Bay of Plenty ace Tony Rees, who claimed the Robert Holden Memorial trophy on the Cemetery Circuit on Friday, has now held that prize aloft across three different decades.
Honda man Rees, from Whakatane, was sensational at the scorching-hot third round of the annual Suzuki Series on Boxing Day on the feared and respected Wanganui circuit.
The 47-year-old took his Honda CBR1000RR to set the fastest lap in qualifying - 50.04 seconds with a speed of 115.683km/h - then snatched victory in the day's opening Formula One/Superbike race, setting the tone for the rest of the day.
Although he was narrowly beaten to the finish line by Taupo's Scott Moir in the day's second F1 race, the best was still to come in the signature Robert Holden Memorial feature race, the jewel in the crown for any self-respecting rider on the programme.
No stranger to winning in a street environment, Rees gave a master class to his younger rivals, albeit eventually claiming victory by less than a second from Wanganui's Jayden Carrick and New Plymouth's Hayden Fitzgerald.