Our September 2011 Winter Classic meeting at Taupo will see the introduction of a new event at our race meetings. Each round of racing during the meeting will include a Track Parade, which will not be a race, but will be run over the same number of laps as the race events on that day. read more...

Message from the President - June

A lot has happened since our last issue of the Megaphone, not only in relation to racing but other events that have touched us all. I refer to the massive earthquake in Christchurch, and the Japan earthquake and tsunami with the consequential nuclear reactor problems. From what I can gather our Register members in both locations are safe.

During January members of the Register took part in the NZFMR Chris Amon Festival. read more...

Motorcycling New Zealand Competition Licence -1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012

Licencing for the new season will commence from the 9th June 2011, your current Motorcycling New Zealand Licence expires on the 30th June 2011; therefore we encourage you to apply for your new licence at www.mnz.co.nz before your current licence expires at. read more...

Motorcycling New Zealand Officials Training Notice

This weekend we are launching the 2011 'Officials Training' in Auckland and it is imperative that all stewards attend one of the 'New' seminars. Quite a lot of our operating configuration has changed and we need everyone on the same page. read more...

Please note that the P.O. Box number has changed.

Race withdrawals and entry fee refunds

Entrants can get a refund of their entry fees provided they inform the race secretary (email is fine for this – contact nzcmrr.com) anytime up to the day before the race that they are not going to compete. When asking for a refund, please provide the date of the credit card transaction, and the name on the card. We can find the card number to credit the refund to from that information, usually. Of course, notice would be preferred as early as possible, as a courtesy to help with grids and programmes. But we are aware that some people work until the last minute to prepare but strike some problem that cannot be sorted out in time, so we will always have some late notifications.

Dogs

No dogs are allowed at any NZCMRR race meeting. The risk of a dog getting out of control and in way of a race machine is not acceptable.

Anyone turning up with a dog will not be permitted access to the meeting.

There will be no exceptions to this rule.