The field in the NZ Beach Racing Champs up to 500cc class kick up sand during this year’s Indian motorcycle beach racing & NZ champs at Oreti Beach. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER
The field in the NZ Beach Racing Champs up to 500cc class kick up sand during this year’s Indian motorcycle beach racing & NZ champs at Oreti Beach. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER
Spectators watch the field in the Clubmans class. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER
Spectators watch the field in the Clubmans class. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER
Bernard and Anne Marie Dirollo celebrate the 4-month anniversary of their son Shilo’s birth at the event. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER
Bernard and Anne Marie Dirollo celebrate the 4-month anniversary of their son Shilo’s birth at the event. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER
Invercargill man Sean Woodward (middle) with Irish national Michael Brown (left) and German national Eleven Berning, who he brought to the event. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER
Invercargill man Sean Woodward (middle) with Irish national Michael Brown (left) and German national Eleven Berning, who he brought to the event. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER
Bikers Amir (left) and Ali Rahsepar flank their friend Nigel Charlton to watch the racing. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER
Bikers Amir (left) and Ali Rahsepar flank their friend Nigel Charlton to watch the racing. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER
Jack Harding jumps after he and fellow rider Blake Affleck collide in the up to 250cc class. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER
Jack Harding jumps after he and fellow rider Blake Affleck collide in the up to 250cc class. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER
Cambridge woman Patrin Lowes said she felt the spirit of Burt Munro during the event. PHOTO: LUISA GIRAO
Cambridge woman Patrin Lowes said she felt the spirit of Burt Munro during the event. PHOTO: LUISA GIRAO
Bike fans line dunes to view the action
The spirit of Burt Munro filled Invercargill yesterday when bikers rode the beach where the "legend" started. Thousands of bike enthusiasts lined...