Two of Southland’s biggest events will be taking place over the same weekend in February 2028, leading to concerns over the region’s ability to host the influx of visitors. The Burt Munro Challenge will be held from February 9-13 and Southern Field Days from February 9-11. Burt Munro Challenge committee chairman Bill Moffatt said he acknowledged Southland’s February event calendar was becoming more congested, but the 2028 clash was an exception. The 2018 decision to move the annual Burt Munro event from its once traditional November date to February, which offered a more settled weather pattern, was well researched. The event also needed to be slotted into the one weekend the Southland Sports Car Club had free on its Teretonga February event calendar. Easter’s timing has compressed multiple major events into a short window. "It’s just the way that Easter has fallen.…