Castrol Six Hour (New Zealand)

Five time winner Dave Hiscock standing ready about to run to his machine for the start of the 1980 production race ^[1]

The New Zealand Castrol Six Hour Race was an endurance motorcycle race that was held for fifteen years at Manfeild, Palmerston North from 1974 to 1988. Many of New Zealand's top international riders competed at the Six Hour race; winners included Dave Hiscock (5-time winner), (4-time winner), Graeme Crosby (3-time winner), Aaron Slight (2-time winner), and Ginger Molloy (first winner).^[2] The race was characterised by its exclusive use of unmodified standard production motorcycles and a running start where the racers had to run to their machines before they could start. There was special provisions that the machines were no older than 3 years old, which was a boon to the motorcycle industry in New Zealand at the time which saw a dramatic rise in the sale of Motorcycles after these events.

Winners[]

• 1974: Ginger Molloy (solo) – Kawasaki Z1-A
• 1975: Graeme Crosby (solo) – Kawasaki Z1-B
• 1976: Graeme Crosby (solo) – Kawasaki Z1000
• 1977: Graeme Crosby and – Kawasaki Z1000
• 1978: Dave Hiscock and – Suzuki GS1000EN
• 1979: Dave Hiscock and Neil Chivas – Suzuki GSX1100ET
• 1980: Dave Hiscock and Neil Chivas – Suzuki GSX1100T (Black Pipe)
• 1981: and – Honda CB1100R
• 1982: Dave Hiscock and Neville Hiscock – Suzuki GSX1100SXZ Katana
• 1983: and – Honda VF750F
• 1984: and – Honda VF1000F
• 1985: Dave Hiscock and Neil Chivas – Suzuki GSX-R750F
• 1986: Aaron Slight and – Yamaha FZ750
• 1987: Aaron Slight and – Yamaha FZR1000
• 1988: and – Yamaha FZR1000

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