By Great Nephew of the legendary land speed record holder Burt Munro, Lee Munro starred at today’s Greymouth Street Races, in New Zealand.
Showcasing his proven roads quality, Lee wrapped up series of Bears class race victories, plus finished third in the Formula 1 race, which was won by GSX-R 1000 Suzuki mounted Jay Lawrence.
Lee accomplished a huge landmark in his pure road racing career at this years Manx Grand Prix, as he competed for the first time on the most famous road racing circuit in the world, the Mountain Course.
Photo by Nick Wheeler
Amongst New Zealand’s leading roads exponents, the Greymouth Street Races, showcased the sheer depth of roads competitors from a nation that has a busy pure road racing schedule coming up soon, which includes the Wanganui Road Races, on the 26th of December.
Bears Race 1 Results:
1 Lee Munro
2 Jonny Lewis
3 Ashton Hughes
4 Steve Brown
5 Grant Robinson
6 Gary Donaldson
7 Neville Hughes
8 Craig Thomas
9 Jeremy Kortegast
10 Brett Wilson
11 Tony Howe
12 Paul Fisher
13 Brendon Rae
14 Paul Bishop
15 Kane Bently
16 Mike Taylor
17 Tony Tomasi
18 Phil Denovan
19 Donald McConochie
20 Norman Baird
21 Robert Boyd
22 Lew Grant
Bears Race 2 Results:
1 Lee Munro
2 Ashton Hughes
3 Steve Brown
4 Jonny Lewis
5 Gary Donaldson
6 Jeremy Kortegast
7 Neville Hughes
8 Brett Wilson
9 Tony Howe
10 Craig Thomas
11 Paul Bishop
12 Paul Fisher
13 Mike Taylor
14 Kane Bently
15 Tony Tomasi
16 Brendon Rae
17 Donald McConochie
Formula 1 Race Results:
1 Jay Lawrence
2 Dan Ornsby
3 Lee Murno
4 Ashton Hughes
5 Dan McKenzie
6 Ben McConochie
7 Steve Brown
8 Grant Robinson
9 Brett Wilson
10 Craig Thomas
11 Hamish Tarr
12 Tony Howe
13 Jon Rawcliffe
14 Jeremy Kortegast
15 Thomas Langridge
16 Paul Bishop
17 Donald McConochie
18 Mike Taylor
19 Peter Allison
20 Ronnie Moore
21 Brendon Rae
22 David Dixon
23 Tony Tomasi
24 Kevin Ryan
Words by Stevie Rial
