Hall of Fame

Canterbury has always been a hot bed of motorcycle road racing talent for many decades. Never was...

It’s a long journey from the centre of the North Island of New Zealand to stepping on the top step...

Date of Birth 2 January 1944 – Date of Death 14 August 1973 Kim Newcombe was born in Nelson, but...

If you compare Trials riding to other motorcycle sports, it perhaps does not get the recognition...

Longevity is an easy word to just throw around. In the sport of motorcycling there are many who...

Life can be a challenge sometimes. A motorcycle racer faces them in their sport often. But to face...

When we think of Motorcycle Racing, naturally it is easy to picture two wheeled vehicles. However,...

The mid 1980s saw the emergence of a number of young gun riders in the New Zealand road race...

Born: 1939 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2017 Steve Roberts was born in the UK.  On leaving...

Born: 1959 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2016 Paul Treacy's contributions to motorcycle design...

1950-1995 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2016 They astounded the motorcycle world in 1991 when...

1950-1993 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2019 Rodger Freeth showed academic brilliance when he...

Born: 1966 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2019 Aaron Slight has to be one of New Zealand’s most...

Born: 1968 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2018 Trophies began spilling off the mantelpiece of...

1958-1996 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2017 Born in the UK, Robert Holden emigrated to New...

1926-2019 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2004 Rod Coleman was born into the world of motorcycle...

Born: 1936 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2005 Hugh Anderson first rode a motorcycle on his...

1912-2002 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2003 Len Perry was born in 1912 and started riding...

Born: 1937 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2014 Ginger Molloy came from the small North Waikato...

Born: 1955 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2006 It was near his home in Renwick, Blenheim, that...

Born: 1988 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2019 Katherine Prumm was born in South Africa in 1988...

Born: 1984 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2019 Ben Townley started racing an early age. His first...

Born: 1969 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2017 It's not very often a sportsperson comes along...

Born: 1977 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2017 At the age of just 16, Josh Coppins lined up for...

Born: 1975 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2008 Shayne King was born in to a motocross family, his...

1933-2018 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2012 Ronnie Moore was born in Hobart, Tasmania, on 8...

1939-2018 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2004 Ivan Mauger was born in Christchurch on 4 October...

Born: 1933 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2016 First to introduce electronic timing to MNZ...

Born: 1967 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2016 Sean Clarke’s ability on a motorcycle was...

1899-1978 Inducted into MNZ Hall of Fame: 2016 Burt Munro was born in 1899 in Invercargill. His...