A Chance To Meet Some Of The Legends   10 May 2016

A CHANCE TO MEET SOME OF THE LEGENDS

Graeme Crosby, perhaps better known simply as "Croz", will be just one of the New Zealand motorcycling heroes who will help celebrate MNZ's 100th centenary later this month. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com

MAY 10, 2016: Motorcycle racing heroes of the past will be out in force as the sport's governing body in New Zealand celebrates its centenary later this month.

With this year marking 100 years since Motorcycling New Zealand (MNZ) was formed in 1916, it is appropriate that some of the champions who brought national and international attention to motorcycling activities in this part of the world should be keen to come to the party.

MNZ will celebrate its centenary during its annual conference and the New Zealand Motorcycle Awards, to be held at the Te Papa Museum, in Wellington, over the weekend of May 20-22, and it will be during the official welcome function on the Friday evening that the legends will feature.

The welcome function will be an informal "meet and great", featuring some of New Zealand's most famous and successful racers, MNZ Hall of Fame legends Ginger Molloy, Hugh Anderson and Graeme Crosby (Croz).

This Friday night function will be hosted by well-respected motorcycling commentator Neil Ritchie, who will interview these legends of the sport, and there will also be plenty of opportunities to mix and mingle with them.

Ritchie will entice Molloy, Anderson and Crosby to open up about some of the most memorable and mad-cap experiences of their racing careers, learn about how they achieved the successes they did and perhaps find out from them what traits they think they might had or needed to have had to enable them to become champions.

The function, which includes drinks and canapés, starts at 6.30pm, although there are only limited tickets left available. These can be purchased by contacting Monique at MNZ. The cost is $30 per person and are only available until May 15.

The Friday night welcome function will be the perfect lead-in to festivities on Saturday night which will include the induction of new members into the MNZ Hall of Fame.

As a country, New Zealand has boxed well above its weight on the world stage and, although motorcycling is perhaps considered a minority sport in this small part of the world, literally dozens of Kiwi riders have won at the ultimate level of their chosen codes and command enormous respect internationally.

At an occasion not to be missed, some of the current crop of intrepid Kiwi riders will be recognised and honoured by their peers in Wellington in less than two weeks' time.

Details of all Hall of Fame Members can be found at this link:https://www.mnz.co.nz/hall-of-fame

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