Hall of Fame

STU AVANT

STU AVANT

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

SIMON CRAFAR

SIMON CRAFAR

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

KIM NEWCOMBE

KIM NEWCOMBE

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

KEVIN PINFOLD

KEVIN PINFOLD

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

ERROL CONAGHAN

ERROL CONAGHAN

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

BRUCE ANSTEY

BRUCE ANSTEY

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

IAN FFITCH

IAN FFITCH

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

ANDREW STROUD

ANDREW STROUD

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

STEVE ROBERTS

STEVE ROBERTS

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

PAUL TREACY

PAUL TREACY

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

JOHN BRITTEN

JOHN BRITTEN

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

RODGER FREETH

RODGER FREETH

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

AARON SLIGHT

AARON SLIGHT

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

TONY REES

TONY REES

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

ROBERT HOLDEN

ROBERT HOLDEN

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

ROD COLEMAN

ROD COLEMAN

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

HUGH ANDERSON

HUGH ANDERSON

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

LEN PERRY

LEN PERRY

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

GINGER MOLLOY

GINGER MOLLOY

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

GRAEME CROSBY

GRAEME CROSBY

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

KATHERINE OBERLIN-BROWN

KATHERINE OBERLIN-BROWN

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

BEN TOWNLEY

BEN TOWNLEY

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

DARRYLL KING

DARRYLL KING

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

JOSH COPPINS

JOSH COPPINS

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

SHAYNE KING

SHAYNE KING

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

RONNIE MOORE

RONNIE MOORE

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

IVAN MAUGER

IVAN MAUGER

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

TIM GIBBES

TIM GIBBES

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

SEAN CLARKE

SEAN CLARKE

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

BURT MUNRO

BURT MUNRO

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