For the Public- Come and watch Classic bikes ranging from Vintage (Pre-1931) to Pre-95 Superbikes circulate at Taupo IMP! Entry is free and families are welcome. Walk around the open pits and meet the competitors and get a better look at the machinery. If you like what you see come and join us next time!

For competitors-

WE NEED SOMEONE TO BRING AND RUN A BBQ IF WE ARE TO HAVE A GOLD-COIN DONATION BBQ ON SATURDAY AFTER RACING'S END! PLEASE HELP YOUR CLUB AND CONTACT secretary@nzcmrr.com IF YOU CAN HELP!

REMEMBER- We are no longer accepting entries on-the-day, you MUST enter before the event. Pay-on-the-day is an option however, although this will incur a surcharge of $20 for the additional processing work required. Also remember that if you did not enter at Hampton, that you must have re-entered your bike specifications ON THE WEBSITE in order for you to be able to complete your entry. Thank you for your cooperation- the extra time you spend doing this makes it that much easier for our volunteers. Let's keep this racing going!
 
Groundsheets are also now required by Taupo IMP for all members pitting on the hard-stand outside of the garages. Any oil leaked will be charged to the club; please bring a groundsheet and help keep our cost of racing down! The same applies for waste tyres- DO NOT LEAVE your waste tyres at the track, as the club also gets charged for these.

EVENT ENTRY FEES are $360 standard, $300 for South Islanders coming up to race, these excluding the compulsory per-rider Taupo IMP "Safety Levy", which is an additional $35 per rider.

THE TRACK IS UNFORTUNATELY NOT RUNNING A TEST DAY

Friday 20th September 2024
Pack-in and set up from 9.00am
Overnight storage of bikes in garages closes at 5pm. Note that garaging is charged on a per-night basis.
Track gates close at 6pm. Camping is available both Friday and Saturday nights.
 
Saturday 21st September 2024
Gates open at 7.30am, sign on and machine examination.
1 round of qualifying/practice.
2 rounds of racing for Championship points - all classes.
We would like to hold a gold-coin donation barbeque after the conclusion of racing on Saturday. We require a volunteer for this, if you are able to help organise this, please reach out to Ben at secretary@nzcmrr.com! Remember, no alcohol is to be consumed until after the conclusion of racing for the day. If this happens, it will be located on the grassed area behind the hard stand.

Sunday 22nd September 2024
Gates open at 7.30am, 2 rounds of racing for Championship points – all classes.
1 round of combined racing without Championship points – all classes.
Camping at the circuit is available for competitors on Friday and Saturday nights from $50 per vehicle per night (unpowered) - link tbc for booking and payment

Garaging - Garaging at the circuit is available for competitors at a rate of $210 per night (if you use a garage Friday and Saturday nights then it will be $420 for the weekend). This is a half-garage which has a recommended maximum of three bikes or two sidecars, though more can be put in. Keep in mind if you store more than this limit that you do not draw excessive power, or exceed the fuel storage limits. Any and all garages that are used will be charged back to the club. No fuel is to be stored in the garages overnight; a fuel storage container is located on the hardstand for this purpose. Garage bookings will be taken at the point of entry on the website, but at the track will be handled by Neville Bull who can be reached at 027 255 1375.

Camping for competitors at Taupo Motorsport Park
Self-contained or semi-self-contained vehicles are allowed, NO tents.
To register for camping, click here. Taupo ask that all of those wishing to stay to submit their request. This is to allow TMP to understand who is coming and prepare accordingly. You CANNOT arrive on the day wishing to camp without having submitted a request. Should anyone have difficulties with this process please contact TMP with your request to allow them to register you and assist with the process.
Camping is $50 per night per vehicle, for clarity if the vehicle sleeps 1 it is $50, if the vehicle sleeps 4 it is still only $50. LATE ARRIVALS- Should you be looking to arrive after 6pm on Friday night, please let Taupo IMP know so they can let security know. Late arrivals will be accepted until 10pm.

For the Public- Come and watch Classic bikes ranging from Vintage (Pre-1931) to Pre-95 Superbikes circulate at Manfeild! Entry is free and families are welcome. Walk around the open pits and meet the competitors and get a better look at the machinery. If you like what you see come and join us next time! Camping is only available to competitors.

Garages
Pit Garages will be able to be booked online or by calling the track on 06 323 7444. Watch this space for a link once it becomes available to us.

Camping
On-site camping over the weekend is allowed for this event for competitors and officials on Friday and Saturday nights. Manfeild kindly allows NZCMRR competitors and officials to stay onsite in non-self contained vehicles (i.e. vans and tents). Please help us preserve this arrangement and keep your behaviour in check! Camping will be $10 per person per night (unpowered), or $15 per night (powered). Book your site at https://book.manfeild.co.nz/event90. When making your booking, you are required to provide one main contact name, your role if you are an official or volunteer, your phone number, and your email, along with the names of anyone else camping with you.

EVENT ENTRY FEES are awaiting confirmation at $360 standard, or $300 for South Islanders coming up to race. Transponders will again not be charged for to help you with your entry.

EVENT SCHEDULE;

Friday, 25th October:
There will be a track-run track day on Friday 25th. Entries will initially open solely to NZCMRR members, event competitors and all racing sidecars. The track hopes that enough riders will enter so that they will not have to open it to the general public too. They will aim to run four speed groups; Slow, Medium, Fast, and Sidecar. Members may enter a bike for the track day that is not entered for the Spring Classic. This can be booked at MANFEILD TEST DAY - Friday, 25th October 2024 (NZCMRR/NZSCA members only).

Saturday, 26th October:
7.15-8.30am Sign-on and machine examination
8.30am Rider's briefing
9.00am One round of practice/qualifying
1 round of racing for Championship points - all classes
NZCMRR Manfeild Cup races
At the end of the day, we hope to hold a gold-coin BBQ at the Car Club Rooms opposite the scrutineering shed. We need a volunteer to help us out with this! If you think you can help, please contact secretary@nzcmrr.com.

Sunday, 27th October:
8.30am Saturday prizegiving and short rider's briefing
9.00am 3 rounds of racing for Championship points – all classes.

The NZCMRR Committee is pleased to announce the dates and format for the 2025 APS Classic Motorcycle Racing Festival, which will take place at Manfeild over the first weekend of February next year. This will be a THREE DAY EVENT, run entirely by the NZCMRR.

Practice and qualifying will be held on the Friday. Riders must qualify on the Friday in order to take part in the racing which will be held on Saturday and Sunday. 

Key dates for your calendar are:
Friday January 31st – Two rounds of practice, one round of qualifying
Saturday February 1st – Championship Points and Trophy Racing
Sunday February 2nd – Championship Points Racing

There will be a preferential entry period to allow regular NZCMRR participants seven days to secure an entry before entries open more widely.

The preferential entry period will be open only to Club members active in the 2024 Championship Rounds – that means entrants who have competed at, or been an official volunteer at, two or more other NZCMRR championship rounds throughout 2024 (excluding the 2024 APS Classic Festival). We will also reserve some entries for invited riders/bikes and for riders joining us from CAMS in the South Island.

If you cannot race enough this year to qualify for preferential entry please consider volunteering. There are always jobs to be done to keep the racing going!

Entries will open in November and close in early December.

To help us fairly manage the huge demand from riders, entries will open and close much earlier than previous years. Exact dates will be advertised in late September.

This is necessary to allow time for us to complete the huge amount of admin work required to process all entries and will allow our volunteer team more time plan an event that creates a great experience for both riders and spectators.

We will run a similar waitlisting system as this year. Once any race group is booked out, entrants will be placed in Regularity Class pending a space becoming available in their appropriate race group.

The NZCMRR Committee is working through a long list of improvements and new ideas for the 2025 event. Keeping costs reasonable for entrants is high on that list. Other key areas include pit allocation and facilities, maximising track time for riders, camping, after-hours competitor access and many more.

Early warning - for health & safety reasons, to create space for everyone and to ensure we put on a great show for our paying guests, we will need to significantly reduce the number of vehicles and race trailers which are parked in the immediate pit area. 

We will be running 8 Race Groups (Classic 250, 350, 500 & Open, Post Classic Senior, F2, Junior, and Sidecars) and 1 Regularity Group, with a maximum of 40 on track in each group. Race Groups will be limited to 40 bikes on grid. Entry information, gate & camp passes and vehicle passes will be posted out 3 weeks prior to the event.

Event souvenir programmes will be on sale at the gate along with event merchandise. Walk through the pits to meet the racers and see their bikes, visit the Britten pits, and other displays.

Only vehicles with 2025 Pit passes will be allowed into the Pits area. There is no track walk!

We’re looking forward to hosting another amazing APS Classic Festival with you all in 2025, please keep an eye out for future updates.

Go to APS Classic for more information about events future and past, plus links to buy Festival tickets, book spectator camping at the adjacent Manfeild Stadium, and to enter the Festival 'ride to win'.