Bay of Plenty petrol junkies will get the chance to see some of the top off-road moto riders in action when the Dirt Guide Cross-country series roars into action next month.

Tokoroa will come alive to the roar of off-road motorcycles for the start of the series beginning on June 19.

Thames rider Natasha Cairns, a leading rider on the national enduro scene and an expected starter in the Dirt Guide Cross-country Series again this year. Photo: Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com

The four round series cater for all tastes and abilities. Now into its ninth year and continuing to grow, the secret for the series' success is it caters for young and old alike.

While it does offer something to tempt the less-experienced novice and junior riders, it's also a challenge for the more serious and highly-competitive of senior racers.

It will feature two separate 3km and 10km junior races to blast off in different parts of the forest at the same time at about 9.30am.

It also has a more testing 20-kilometre course for the two-hour senior race set to launch at about 12.30pm.

Points are counted from just three of the four rounds, with contestants to discard their one worst result.

Adding extra spice to the series is the opening event which also count as the first round of the fledgling NZXC series, the brainchild of former Kiwi international and 2015 national cross-country champion Paul Whibley. Who incidentally won last season's series.

Sponsored by Kiwi Rider magazine, the series gets underway on Sunday, June 19, at a venue called "Tar Hill", about 15km south of Tokoroa.

'This series is set in the pine forests south of Tokoroa and it has now built a reputation as being a really fun competition,” says organiser Sean Clarke.

'There is a class or category that caters for everyone. The tracks for all the events this year have been prepared.”

Previous series contenders such as Taupo's Brad Groombride, Coatesville's Sam Greenslade and Atiamuri's Hadleigh Knight are expected to enter. Also looking to join them is national endure women's class champion Natasha Cairns from Thames.

Racing will be on similar terrain to that used for part of the big International Six Days Enduro in the South Waikato region in November 2006.