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Whitaker Breaks Through To Win Toughest Event
Monday, 23 October 2023, 8:26 pm | Bikesport NZ
Wainuiomata’s Jake Whitaker (KTM 300EXC), outright winner of the weekend’s big annual Husqvarna Hard Adventure Enduro near Tokoroa. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It may have seemed that Wainuiomata’s Jake Whitaker might never break through to ... More >>
Cooper Puts Gasgas Top Of NZ Podium At First Attempt
Monday, 23 October 2023, 8:13 pm | Bikesport NZ
The 2023-24 New Zealand motocross season could not have kicked off much better for Bay of Plenty racer Cody Cooper. The just-turned 40-year-old showed that age is no barrier to performing at the top level if you've got a winning machine underneath ... More >>
Blast From The Past And The Future Too This Weekend
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 6:27 pm | Bikesport NZ
Former national champions and Kiwi internationals from the recent past will all flock together to race once again in Central Hawke's Bay this coming weekend. And while these individuals should certainly be favoured to dominate at the 2023 New ... More >>
Kiwi Team Ready For "Olympic Games Of Motocross"
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 10:48 pm | Bikesport NZ
A talented three-man Kiwi motocross squad is revved up to race in France this coming weekend, determined to again challenge, and hopefully beat, the best riders in the world. Every year, the Motocross of Nations (MXoN) lives up to its billing as the ... More >>
New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals Had It All
Monday, 2 October 2023, 6:44 am | Bikesport NZ
OCTOBER 2, 2023: Talent and bravery in equal measures were on show at the 2023 New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals at Leeston, south of Christchurch, at the weekend. The two-day event was hosted by the Christchurch Off-Road Motorcycle Club and sponsored ... More >>
Future Stars Go On Show At Mini Motocross Nationals
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 6:39 am | Bikesport NZ
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023: The future of Kiwi motocross goes on show in Canterbury this coming weekend and that's where we may see the next world champions created. Nearly 200 riders are entered and they will all be keen to excel at the two-day 2023 New ... More >>
Kiwi Duo Make The Most Of International Opportunity
Monday, 25 September 2023, 7:24 pm | Bikesport NZ
Two fearless New Zealand riders made the most of their overseas adventure at the weekend, racing at the 19th and final round of the Motocross World Championships in England. Oparau’s James Scott and New Plymouth’s Rian King headed to Europe ... More >>
NZ Hard Enduro Champs To Kick Off On Saturday
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 6:22 am | Bikesport NZ
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023: The 2023 New Zealand Hard Enduro Championships is called that for a reason and the promoters say the word “hard” is really perhaps an understatement. In saying that, however, the first of two rounds of this year’s Yamaha-sponsored ... More >>
NZ’s Courtney Duncan Wins Fourth World Title
Monday, 4 September 2023, 5:56 am | Bikesport NZ
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023: She’s done it again and, in the end, she did it easily … New Zealand’s Courtney Duncan is world champion once more. The 27-year-old Kawasaki rider from Palmerston, near Dunedin, won the first of her two Women’s Motocross ... More >>
Dates Set Already For 2024 NZ Cross-country Champs
Friday, 1 September 2023, 6:49 pm | Bikesport NZ
The Kiwi dirt bike racing community is eagerly anticipating the start to the 2023 edition of the New Zealand Cross-country Championships, now just weeks away, and the 2024 season is also now on the horizon. This year’s upcoming series may be ... More >>
Kiwi Enduro Contingent Flies The Flag In Romania
Sunday, 6 August 2023, 9:21 pm | Bikesport NZ
AUGUST 6, 2023: Germany’s Manuel Lettenbichler may have hogged the spotlight in winning round three of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championships overall, but a strong Kiwi contingent fired up at the event too. The event doubled as the 2023 edition ... More >>
Kiwi Quartet Fly The New Zealand Flag In Australia
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 7:36 pm | Bikesport NZ
JULY 20, 2023: Four Kiwis crossed the Tasman Sea to tackle the Australian Motocross Championships this season and each of them excelled in conditions that were hot on track in every sense of the word. Cambridge’s Nico Verhoeven, Taupo’s Connor ... More >>
Fundraiser For New Zealand Team A Roaring Success
Monday, 17 July 2023, 6:40 pm | Bikesport NZ
A team including a multi-time former Motocross of Nations team rider, stole the spotlight at the big annual Battle Of The Clubs motocross in Taupo on Saturday. The Motocross of Nations (MXoN) is the pinnacle of the sport globally, often referred ... More >>
Son Of Former Champ First To Accept GIXXER Challenge
Saturday, 15 July 2023, 1:10 pm | Bikesport NZ
JULY 14, 2023: Like moths to a flame, expect to see New Zealand’s aspiring young motorcycle road-racing stars of the future step forward and into the spotlight in the coming weeks. Suzuki New Zealand recently announced that it would again provide ... More >>
Taupo Again Staging Massive Fundraiser Motocross
Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 7:19 pm | Bikesport NZ
Bay of Plenty's Cody Cooper (bike No.121) is among the favourites this weekend. He is a multi-time national MX1 and MX2 champion and multi-time Team New Zealand representative at the Motocross of Nations. He is pictured here racing at the Battle ... More >>
Waikato Series Brings Out The Best In Dirt Bike Talent
Friday, 7 July 2023, 3:36 pm | Bikesport NZ
Expect the cream of the crop to arrive in South Waikato next weekend for round two of New Zealand’s most popular cross-country dirt bike competition. Round two of the 2023 of the Forestland Motorcycle Club Cross Country Series is set for ... More >>
Former New Zealand Champion Passes Away In The UK
Friday, 30 June 2023, 8:48 pm | Bikesport NZ
JUNE 30, 2023: It was with incredible sadness that the New Zealand motorcycling community learned today of the passing of one of its brightest young stars. Bay of Plenty man Damon ‘Damo’ Rees passed away while in hospital in England, struck ... More >>
Another Boost For Women’s Motocross In New Zealand
Friday, 30 June 2023, 8:46 pm | Bikesport NZ
JULY 01, 2023: Women’s motocross racing in New Zealand will be getting an extra boost this coming Matariki Weekend with the inaugural MXLadies Motocross Championships. Created several years ago by Nelson woman Simone Dacombe, her MXLadiesNZ group is ... More >>
Late Start To NZ Series Should Be Worth The Wait
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 5:49 pm | Bikesport NZ
JUNE 14, 2023: It has been some time in the making, but a 2023 edition of the New Zealand Cross-country Championships is now on the horizon and organisers Paul Whibley and Claire Clare believe it will have been worth the wait. When Motorcycling New ... More >>
Juniors Also Stretch Their Legs In NZ Enduro Series
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 5:08 pm | Bikesport NZ
JUNE 13, 2023: The future heroes of off-road motorcycle racing shared the programme with the current superstars in the just-completed 2023 New Zealand Enduro Championships. So, in addition to the established senior frontrunners and current Kiwi internationals, ... More >>