World Super Mono TT in 1995 , which is for our first-placed small bike ( 600cc class ) rider . “ With the main Robert Holden Memorial Trophy , it is particularly special award for Mitch Rees to receive because it already has his bother Damon Ree ’ s name engraved upon it and also that of their father , Tony Rees . “ We are already well on target , full steam ahead with plans to run this coming December ’ s edition of the Suzuki International Series and Cemetery Circuit race meeting . “ We are already talking to overseas competitors and trying to get them back this year , so we are feeling very positive .” The Boxing Day racing on the Cemetery Circuit last Christmas had delivered everything that was expected and asked for . In addition to wrapping up the 2022 Suzuki International Series , the Whanganui spectacular also included the famous standalone Robert Holden Memorial feature race , the winner receiving a trophy that is perhaps among the most coveted of prizes in the roadracing world .
“ It was a great turn-out that day and just went to show that the people had been missing a great entertainment package like this ,” said Willacy . “ This event has been going for so many years and I ’ m so proud that everybody came to the party to put this event on after the setbacks we ’ ve had . Everybody played their part and everything ran smoothly .” To cut to the chase , Whakatane ’ s now twotime national superbike champion Mitch Rees carried on the unbeaten run he started at the series ’ opener at Manfeild last December , winning both Formula One / Superbikes races and also clinching the Robert Holden Memorial trophy at Whanganui . He had also won the series in this class when the competition last ran in December 2020 – a one-year hiatus forced upon the sport in 2021 by the COVID-19 pandemic – although it was his younger brother Damon Rees who secured the Robert Holden Memorial trophy on that occasion .
Andy McGechan
Mitch Rees accepts the prestigious Robert Holden Memorial trophy from Cemetery Circuit event organiser Allan ‘ Flea ’ Willacy
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