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In 1989 the programme noted, ‘It is ten years
since Hugh Anderson set about seeking
a group of enthusiasts to form a Classic
Motorcycle Club. Many folk had talked of the
idea for some time, but, as always, no one was
prepared to take the reins, gather together
the expertise, and make it happen. Hugh did,
and from this small group of people, who
had given much to motorcycling over the
years, who had lived through the ‘Golden Era’,
who held in their grasp a great storehouse of
knowledge, the N.Z.C.M.R.R. was formed. The
foundations were well laid’.
Another ten years on, in 1999, I wrote
the following for the NZCMRR magazine
‘Megaphone’. “The sound of the six-cylinder
MV Agusta passing the grandstand at
Pukekohe, was a sharp reminder of how much
has been lost from motorcycle racing because
of continued bureaucratic interference. The
combination of restrictions governing the
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STREET RACING DUCATIS
Ken McIntosh having words
with Andrew Stroud 2010
number of cylinders and noise levels has
robbed an entire generation of the glorious
sounds of classic Grand Prix racing. 10,000
people flocked to Pukekohe. Not only did they
see Giacomo Agostini and hear the fabulous
MVs, but also witnessed two days of the
very best of classic racing from around 250
entrants. Andrew Stroud brought the Britten
V1000 for a demonstration. Len Perry at 87
rode what he says is definitely his final lap in
the close company of Agostini and four MV
Agustas. A fitting tribute to an icon of New
Zealand motorcycle sport.”
So, another twenty years on and the Register
is proudly celebrating forty years of keeping
an important part of our heritage alive. The
Register has succeeded in keeping alive
the sights and sounds that are a constant
reminder of the diversity and extensive range
of motorcycling and its followers. Long may
they prosper.