At the Upper Hutt twinshock event Mick Andrews will ride a rare 1958 Works 500 Matchless in the Pre 65 races plus a Rickman Metisse Mk3 with a 1968 600 Matchless motor in the Pre '70 class. This engine was one of the last 3 made by the factory for a speedway promoter in England but when his order fell through Tim Gibbes picked them up and bought back to NZ as Rickmans. One of these 3 Rickmans is now in a private museum in Greece, and the other machine will be on display at the event. NZ MX Champion Ken Cleghorn won many titles on that bike. So if you have some spare time and a couple of dollars why not pop across the Tasman for the weekend, its sealed roads all the way to the pits with a few motels and the dinner venue within a 5km radius of venues. For further details
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www.legendsofdirt.co.nz
