9 Feb 2024

This Weekend: Invercargill revs up for the Burt Munro Challenge

From Nights, 9:15 pm on 9 February 2024

Every Friday, Nights brings you some of the most interesting events and happenings coming up in Aotearoa this weekend, from the community fair to the massive concerts.

Tonight we're speaking to Bill Moffatt from Invercargill ahead of the annual Burt Munro Challenge motorcycle meet this weekend.

Burt Munro in Invercargill in 1962 preparing to pack up the Indian inside it’s Streamliner to send to Bonneville. Also pictured: a young Neville Hayes, now the Managing Director of E Hayes and Sons Invercargill, and the owner of Burt’s Indian

Burt Munro in Invercargill in 1962 preparing to pack up the Indian inside it’s Streamliner to send to Bonneville. Also pictured: a young Neville Hayes, now the Managing Director of E Hayes and Sons Invercargill, and the owner of Burt’s Indian Photo: E Hayes Motorworks Collection