Hawke's Bay's Eddie "The Kat" Kattenberg was a big name on the New Zealand motorcycle racing scene in the 1980s ... and nothing has really changed over the years.
The Te Awanga man is still racing motorcycles at 51 and he's still among the frontrunners.
He works as a bicycle mechanic at Avanti Plus in Hastings during the week, but turns into a fire-breathing motorcycle racer at the weekends and, several years after giving up the sport at a serious level, he still finds the drive and determination to win.
Racing an old 1000cc Yamaha, Kattenberg leads the New Zealand Gold Cup Post Classics series after two of four rounds.
"I finished only fourth overall at round one at Hampton Downs in October but that was really an international meeting. I won round two at Manfeild in November and that gave me the series lead," he said.