2017 will mark the 23rd running of the Trans Tasman Trials challenge for the Oceania Shield.
There will be a re-union for all riders who have contested the Oceania shield as part of the Australian, and the New Zealand, teams. This will be a social get together at an Angaston winery on Thursday evening September 28th.
I was invited to be the host for this function as I’ve been involved with the challenge since the original event in 1975.
The attached spreadsheet confirms the names of all of the competitors from the winning team in each of the 22 events held so far. Anyone who may be able to assist with the missing names of the runners-up team members is invited to contact me.
Likewise, anyone reading this who may be able to pass on to those riders from the past, details of the reunion will be greatly appreciated. Victorian Alan Kerney is one gentleman that we have lost contact with.
Thanks to Peter Paice, we are able to include some photos of riders in the early Trans Tasman series from both sides of the Tasman. In the early years helmets were not yet compulsory.
- Trevor Bennett

1975 - Greg Power

1975 - Alan Kerney

1975 - Bruce Mitchell

1975 - Neil Harris

1975 - Peter Paice

1975 - Dave Pinkerton

1976 - Peter Paice, Alan Kerney & Steve Johnson

1976 - Peter Paice

1976 - Chris Harris

1976 - Both Teams

1978 - Paul Symons

1978 - Peter Luscombe

1978

1979 - Trans Tasman Trial held in Australia

1979 - Trevor - Preston MCC