Croz’s Kwaks!

I do like my many trips ‘down under’ to the southern hemisphere. My latest trip was something of an eye-opener. I enjoyed a great time at the Mike Pero MotoFest event at Hampton Downs, in New Zealand. It was here that I could hook up with a number of legends including Jeremy Burgess (ex Doohan and Rossi crew chief) Aaron Slight, Kevin Magee, Gary Goodfellow and Andrew Stroud. Best of all was bumping back into my old mates Randy Mamola and Graeme Crosby.

Now, it’s not for this article to discuss or go back over Croz’s great achievements in bike racing. Suffice to say that he began racing in 1974 in his native New Zealand before switching to the Australian Superbikecircuits, Croz mastered both, winning the Isle of Man Senior TT race in 1980 while also being at the very top in the 500cc Grand Prixs. After many successes, Croz quit racing around 1982.