By 2026 events guide take one! Keen for a thorough summary of what’s coming up pure road racing, hill-climbs, rally-raid expeditions, specified purpose built circuit events wise in January and February, Road Racing News has you covered!
Czech road racing Statistician, historian, aficionado Jan Vavra, has compiled the following detailed information.
Pure Road Races / Hill Climbs:
5th February – NZ Hill Climb Champs – Bluff Hill (New Zealand)
Track record holder: Tony Rees – 0.43.747 (2025)
Some traditional Road Racer´s Adventures/Rally Raid Events:
3rd-17th January – Dakar 2026 (Legendary rally raid event with James Hillier and Jiri Broz in start list) – Yanbu (Saudi Arabia)
3rd-4th January – CMG NZGP & Battle of the Buckets – Euromarque Motorsport Park (New Zealand)
9th January – Summer Night Series Round 2 (with Josh Brookes in start list) – Sydney Motorsport Park (Australia)
23rd-25th January – Pirelli Motul Victorian Road Racing Championship Round 1 (next rounds TBC) – Phillip Island (Australia)
23rd-25th January – Memorial Luca Salvadori (premiere of this Supermoto event) – Motor Bike Expo, Verona (Italy)
24th January – Classic Action Motorcycle Sport – Euromarque Motorsport Park (New Zealand)
31st January-1st February – Ruapuna Superbike Grand Prix – NZ Superbikes Round 1 – Euromarque Motorsport Park (New Zealand)
31st January-1st February – NZCMRR Classic Racing Festival – Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon (New Zealand)
4th-8th February – Burt Munro Challenge – Invercargill (New Zealand)
6th-8th February – Bridgestone Festival of Speed Motorcycle Classic – Sydney Motorsport Park (Australia)
7th-8th February – Burt Munro Superbike Sprint – NZ Superbikes Round 2 – Teretonga Park, Invercargill (New Zealand)
13th-14th February – Summer Night Series Round 3 (with Josh Brookes in start list) – Sydney Motorsport Park (Australia)
14th February – Classic Action Motorcycle Sport – Euromarque Motorsport Park (New Zealand)
20th-22nd February – Sound of Thunder – Euromarque Motorsport Park (New Zealand)
20th-22nd February – Australian Superbikes with World SBK Round 1 – Phillip Island (Australia)
27th February-1st March – King of Grobnik Round 1 – Automotodrom Grobnik (Croatia)
Photo credit: Mark Corlett
Words by Jan Vavra
