Police have named an Auckland motorcyclist who was killed while participating in an open day at a Waikato motor racing circuit yesterday morning.
He was 32-year-old Tim Porter, a member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
He died instantly when he crashed his bike at the Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, north of Meremere.
The police Serious Crash Unit were investigating, and helping the Waikato coroner who is also investigating the incident.
It was the first fatal crash at the Hampton Downs track, which opened in January this year.
- NZPA
Motorcyclist killed at open day named
Hampton Downs. File photo / Dean Purcell
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