Classic Action Motorcycle Sport (SI) Inc

Welcome to the online home of CAMS Racing! Our aim is to provide motorcycle enthusiasts with a supportive, fun, social environment for safe and affordable road racing of classic and post classic machines. Check out our race dates, browse through the race classes and rules, or if you’re just getting started, we’ve got plenty of useful information to get you underway. We welcome any inquiries so if you can’t find what you’re looking here,
then please feel free to contact us.

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Thanks MJSmyth Images 😀📅 CAMS Championship Race Series Round 4
📍Euromarque Motorsport Park, Christchurch

My apologies in getting this album started, my schedule is ever so slightly CRAZY, and shooting away from home for the final two NZSBK rounds delayed my editing.

Once again, it was an awesomely attended CAMS event, and again part one of a double header day for me! It was a beautiful day, even first thing, and I got to shoot a bit of sign on and scrutineering before heading out on track. Fortunately, with a slightly later start time at the Speedway, I got to stay for almost all the racing.

It was a great day on track, with great numbers, even better racing, and that cool, chilled out, relaxing atmosphere that CAMS has become famous for! It was lovely to see a few faces who have been absent for a couple of years, back at the track, and it was wonderful to catch up! Congratulations to Steve Gibbons for winning my Racer’s Raffle.

Very special thanks to the CAMS Club and committee members (Dave, Sue, Campbell, Sarah, Shaun, Logan, Nikki, Lachlan, Steve, Jason, Yvonne, Gary, Layton, and Roger) for allowing me to shoot the action, and the amazing support I receive from each of you.

Thank you to the MNZ Officials, and others, on site, not previously mentioned (Steve, Sandra, and Roy) and the dedicated volunteers who ran the Grid, Timing, Scrutineering (), Sign On, Recovery, St John’s Ambulance Personal, and Christchurch Hospital, and all members of the Orange Army – our flaggies – who had full on, and exhausting day, due to a great number of entries – thank you so much!

My personal thanks to Steve – the very best Coffee Guy in CHCH, Andrew Morrison for the lift to the track and the laughs, and Jacqui for taking me out to Speedway afterward and making sure I ate and drank in-between the shooting, Dave, Sue, Sarah, Shaun, Steve O, Pam, Steve MS and Catherine for your support, all the catchups I managed to squeeze in between treks to the infield, and to all the racers and pit crews who made the day so special.

My photos are available for purchase – And all photos with a letter code (N, E, RC, B, SL, SM, SD, SKE, RCE etc, are available for purchase in their original colour versions, unless otherwise stated. Please private message me for further details. Please reference codes when ordering photographs. If you know the riders or those pictured, please feel free to tag them! STILL MANY MORE PHOTOS TO COME!! Thank you for your patience!

To the riders, if any, who came off and were injured - I am thinking of you and wish you a speedy recovery. Out of respect for your fellow riders - please don't divulge details of track accidents/injuries, especially names of those involved, on this page without express consent of the injured person. All the offs I have caught, not involving injuries, and chosen to post were done AFTER checking that the rider was okay.

***Please note – in the event of any serious incident – If I happen to have captured it, please don't ask to see my crash photos, they will be sent to the Steward or COC, and when permissible sent on, privately, to the involved parties ONLY. They will NEVER appear on any of my social media accounts. Please respect this.***

Thank you so much for the support, likes, private messages and particularly your comments on my photos, and your positive reviews on my page. They mean everything to me. <3<3<3

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Hi All,
CAMS Championship Round 5 is all go for next weekend, Saturday 11th of March at Euromarque Motorsport Park, Ruapuna. Euromarque Motorsport Park
Join us for a day of relaxed, fun CAMS racing.

New riders welcome.
Pre entry and pre paying essential please, it makes our teams life so much easier and sign on much faster if you all pre enter.
Pre entry closes at midday Friday 10th March .
Pre Enter Here:
myregister.co.nz/cams/index.php
Any issues with access or you need to set up a profile, please contact Dave - camspresident@gmail.com .
Food and coffee onsite
Bar open after racing
Sign on 8.00am - 9.00am
Officials briefing 8.45am
Riders briefing 9.15am
Practice/Qualifying from 9.30am
Race Program:
Practice/Qualifying 5 Laps (2 practice, 3 laps qualifying)
Round 1 - Points 5 laps
Round 2 - Points 5 laps
Round 3 - Bracket racing ( no points just fun)
Race Groups and Race order:
Group 1 - Modern Jnr, Modern Snr and Super Twins
Group 2 - Pre82 Snr, Pre82 Junior, Pre72 Snr, Pre89 F3, Pre63 Open
Group 3 - Clubmans- new riders, slower riders, older riders
Group 4 - Pre63, Vintage, Pre72 Junior & L/Weight, Pre82 L/Weight
Group 5 - Development, Buckets F4 & Super Singles ABC
Group 6 - Pre89 F1/F2 and Pre 95 all
Group 7 - Sidecars Modern and Classic

Championship points classes for all bikes.

See you there!
Cheers
The CAMS Committee
Photo Credit MJSmyth Images
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Hi All,
CAMS Championship Round 5 is all go for next weekend, Saturday 11th of March at Euromarque Motorsport Park, Ruapuna. Euromarque Motorsport Park
Join us for a day of relaxed, fun CAMS racing. 
New riders welcome.
Pre entry and pre paying essential please, it makes our teams life so much easier and sign on much faster if you all pre enter. 
Pre entry closes at midday Friday 10th March .
Pre Enter Here:
http://myregister.co.nz/cams/index.php
Any issues with access or you need to set up a profile, please contact Dave - camspresident@gmail.com .
Food and coffee onsite 
Bar open after racing 
Sign on 8.00am - 9.00am
Officials briefing 8.45am
Riders briefing 9.15am
Practice/Qualifying from 9.30am
Race Program:
Practice/Qualifying 5 Laps (2 practice, 3 laps qualifying)
Round 1 - Points 5 laps
Round 2 - Points 5 laps
Round 3 - Bracket racing ( no points just fun)
Race Groups and Race order:
Group 1 - Modern Jnr, Modern Snr and Super Twins
Group 2 - Pre82 Snr, Pre82 Junior, Pre72 Snr, Pre89 F3, Pre63 Open
Group 3 - Clubmans- new riders, slower riders, older riders
Group 4 - Pre63, Vintage, Pre72 Junior & L/Weight, Pre82 L/Weight
Group 5 - Development, Buckets F4 & Super Singles ABC
Group 6 - Pre89 F1/F2 and Pre 95 all
Group 7 - Sidecars Modern and Classic
Championship points classes for all bikes.
See you there!
Cheers 
The CAMS Committee
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Wow! I need to move South 😃 so many racings and friendly bunch 😍

Vince Burrell here we go again 🤣

Lucas Scott 👀

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Great picture,and great to see the riders names accompanying the pics

Hi Team,
Its nearly that time again, CAMS Championship Round 4
is all go for next weekend, Saturday 18th of Feb at Euromarque Motorsport Park, Ruapuna. Euromarque Motorsport Park

We had an amazing rider turnout at our last club day!! , the biggest club day we have ever had 🙂
So join us for another fun, relaxed day of CAMS racing.

Its a great opportunity to test for the BEARS Sound of Thunder the following weekend, classes for all BEARS bikes.

Join us for a day of relaxed fun racing.
New riders welcome.

Pre entry and pre paying essential please, it makes our teams life so much easier and sign on much faster if you all pre enter.
Pre entry closes at midday Friday 17th Feb .
Pre Enter Here:
myregister.co.nz/cams/index.php
Any issues with access or you need to set up a profile, please contact Dave - camspresident@gmail.com .
Food and coffee onsite
Bar open after racing
Sign on 8.00am - 9.00am
Officials briefing 8.45am
Riders briefing 9.15am
Practice/Qualifying from 9.30am
Race Program:
Practice/Qualifying 5 Laps (2 practice, 3 laps qualifying)
Round 1 - Points 5 laps
Round 2 - Points 5 laps
Round 3 - Bracket racing ( no points just fun)
Race Groups and Race order:
Group 1 - Modern Jnr, Modern Snr and Super Twins
Group 2 - Pre82 Snr, Pre82 Junior, Pre72 Snr, Pre89 F3, Pre63 Open
Group 3 - Clubmans- new riders, slower riders, older riders
Group 4 - Pre63, Vintage, Pre72 Junior & L/Weight, Pre82 L/Weight
Group 5 - Development, Buckets F4 & Super Singles ABC
Group 6 - Pre89 F1/F2 and Pre 95 all
Group 7 - Sidecars Modern and Classic
Championship points classes for all bikes.

See you there!
Cheers
The CAMS Committee
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Getting Started | Classes & Rules

CAMS is a Classic and Post Classic bike racing club but also prides itself on being inclusive and caters for all makes and models. If it fits within one of the classes and formulas listed below, then it can be run at a CAMS meeting.

CLASSIC PRE 1963 – 250, 350, 500cc AND OPEN MODIFIED
CLASSIC GIRDER FORK – PRE WAR 1946 AND VINTAGE 1931

POST CLASSIC PRE 1972 – LIGHTWEIGHT, JUNIOR AND SENIOR
POST CLASSIC PRE 1982 – LIGHTWEIGHT JUNIOR AND SENIOR
POST CLASSIC PRE 1989 – FORMULA 1, FORMULA 2 & FORMULA 3
POST CLASSIC PRE 1995 – FORMULA 1, FORMULA 2, FORMULA 3 AND SUPERBIKE

CAMS SUPER SINGLES
Super Single Group A ( up to Pre 89 – 4 stroke 501cc + & 2 stroke 251cc+ )
Super Single Group B (Up to Pre89 – 4 Stroke 251cc + & 2 Stroke 126cc + )
Super Single Group C  ( Up to Pre 89 – 4 Stroke up to 250cc & 2 Stroke up to 125cc )

BUCKETS  –  F4 & F5

CAMS DEVELOPMENT CLASS
Up to 150cc single or twin 2 strokes, up to 250cc single or twin 4 strokes, chassis and tyres open. competition or street models and parts allowed.

MODERN RACE GROUP
Modern Junior (up to 590cc)
Modern Senior (590cc and over)
Super Twins Open

SIDECAR SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
Classic and Post Classic Sidecars

CAMS recommend you go to Chapter 8 of the MNZ regulations and read the complete safety chapter.  

RACE SET UP GUIDE

If you have a race bike or road bike and want to come racing, it will have to fit in with the MNZ rules. Below is a guide of some of the things that will be required to come racing. Note that road bikes will need all lights and indicators removed or completely taped over.

– Number plates/race numbers as per MNZ Rule 10-2-3-Securely mounted exhaust system
– Baffles wired and silencers fitted
– Efficient brakes
– Brake and clutch levers must have a flat back, rounded ball ends and no sharp edges
– Brake pedal return stop on hydraulic type-Handlebars must not exceed 92cm and must be plugged
– Fairing blade must be rounded as per MNZ Rule 10-11-3
– Crankcase, gearbox, carb and air cleaner drain and breather tubes, must be run into a securely mounted catch bottle
– Drain plugs, oil filler caps, oil filter retaining bolts and brake caliper mounts must be lock wired
– General; wheel bearings, swing arm pivot, suspension, split pins in wheels, spokes, steering head bearings, all fittings, footrests, secure mounting of seat and tank
– Etylene glycol is banned from use in road racing events, MNZ Rule 10-13-2

CAMS recommend you go to Chapter 10 of the MNZ regulations and read the complete technical chapter.

– Helmet, full face. DOT approved. Must have a visor or goggles.
– Boots, sturdy motorcycle boots in good condition.
– Leathers. One piece or zip together. Must be in good condition, no holes, rips or broken zippers.
– Back protector either as a separate item or incorporated into you leathers.
– Chest protector to the standard in MNZ riding gear rules link above
– Gloves, Leather only.

CAMS recommend you go to Chapter 8 of the MNZ regulations and read the complete safety chapter.  

– You’ll need to be a member of an MNZ affiliated club.
– Pay for a one event license or have an MNZ competition license
– Pay an entry fee
– New riders get their own briefing and will be taught safety rules, race etiquette and race procedures in the new rider class. Plenty of advice on technique and bike set up is available from experienced riders and trainers. New riders progress to the faster classes once the trainer is happy he/she is safe.
– Get plenty of sleep and get organised the night before, no need to be stressed and rushed on race day, its supposed to be fun.
– No riding hung over or under the effects of mind f*ing drugs from that wicked rave you went to last night.
– Bring food and plenty of water, dehydration saps strength, concentration and speed.
– Bring a great friendly attitude, be prepared to have the best day you’ve had with your pants on in years.

If you require clarification on any rules or getting started please don’t hesitate to ask. We were all new riders once and are happy to help.

CAMS Membership

Download the form, pay by bank transfer and
send an email to Sue to confirm payment and details.

Westpac 03-1702-0084303-018
Classic Action Motorcycle Sport Inc

CAMS Merchandise

CAMS tee shirts and hoodies are now available for sale through Iron & Oil Clothing. Show your support for your favorite classic racing club by wearing the clothing (plus we make a few $ towards the clubs coffers) Click here to look at the range and make a purchase…

Our Mission Statement is “To provide motorcycle enthusiasts with a supportive, fun, social environment for safe and affordable road racing of classic, post classic machines and support for most classes of motorcycles while promoting the preservation of their machines.”

CAMS History

Classic Action Motorcycle Sport Inc. (S.I) club was formed over 25 years ago in Christchurch, NZ, by a group of racers wanting to keep the classic bikes of yesteryear on the South Island racetracks, many of these machines were “SPECIALS”, B31’s, B50’s, etc. running parts that were not completely original to these bikes when they came out of their factories.

Classic Action Motorcycle Sport
P O Box 16335, Hornby
Christchurch
New Zealand

CAMS COMMITTEE

President – Dave Reesby: (027) 232 2860 | Email Dave
Vice President – Gary Cotterell: (021) 163 5161 | Email Gary
Club Captain – Campbell Stevenson: (027) 220 3759
Treasurer – Layton Matheson: (027) 271 8005 | Email Layton
Race Secretary – Roger O’Regan: (027) 436 1402 | Email Roger
Club & Membership Secretary – Sue VDH: (021) 274 6657 | Email Sue