So the plan is - you get your mates together and you dress up - pick your own party theme.

You come to the Coast for a weekend of ‘Wild’ festival fun, you can enter the costume competition on the day and who knows - you and your mates might even walk away with a choice prize!

How easy is that! Go on - you know you want to!

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The Kumara Races is an annual event that is held at the Kumara Racing Track, Kumara. It is a family event where people from all over the country come to watch the horses gallop for a day. People are invidted to bring there own drink and food into the event where there is a festival atmosphere with live music, stuff for kids, totes and even and children’s tote where kids can win chocolate for winnig the horse race.

Join us at Paroa Hotel for the after party where everyone from the race event comes to party. You gotta be there!

Please join us for this family event at Dixon Park Greymouth. This should be a fun filled event that will be great for all ages with music rides and activities for big and small. Sponsored by Classic Hits Greymouth.

The Greymouth Motorcycle Street race was first held in 1989 as a way to attract visitors to the district after the 1988 flooding. The event was run as part of the Octoberfest Celebrations.

The event was organised by a group of volunteers looking to establish an event that would benefit the local economy and all monies raised were donated back to the community. The first major donation from the “Street Race” in 1989 was to the Mayoral relief fund. The Greymouth Street Race became an Incorporated Society in 1993.

Over the years many organisations have benefited from the event by way of donations and funds gifted to the various organisations who have donated their services to set up the race circuit each year. These organisations vary from local youth & senior Rugby/League teams to Diabetes Trust, Westurf Trust & Search & Rescue to mention just a few.
On average over $9000 is now annually donated.

With the changes to the retail sector and Sunday trading becoming the norm, the gate fee was dropped in 2006 to enable both spectators and shoppers into the CBD of Greymouth free of charge.

In 2007 Development West Coast through their Community Funding grants allowed the event to be televised and screened on Prime TV as well as Sky Sports. This exposure has increased the awareness of the event and has brought positive feed back.

With the increase exposure from the televising of the event, the numbers of riders wanting to participate continues to grow, and fields have been capped at 35 riders in each class to ensure a safe event. Each class has three to four rounds per race day and we now have a class for SuperMotards, with it’s own off road section.

2010 - will see a full weekend of associated events, this will have a wheels theme, but will have a wider appeal.

Safety
Whilst it is recognised that Motor Sports is a dangerous pastime, the committee prides itself in the safety standards it works to. All riders must sign an indemnity form before competing and our Safety Officer and the MNZ steward have full control of the circuit.

Classes

* F1 (6 laps)
* Bears (6 laps)
* F Greymouth (5 laps)
* F 3 (5 laps)
* Super motard S1 (5 laps includes off road  - 451cc and above)
* Super motard S2/S3 (5 laps includes off road - up to 450cc)
* Classic pre 63/Buckets (4 laps)
* Post Classic (63-82) (4 laps)

109km from Greymouth to Westport looking out at the imposing Tasman Sea

You can do it solo or team up with a mate and changeover at Punakaiki.

Rudyard Kipling described the area as ‘the last, loneliest, loveliest, equisite apart’

You can experience one of the most dramatic seascapes you’ll find anywhere as you cycle along the ‘Coast Road’.

West of the Alps from Greymouth to Westport, voted one of the top 10 tourist drives in the whole world by both Lonely Planet and Rough Guides.
Entry
The Wild Coaster is a cycle ride for everyone (minimum age 15 years). Sorry no unicycles or recumbents.
Please note that no entries will be accepted on the day.

Entry Fee
Solo $75.00
Relay $100.00
Tandem $100.00 ($50 per rider)

Entry for the 2010 event is now open and will close on the 30th of September 2010.