T he traditional post-Christmas affair , this time around celebrating its 70th anniversary on the public streets circuit , wound up the three-round 2020 Suzuki International Series in typical style , the record entry list of riders representing the cream of the crop in 13 separate classes and producing some of the finest racing seen there in years . Series promoter and organiser Allan ‘ Flea ’ Willacy said he was thrilled with how the series had panned out and was particularly happy with the street race finale , that world-famous event following hot on the heels of round one at Taupo ’ s Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park and round two at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon . “ It was brilliant weather-wise at all three events and the richly-talented Kiwi riders put on a great show , particularly at Whanganui . It was a good crowd at Whanganui too and they all
would have left the circuit happy that they had been royally entertained ,” he said . There were multiple race winners throughout the various classes , with standout performances in particular coming in the premier Formula One / Superbikes class from Christchurch ’ s Alastair Hoogenboezem , Whakatane brothers Mitch and Damon Rees , Taupo ’ s Scott Moir , Glen Eden ’ s Daniel Mettam , Whanganui duo Richie Dibben and Jayden Carrick . Hoogenboezem won three of the four F1 races at rounds one and two before dipping out of the competition and giving up his series lead to concentrate on his preparation for the upcoming nationals ; Damon Rees won both F1 races at the Whanganui finale and also won the stand-alone Robert Holden Memorial feature race there , while his elder brother
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