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The official magazine of Auckland Motorcycle Club, Inc.
SEPTEMBER 2020
In this issue:
• Dick Smart – Part 4
• Formula Auckland Returns
• Buckets – Back In Action
• AMCC AGM & Prize-Giving (Part 2)
• Campbell Little
• And Lots More …..
1110 Great South Road, PO Box 22362, Otahuhu, Auckland
Ph: 276 0880
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2020 - 2021
Email Phone
PATRON Jim Campbell
PRESIDENT Greg Percival president@amcc.org.nz 021 160 3960
VICE PRESIDENT Adam Mitchell vicepresident@amcc.org.nz 021 128 4108
SECRETARY TBA secretary@amcc.org.nz TBA
TREASURER Paul Garrett treasurer@amcc.org.nz TBA
MEMBERSHIP MXTiming membership@amcc.org.nz
and John Catton
CLUB CAPTAIN Adam Mitchell clubcaptain@amcc.org.nz 021 128 4108
ROAD RACE John Catton roadrace@amcc.org.nz
COMMITTEE Adam Mitchell 021 128 4108
Mark Wigley 027 250 3237
Paul Garrett
Tim Sibley
Jim Manoah
Neal Martin
ROAD RACE MX Timing nicole@mxt.co.nz 027 201 1177
SECRETARY Nicole Bol
GENERAL Glenn Mettam committee@amcc.org.nz 021 160 3960
COMMITTEE Trevor Heaphy 022 647 7899
Philip Kavermann 021 264 8021
Alistair Wilton
Juniper White 021 040 3819
MINIATURE ROAD David Diprose buckets@amcc.org.nz 021 275 0003
RACE
CHIEF FLAG Juniper White marshals@amcc.org.nz 021 040 3819
MARSHAL
NZIGP REP Trevor Heaphy secretary@amcc.org.nz 022 647 7899
MAGAZINE EDITOR Philip Kavermann media@amcc.org.nz 021 264 8021
& MEDIA
MNZ REP Glenn Mettam mnzdelegate@amcc.org.nz 021 902 849
WEBSITE Johannes Rol website@amcc.org.nz 021 544 514
Cover Image:
Buckets back in action at Hampton Downs
PRESIDENT’S REPORT – SEPTEMBER 2020 Hi All, The Wattyl trees around Hampton Downs are out in bloom, signaling that Winter officially finishes on the last day of August ‐ and more importantly, only 20 days to go until we're back racing on the National circuit on the 20th. Last year the club lost money running the Club Series, so if you're able to get your bike, gear & body up and running we'd like to see as many riders out there as possible. The Road Race Committee is bracketing more classes together to reduce the number of groups which will give everyone at least one practice & four races each meeting. If you cross enter another class that will give 8 sessions to double the fun! As I write this report, we're back in Level 3 Covid‐19 restrictions and are hoping that we'll be back to normal on the 26th, but with there being no guarantees on where or when this disease will rear its head, we've confirmed that if we can't run on September 20th, there will be no financial penalty. We'll most likely try to find a date later in the year to run that round (if we have to). MNZ has cancelled race permits if the country or region is operating at Level 2. HD is in the Waikato currently at Level 2 so we're hoping that this drops to Level 1 on the 26th too. HD's track manager mentioned to me that Motorsport NZ is still allowing events to run under Level 2 so if need be, we might be able to negotiate with MNZ. You'd think that August would be a quiet month for the Club but the Exec & RR teams have been working away in the background. The club's apartment hasn't been able to earn short term rentals under the lock down, and so the Apartment Committee has recommended we put a long term rental in there. We've just spent some money to paint & renovate the interior, and once we have someone paying rent every week, the extra coin can feed back into the Club's accounts to help offset our racing. (All going well, we'll be positive there this year anyway). The RRC & Exec have had meetings with Hampton Downs, the MNZ board and the RR Commissioner (Grant R) to schedule another Motofest in 2021. It's really great to see Hampton Downs getting behind this event for a fourth year running. Spectator & competitor numbers have grown every year and the event is growing in momentum. More great legends & more great bikes will be present too! We're looking to run the event on the National circuit for a change in 2021, this will give a lot more laps as well as have the riders in front of the spectators more often, and save a bit of time getting the bikes on and off the track to help the officials. By the time you see this report, the Miniature RR boys & girls will have had their meeting in Tokoroa, and planning their next excursion on the club circuit at HD in October... So as you can see the Club's quite busy at this time of the year. Looking forward to seeing you all at the track. PS. Juniper says if you want to get close to the action have a go at marshalling txt or call her on 021 040 3819 :‐) Cheers, Greg Percival | AMCC President
AMCC 2020 AGM & Prize‐Giving: Marshals: The "Marshal Of The Year" Award went to Carleen Cruse. Presented by AMCC Chief Flag Marshal, Juniper White Marshals: The "Triston Bolton Memorial Trophy" went to Keegan Maley. Presented by Triston's mother, Megan.
Marshals: Arguably the most important awards of the evening; as No Marshals = No Racing. (L‐R) Juniper, Carleen, Dennis, Megan, Keegan. Pre 89 F2: Pre 95 F3: 1st ‐ Rory Garvey 2nd ‐ Nick Olson
Pre 82 Junior: (L‐R) Guy Webster 1st, Phil Oades 2nd, Pre 89 F1: 3rd ‐ Geoff Irving
Pre 95 F2: (L‐R) Graham Moorhead 1st, Paul Pavletich 2nd, Sidecars: 1st ‐ Mark Halls (with Darren Prentis) 3rd ‐ Kendal Dunlop (with Peter Goodwin) Incoming AMCC President Greg Percival looks on.
Buckets ‐ F4: 1st ‐ Jason Hearn ‐‐ Accepted by Paul Ellis (L) 2nd ‐ Gary Cunningham (R) 3rd ‐ Nathanael Diprose (C) Buckets ‐ F5: 1st ‐ Nathanael Diprose (L) 2nd ‐ Alexander McNab (R)
Buckets ‐ B Grade: 1st ‐ Andrew Simon (L) 2nd ‐ Paul Byrne (R) 3rd ‐ Peter Bradder (C) Buckets ‐ Sidecars: 1st ‐ Chris Lawrance/Geoff Davies Accepting on behalf was Richie Lawrance (L) And acknowleding that Chris would have wanted to thank him, for keeping the sidecar going ! 2nd ‐ Daimyn Nagle (C) ‐ with Louis Scrivener 3rd ‐ Henk Zeeven (R) ‐ with Rick Ford ‐ and keeping everyone laughing.
Clubman Junior: Outgoing AMCC President Paul Stewart wraps up
1st ‐ Hayden Kinmont proceedings.
"Thank you" Paul for your years of service to AMCC.
A contribution beyond calculation ...Interclub Challenge: AMCC‐HMCC
Something a bit different for the coming 2020‐21 season is the Battle Of The Clubs.
An Interclub Challenge involving AMCC and HMCC – whereby a Round from each Club’s respective Club Series will
count towards the Battle Of The Clubs points.
Round 2 of the AMCC Series (at HD on 18 October) will be the first Round
And Round 2 of the HMCC Series (at Taupo on 8 November) will be the second and Final Round.
Points for the Battle Of The Clubs are independent of individual Club Series points.
However it is a great opportunity for a bit of interclub fun and engagement, and some more track time.
For more details, see the Entry Forms (on the AMCC Website), or email roadrace@amcc.org.nz and they will address
any queries or questions.
BATTLE OF THE CLUBS (AMCC, HMCC)
There is no restriction of the grade of rider or capacity of machine unless for reasons of safety as deemed by the Race Secretary or CoC or
failure to comply with Machine Specifications and event.
Supplementary Regulations. Riders within the Sidecar and Supermoto classes are excluded from the points.
Each club member that competes will still retain their club points. However, each club's member's points will also be added to the club's Battle of
the Clubs tally. The tally will then determine the overall winner for the series.
For each rider that attends an “away meeting”, their points will be doubled in the tally. At the end of each round, the tallies will be totalled and
averaged based on the number of riders who have competed from each club.
This is only eligible for Auckland Motorcycle Club and Hamilton Motorcycle Club members, any competitors from other clubs may enter the
Battle of the Clubs but purchasing a club membership from either club they wish to represent.
Failure to comply with the MoMs or supplementary regulations will result in the rider losing their points for that race.
This decision will be at the discretion of the race officials with at least one member from each club.
AMCC hosted Round will be held at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park during AMCC Club round 2 on 18 October 2020.
HMCC hosted Round will be held at Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park during HMCC Club final round on 8 November 2020 followed by
prizegiving for the trophy will be done at the completion of the day.National Automobile Museum of Tasmania, Launceston:
Go inside the National Automobile Museum of Tasmania, Launceston, for a trip down memory lane. https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/07/23/gallery‐national‐automobile‐museum‐of‐tasmania‐launceston/
“10 YEARS AGO” …
Buckets Back In Action: AMCC Buckets Rd 1 ‐ 19 July, 2020:
B Grade (27) Paul Byrne (85) Pete Leahy B Grade (91) Nicholas Lay
Motards (22) Toby Summers Motards (63) Jette Josiah
Motards (56) Luke Cabrol Luke was instrumental in getting the Motards together with the Buckets. Motards (56) Luke Cabrol (21) Tarbon Walker (75) Mark Oliver
Juniper White
021 040 3819
marshals@amcc.org.nzFastest laps of the day were:
‐ Motard 38.891
‐ 300 39.484
‐ Bucket 41.004
F5
(77) Blair LambarthF5 (93) Alexander McNab F5 (58) Nathanael Diprose
POINTS AFTER ROUND ONE: Formula 4 TOTAL 37 Jason Hearn: R15 50 88 Nathanael Diprose: RS80 36 42 James Cunningham: FXR150 26 52 Will Ford: FXR150 22 3 Gary Cunningham: CBR150 20 26 Logan Rowell: FXR150 20 84 Aderino Sugiarto: FXR150 17 77 Blair Lambarth: GPR110 16 8 Alexander McNab: FXR150 15 56 Rob Smail: FXR150 15 5 Anthony Playdon: FXR150 7 Formula 5 TOTAL 58 Nathanael Diprose: RS50 50 93 Alexander McNab: TZ50 36 77 Blair Lambarth: RS50 20 B Grade TOTAL 57 Mark Robinson: FXR150 45 91 Nicholas Lay: FXR150 36 8 Gabriel Chesne: FXR150 25 27 Paul Byrne: FXR150 24 11 Andrew Simon: FXR150 24 85 Pete Leahy: FXR150 16
MotoFest Polo Shirts ‐ For Sale GET YOUR MOTO FEST POLO SHIRT Moto Fest was an annual event – held over three years (2018‐2020) ‐ and to commemorate the final this year, the Club produced a Polo Shirt to celebrate AMCC’s association with both Hampton Downs, and the event. These were given to our hard‐working Flaggies and other Volunteer Officials who did a sterling job over the 6/7/8 March, (and in preparation) to make the meeting the success that it was. We have a selection of one off prints left, of Polo Shirts in Large to Small at $30.00 each. Hopefully we will have your size in either women or men. If you want to get hold of one of these one off prints please email president@amcc.org.nz or vicepresident@amcc.org.nz to arrange your Polo Shirt.
Campbell Little: Campbell Little’s unlikely break A chance encounter in Lismore in the mid-1980s set Campbell Little’s career down an extraordinary path. Now part of the Supercars technical department, where he works alongside Adrian Burgess, there is little the former motorcycle racer hasn’t done. Little grew up in Lismore, in Northern New South Wales, where he took on a motorcycle mechanic apprenticeship alongside his own competition. He raced trials, speedway, and almost everything from 350cc production bikes to Superbikes. “I was also preparing bikes for local wannabes,” he told Speedcafe.com. That was before he met speedway world champions Bruce Penhall and Bobby Schwartz as the pair visited Lismore. “I think it was just a display, to be honest, because they didn’t normally race solo bikes there,” Little recounted. The pair had blown an engine and needed it repaired, and happened across the shop at which Little was working. “They came, we managed to repair it, welded up pistons and did a bodgy job and repaired it. “They guys said, ‘Do you want to come to Brisbane with us?’ and I went, ‘Oh, okay’. “Then they said, ‘Do you want to come to South Australia with us?’ and I said, ‘Okay’. “’Do you want to come back to the UK with us?’ I went, ‘Okay’.
While abroad he joined Honda Great Britain, which opened doors globally. Back in Australia he worked with Mal Campbell, while abroad he had the opportunity to take in the Isle of Man TT. “I actually entered and raced one year at the Isle of Man,” Little said. “Anyone could enter and it was just so you could do it. “The funny thing was I went back there some years later with Joey Dunlop, actually, with Honda. “I appear in a movie called V Four Victory, I think it’s called. It was made way back in the ’80s, and my head pops up from behind the seat of one of his motorbikes.” It was one of a host of opportunities Little had which saw him work all over the world. “I contracted to Honda Racing Corporation and I don’t think I spent a weekend at home,” he explained. “We’d do racing in Japan, they’d send you off to do stuff all over Europe, and then we’d do the Australian Superbike series and various other things as well. “We also did the Finke Desert Rally, the Bol d’Or 24 Hour, did the Paris–Dakar, did all sorts of support stuff. “They (Honda) basically went, ‘You go there and do that’. “It was a real good grounding because you drove the truck, you did everything; there was only two or three or four of you.” Little’s path crossed with Jeremy Burgess, who would go on to work with Mick Doohan and Valentino Rossi. The pair worked together for a year before Little opted to return to Australia, ending his time in the two-wheeled world at the end of 1985. With the economy in decline, Little engineered himself a move into four-wheeled competition courtesy of a connection to Frank Lowndes. “Where we were doing the dyno work on our bikes was Frank Lowndes’ workshop in northern Melbourne,” Little said. “In conversations I went, ‘How do I get into cars?’, not that I was over bikes, but bikes at that time were sort of on a decline; the Yen was going up, all these other things. “He introduced me to Frank Gardner, so then I went across to Frank, who was in Sydney in the JPS BMWs.” As had happened with Honda, the relationship with Gardner opened doors internationally for Europe with BMW. “I started doing my degree as an external student whilst working for Frank Gardner,” Little said. “It worked out quite well because the Germans also wanted an engineer as such and, other than Frank, I put my hand up. “So I got then sent to Germany and got indoctrinated into the German way, got introduced to Schnitzer, and things went from there.” In 1986, Little was working with Schnitzer in the World Touring Car Championship, while continuing to work with Gardner. The following year he engineered the Class 2 Bathurst 1000 win for Jim Richards and Tony Longhurst. Little was engineer at the Benson & Hedges BMW M3 in 1992 when Formula 1 world champion Denny Hulme died. “I was engineering that car and talking to him on the radio as he passed away,” he said solemnly.
Campbell Little (left) with Mick Smith and Mal Campbell (right) He continued contracting with Schnitzer abroad before an opportunity arose in Toyota New Zealand. “I also did a whole lot of stuff for Toyota New Zealand when they went to ethanol in their TRS (Toyota Racing Series),” he continued. “I built a couple of cars for Bruce Miles. “I ran a young bloke by the name of Jason Richards in New Zealand, and I introduced another guy by the name of Murphy too. He came over to Australia in one of Bruce’s cars. “That was in the same year that we had the two-litre cars and the two-litre championship and the nightmare of various other things.”
Neville Crichton (right) talks to Campbell Little While working in New Zealand Little had remained in contact with Ross Stone, having worked together with Kevin Waldock. Little also crossed paths with Jimmy Stone, who had a spell with Longhurst’s BMW outfit. It meant, when the pair opted to set up their own team in the mid-1990s, Little was one of the first they called. “They rang me and I was their first employee,” Little recounted. “We did everything from wiring the cars to… Well, at that time I was in charge of their engines and electronics.” He remained with Stone Brothers on and off from 1995 until the end of 2003, though there was a brief interlude for a return to the UK. “The interesting thing was that Ross kind of let me go quite a bit,” he explained. “In the years before that, the Toyotas that we’d bought and raced in Asia, I’d actually brokered that deal with a guy by the name of James Kaye and Roland Dane. “In the same time I went over to the UK and went through their factories. “Then one day out of the blue this guy rings me up and says, ‘We want to race our two-litre cars at Bathurst. Do you want to come along and do whatever?’ “That was Ian Harrison and Triple Eight UK. “The first year, they had James Kaye in the car, but we also had (Greg) Murphy and Russell (Ingall) in one, and we had (Peter) Brock and another one of the partners. “They actually invited me back to the UK to work with them the following year, which I did, but it was kind of the end of the really flashy two-litre Touring Car Championship. “So I had a hiatus from SBR, then I came back, did one more year of the two-litre Bathurst with them, and then, near the end of 2003, Roland rang me up and said, ‘I’m buying a team. Do you want to come work for me?’ “So, I was with them until 2009.” His decision to leave Triple Eight was a result of a conversation with the former CEO of Vodafone, Cameron Levick, who went on to become CEO of Supercars. Little was charged with the Car of the Future project, but looking back suggested “That, politically, didn’t turn out to be a very good move from me or for Cameron”.
“I think it was in May that year, splittergate, I called it, where nobody actually protested but some of them came and
said, ‘Oh, we don’t like that front bar support on Triple Eight’s car’,” he said.
“I washed my hands of it, basically.
“I said, ‘Look, I designed it. I have to walk away from it,’ (and) left it up to Frank (Adamson).
“But it just blew out of control completely, where I was getting death threats and phone calls at two o’clock in the
morning.
Little with Mark Winterbottom
“So I said, ‘I don’t need this. This wasn’t what I was promised’.
“Cameron resigned, it was just a clusterf**k, so I walked away from it.”
Soon after he found himself at Ford Performance Racing working with Mark Winterbottom, who he’d previously run in
Formula Ford and the Development Series.
There have also been spells with Dick Johnson Racing, Tekno Autosports, and he’s even popped up working with
McElrea Racing preparing GT cars.
A decade on from Car of the Future, he’s now back at Supercars in the technical department where he’s played a role
in the homologation testing of the Holden ZB Commodore and Ford Mustang.
For a young kid who found his way into motorcycle racing almost out of necessity, it’s an extraordinary tale.
“My father passed away and my mum couldn’t even drive a car, so that was it.
“My first mode of transport was a motorbike, my sister’s first mode of transport was a motorbike, because we couldn’t
afford anything else, I suppose,” he explained.
“My brother had moved away, my sister had moved away, and my mum said, ‘Well, you’re finished school: you’re out’.
“So I got a job because it was all I could do.
“A little town in Lismore, it was 25,000 people or something, you didn’t look any wider than that, but it was amazing
what happened in the next four years.
“Anyway, it’s been good. It’s been quite entertaining for a motorcycle mechanic from some little town.
“I’m no expert at anything. It has just morphed from one to another. I met some good people.”
By Mat Coch (Speedcafe) – May 2020Media and / or Images .... If you have any specific requirements for images, or the generation of content for media or sponsor purposes, let’s have a discussion to see where / how I can help you. Philip Kavermann AMCC / New Zealand Motor Sport Yearbook philip@nzmsy.co.nz M: 021 264 8021 www.nzmsy.co.nz
RACING CALENDAR / COMING EVENTS
September 2020
6 HMCC Rd 1 Taupo
20 AMCC Club Series Rd 1 Hampton Downs
October 2020
11 AMCC Buckets Rd 3 Hampton Downs Club Circuit (Final)
18 AMCC Club Series Rd 2 Hampton Downs AMCC‐HMCC Interclub Part 1
November 2020
8 HMCC Rd 2 Taupo (Final) AMCC‐HMCC Interclub Part 2
14/15 Bucket 2‐Hour Tokoroa
29 AMCC Club Series Rd 3 Hampton Downs (Final)
December 2020
6 Suzuki Series Rd 1 Taupo
29 Suzuki Series Rd 2 Manfeild
29 Suzuki Series Rd 3 Wanganui (Final)
**All events subject to current Covid‐19 restrictionsDick Smart: Part 4 Rossi and Doohan would have swapped paint From Speedcafe – Reproduced here in full, for your enjoyment. Former 500cc and MotoGP mechanic Dick Smart believes that the two greatest riders he worked with, Mick Doohan and Valentino Rossi, would have “swapped paint” if they had ever had the opportunity to race against each other. Doohan won five consecutive 500cc world titles from 1994‐1998, and retired from the sport after a body‐shattering crash early in the 1999 season. Rossi won the world 125cc and 250cc world titles before replacing Doohan at Honda in 2000, and the following year won the inaugural MotoGP championship. He won the following two championships while working with Smart, and then moved across to Yamaha where he clinched another four. When you have worked with two of the greatest riders in the history of modern motorcycle racing it is inevitable that you will be asked to make a comparison. What about the hypothetical of Doohan versus Rossi at the height of their careers on 500cc grand prix machines? “Oh God, that could have got messy,” Smart smiled when talking with Speedcafe.com. “We could have seen another Eastern Creek with (Alex) Criville and Mick. “You saw that. No one was going to give in. “They (Rossi and Doohan) would have been swapping paint, you know. Both of them.” Smart’s Eastern Creek reference was to one of the great rivalries in modern GP racing between Doohan and his Honda teammate Alex Criville which escalated in the 1996 season and saw them both crash in the Australian Grand Prix after the Spaniard hit the home‐country hero from behind on the final lap. In his 16 years of working at the top level, Smart only ever worked with four riders, Doohan, Rossi, Alex Barros and Nicky Hayden. While he has a long‐term friendship with Doohan and still works for him in his aviation business, you know he has a genuine respect for the rider he shared five world championships with. “Oh look, you’d have to say Mick,” Smart said when asked who was the greatest he had worked with. “Just to watch what he did and the dedication he had. “I think if Mick had kept racing and actually competed against Valentino, even with their age differences, I would have still put my money on Mick because he would just not have given up. “Valentino, he was great too. All four were good and different in their own way. “I was fortunate to work with the quality of rider that I did.” In total Smart’s riders had 234 500cc or MotoGP starts for 159 podium finishes, including 88 wins (54 Doohan, 33 Rossi, 1 Hayden). Incredibly he had just one win in his first 30 races with Doohan and just one in his last 32 with Barros and Hayden.
Dear Cup Fans, Please find attached the registration form for season 10 of the Cup. The field will be limited to the first 40 registrations. Your registration is not confirmed until the fee is paid, under 19 at the first round is free registration. Race numbers 1,2 and 3 are reserved for those placed riders from last season in their respective Cup. Any double up of race numbers will mean using a letter next to your number to identify you for the lap scorers.
Formula Auckland Returns to the AMCC Club Series: 2020 has so far, been an extraordinary year; and the impacts – social, financial and in all other respects ‐ of Covid‐19 and the National Lockdown, have forever changed “normal” on a global scale. The pandemic has seen the evolution of a fresh vocabulary – social distancing, PPE, unprecedented, and ‘new‐normal’ were phrases in constant use throughout the New Zealand autumn of 2020. The Covid‐19 impact on all sports, and sports clubs, was as profound as across any other sector of society. On two wheels, New Zealand witnessed the early “call” on the NZSBK – concluded after just three Rounds; and many other motorsport codes were affected to varying degrees. At the extreme end of the scale, the entire 2020 NZ Rally Championship was cancelled completely, as an example. Auckland Motorcycle Club ‐ by and large ‐ were in a fortunate position. Our 2019‐20 Summer Series was concluded, and we were in our usual “off‐season”. But it was clear that the ominous horizon for the Senior categories – notably Superbike – and the fallout from the National Lockdown, would have an impact on the coming summer activity. But out of adversity comes opportunity. And Auckland Motorcycle Club has retained a committed focus on delivering quality events. Dates for the coming summer AMCC Club Series are locked in, and the focus is on enabling the opportunity for more bikes to get on track, and for those stepping out to get more track time. Hence the return of Formula Auckland. In the Senior Category, AMCC are re‐introducing the Formula Auckland Open Class, which will enable the eligibility of a larger range of compatible machines to join this class. The rules have been kept as simple as possible. • NO Supercharging • Max Capacity OPEN • Min capacity 4 cylinder 601cc, 3 cylinder 676cc, Two cylinder four strokes above 660cc (OPEN PRO TWIN) • Min safety requirements. See chapter 10 for technical (MoMs ‐ MNZ Rule Book) • Numbers plate size and placement: a) Refer to rule 10.2a, b) Colors as per MNZ Superbike. Black numbers on white background FUEL ‐ Refer to rule 10.21a (MoMs ‐ MNZ Rule Book) TYRES ‐ a) Open, b) Tyre warmers are permitted The second strategy has been to make some subtle changes to reduce the number of Groups on track. An adjustment in merging categories into Senior, Intermediate and Junior will see a practice and four Rounds of racing being the objective this coming summer. And it doesn’t end there … On the programme for a tenth consecutive season is the Carl Cox Motorsport Hyosung and Ninja Cup, which for the third time will be a dual‐class competition – one for the familiar 250 Hyosung’s, and the other for the Kawasaki EX400. These classes will as usual run as a combined grid, with the last Cup race of the day being the always exciting Le‐Mans start format. Ken Dobson remains the driving force behind this valuable development category, and Auckland Motorcycle Club are proud to have the Cup and its loyal sponsors alongside the Club Series categories on the race‐day programme. In an extraordinary year, Auckland Motorcycle Club is “sticking to its knitting” and looking forward to delivering opportunities for a diverse range of existing and new riders to enjoy even more time on track this coming summer. The 2020‐2021 Series is organised and promoted by the Auckland Motorcycle Club – who acknowledge all our valuable partners:‐ Carl Cox Motorsport, Castrol, Counties Honda, Forbes & Davies, Levels Ltd, Motomail, MTF Finance, and Northern Accessories – along with MX Timing and CTAS Live.
Image: (1) Daniel Mettam, (41) Jaden Hassan, & (55) Jayden Carrick kept the fans entertained in Superbike, at AMCC Round Three, Hampton Downs, November 2019. Credit: Philip Kavermann Calendar – 2020‐2021 AMCC Club Series: All Rounds on the Hampton Downs National Circuit Rd 1 20th September, 2020 Rd 2 18th October, 2020 Rd 3 29th November, 2020 AMCC and HMCC Interclub Challenge: Rd 1 AMCC Rd 2 18 October, 2020 Hampton Downs Rd 2 HMCC Rd 2 8 November, 2020 Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, Taupo
Daniel Mettam: Nine years from Red Bull Rookies to NZSBK Superbike Champion, with a Supersport title along the way ….
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