BEARS MOTOR​​​​CYCLE CLUB INC​​​​​​​






BEARS RULES & REGULATIONS

BEARS Supplementary regulations

Motorcycles must be from a company of British, European or American origin with an engine and chassis of non-Asian design. Machines may be modified but must retain the basis of a BEARS bike. 

MACHINE ELIGIBILITY for any class is at the discretion of the organising committee. If a machine is not listed, doesn’t fit any class criteria or the engine & chassis combination has been changed you must contact the club for clarification before entering any event.

​All machines must comply with all safety requirements as specified in the MNZ manual of motorsport.

Official BEARS Classes

  • BEARS Formula One: Purpose built race bikes and technically advanced production sport bikes. 661cc - Open capacity, fuel, and tyres.

  • BEARS Formula Two: Pre 2006 production-based sport bikes 550cc - Open capacity. Plus APRILIA: RS660, Shiver 750. BMW: F800. DUCATI: 848, Monster 821, 937, Supersport 937, 950. KTM: Duke 790, Duke 890. MV AGUSTA: F3 675, Brutale 750. TRIUMPH: Daytona 675, Street triple 675, 765, Hinkley twins. Pump fuel, Open tyres. Note: F2 bikes may enter F1 if eligible but cannot enter both classes.

  • BEARS Formula Three: Purpose built race bikes and production sport bikes: Four stroke, 501 - 805cc 2 valve multis & singles. 401 - Open 4 valve singles. APRILIA: RS457. Two stroke, 0-350cc multi. 0 - 600cc singles. Open fuel & tyres.

  • Lightweight (F4): Four Stroke, 0 – 500cc 2 valve multis & singles. 0-400cc 4 valve singles. Two Stroke, 0 – 350cc air cooled singles, 0 – 250cc air cooled multi’s & water-cooled singles, 0 - 125cc water cooled multi’s.

  • BEARS SuperStock: Production based bikes. Original engine chassis & suspension layout. Modifications are permitted providing original concept and design are retained. E.g. a twin shock suspension may be altered to a box section swing arm but not changed to mono shock etc. Pump fuel only. Open tyres. Two classes.

    • Limited – Four stroke 0-750cc 2 valve multis & singles. 0-600 4 valve singles.

    • Open – Four stroke 751 – Open 2 valve multis, 601- Open 4 valve singles. Shaft drive multis may have 4 valves per cylinder but limited to 1000cc​

  • Best of British: Open to any motorcycle manufactured in Britain. British engine and frame or frame of non Asian design. Open fuel, open tyres. Four classes run concurrently:

    • 0-750cc

    • 751cc-Open

    • Hinckley (All Triumph motorcycles 1991-present)​

  • Heritage: Any tubular steel construction frame with non upside down forks, must have twin rear shock suspension, one mounted each side of rear swing arm. Shaft driven bikes with twin or single shock must have rear shock absorber mounted beside differential. Open tyres, open capacity engine, air cooled, open fuel, carburetted and non- belt driven valve gear.​​

  • Moto-Euro: Any bike manufactured in mainland Europe. (i.e. no British bikes) European engine and frame or frame of non Asian design. 401cc – Open water cooled 4 valves per cylinder twins. 601cc – open capacity all other machines. Open fuel, Open tyres.​​

  • Milwaukee Iron: Open to any Harley Davidson, Buell or EBR. Frames must be of non- Asian design. Open Fuel, open tyres. Two classes run concurrently. 2V (max 2 valves per cylinder), 4V (max 4 valves per cylinder).

Other available classes during the BEARS Championship series

Sport 400 - Open to any make and model 125cc to 400cc. No GP Bikes. No scooters, Groms or similar. Riders must hold a Senior Licence to compete.​

Have A Go Class - Open to any make and model 590 cc to Open. Track day only, no racing, no race starts.​


​Race Call Up Procedure, Race Starts and Grid Layout


Exiting the track

  • At the conclusion of racing riders should slow and continue around the track to assemble under direction of the flag marshal at the slip road at Flag point 3 (Hairpin).

  • Once released by the marshal riders shall proceed directly to the track exit at turn 11 (Sweeper).

  • Bikes returning to the pits must not use the pit lane to enter garages.

Points Scoring

Points scoring for all our events will be in accordance with the Motorcycling NZ manual of Motorsport. Please note rule 6.7A below in the event of a tie.

MNZ Rule 14.9h

Points are awarded for 1st to 15th placing as follows: 25, 20, 16, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

MNZ Rule 6.7A

In the event of a tie in the number of points at the end of an event or series, the final positions will be decided on the basis of the number of best results in the event or series (number of first places, number of second places etc.). If a further tie exists, it will be decided in the following order, by the better placing in the last, in the last but one, or in the last but two results counting towards the event or series in question, etc. If a dead heat still exists the riders concerned shall divide among themselves any awards according to their placing.