Racing... & It's sand flying off to a fine start. Light winds & signs of settling in dampness added to the atmosphere as a race starts at the 1st meeting of the Makarori Beach Races for '94. The course is uncomplicated but will tax the skills of the team of man & machine. With a series of races accumulating points for the championship it was a case of going as fast as possible around the 2 corners & as fast as possible down the 2 long straights. The Gisborne Motorcycle Sports Club run the races at low tide which allows couple of hours of racing for a variety of seniors & Juniors on fast bikes, trikes & 4 wheelers.

A team works as one as long there is communication. Phillip Law has the brake on as brother Sidney gives his all to get the motor running, out onto the startline.

Delme Young (Yamaha FZ750 ~ No 9) was low flying... reaching speeds up to 200km down the straights. He tried a variety of minor adjustments to improve his speed through the corners.

Daniel Williamson (Yamaha YZ125 ~ No 82) kept ahead of Daniel Fogerty (Yamaha KX80 ~ No 12) in this race.

Tony Blair (Honda CBR1000 ~ No 77) accelerates out of the corner as Turly Miller (Yamaha WR250 ~ No 67) uses a combination of power & his right leg to stabilise through the corner.

Brent Emerson on the KX500 (No 19) was consistently the quickest around the course on the day.