By Thrills, thrills and more thrills, the 2024 Cemetery Circuit Races edition wasn’t short of entertainment, excitement, crowd pleasing racing.
Roads’ scene ‘Aliens’ Davey Todd and Peter Hickman, took between them nine top three finishes, three race/class wins.
King of The Roads Champion Todd was best of the second Classic Solos, Pre 89 Senior Classics, opening Super Moto encounters whilst new FHO Racing team-mate for 2025 Hickman, picked up a Classics solos triumph.
Mitch Rees (F1 Superbike races – P1 times two) made it three successive Robert Holden Memorial feature race victories, bested his own existing outright lap record, lapping at 47.336 seconds.
2024 Senior TT winner Todd claimed runner-up reigns, 1.485 seconds adrift with Tony Rees third, 0.427 behind the Brotton rider.
Winner of both F2 Supersport races, Morgan McLaren Wood placed fourth as Rogan Chandler, Seth Devereux finalised the race leader board top six.
Daniel Mettam, street racing returner, 125 Mph TT club member Jay Lawrence, shared the Pre 95 Senior Classics honours whilst racers not showcased yet, attaining race wins at Whanganui were as follows:
Sloan ‘Chopper’ Frost (Adventures Bike Race 1), Richie Dibben (Adventures Bike Race 2/Supermoto Race 2 – new class lap record – 50.534 seconds).
Malcolm Bielski (Formula Sport Senior Races x2), Jeff Croot (Formula Sport Junior Races x2), Scott Moir (Classic Solos Race 2).
Ashley Payne (F3 Race 2), Paul Pavletich (Pre 89 Senior Classics Race 1), Finn Harman (Pre 89 Junior Classics Races x2), Darrick Kattenburg (Pre 95 Junior Classics Race 1).
Rodney O’Connor (Pre 95 Junior Classics Race 2), Cameron Leslie (Supersport 300 Race 1), Tyler King (Supersport 300 Race 2).
Yesteryear, modern F1/F2 Sidecar winners Robert Hood/Graham Wilkinson, Bruce Roberts/Kendal Dunlop and Adam Unsworth/Bryce Rose.
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
