All four men have trained and competed at the steep and technical circuit before each of them has headed off-shore to chase international glory but this weekend is something special, with the King of the Mountain title a highly sought-after prize.

The three King brothers regard New Plymouth’s Barrett Rd motocross park as their home turf but, equally, Hawera’s Hurley can lay claim to it and he is the defending King of the Mountain champion.

Hurley will use Sunday’s racing as continuation of his build-up for his trans-Tasman campaign, his assault on the Australian Motocross Championships set to begin in Tasmania on April 6.

Hurley, who turned 32 in February, is favoured to snatch back the Australian open class title he last won in 2005 and Sunday’s “warm-up” in the shadow of Mount Taranaki will be a litmus test to whether he has the acid to take on the cream of Australian talent in the nine-round series starting next month.

Shayne and Darryll King are in the twilight of their respective racing careers, both men supposedly retired from top level competition, but they are both still extremely fast, especially on their favourite Barrett Rd track.

The 32-year-old Damien King wrapped up his third national 125cc crown at the track in November and is showing some of the best form of his career.

“I’m really excited about the weekend,” said Shayne King (37). “I am supposed to be retired … I quit in November … but this sounds like too much fun. It will also be the first time in 10 years – not since we raced the GP scene together in Europe – that all three Kings have been in the same race on the same size bikes.”