Cemetery Circuit is a temporary motorcycle street racetrack in downtown

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, so named because the route bisects the old town cemetery. The daylong meeting has traditionally been held on

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(26 December) since 1951. The event attracts around 10,000 spectators and some of the best New Zealand motorbike racers to compete on the tight one-mile street circuit. It has earned a nickname: “Southern Hemisphere’s

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Official WebsiteExhibition celebrates motorcycle racing heritageCemetery Circuit, 2007
Sports venues in Manawatū-Whanganui Sport in Whanganui Motorsport venues in New Zealand {{Motorcycle-racing-stub