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All Roads Lead To Taupo For Racing This Weekend

Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 9:31 pm | Bikesport NZ

The opening round at the Taupo International Motorsport Park this Saturday and Sunday, December 7-8, will be sure to get the juices flowing with Isle of Man TT race stars a sure highlight among the many superior riders entered. More >>

Suzuki International Series Set To Be Red Hot

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 5:42 pm | Bikesport NZ

The opening round of the series at the Taupo International Motorsport Park on the weekend of December 7-8 will again be highly anticipated, with the excitement continuing at round two at Manfeild, on the outskirts of Feilding, just a week later, on December ... More >>

‘Golden Oldies’ Turn It On In Difficult Conditions

Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 3:18 pm | Bikesport NZ

Host Mosgiel District Motorcycle Club president Tim Guthrie said “we actually made the best of a bad situation” when the weather closed in on the course on Saturday afternoon. More >>

History Made As NZ Enduro Champs Series Wraps Up

Monday, 4 November 2024, 3:51 pm | Bikesport NZ

His victory on Saturday meant the 23-year-old sheep and beef farmer had just become the first rider to achieve New Zealand title glory in three separate domestic bike codes. More >>

Champions Of The Past, The Present And The Future

Thursday, 31 October 2024, 5:08 pm | Bikesport NZ

Hosted by the Mosgiel District Motorcycle Club, the 2024 New Zealand Veterans' Motocross Nationals at Scorgies Property, Lee Stream, Outram 9072, this coming Saturday and Sunday (Nov 2-3), it's also highly likely that a few unexpected names may end up ... More >>

NZ Enduro Series Wraps Up On Saturday

Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 4:18 pm | Bikesport NZ

The 2024 Yamaha New Zealand Enduro Championships are on the home straight now with just the fifth and final round remaining, a rare one-day event, set for challenging terrain near Masterton on Saturday, and it will possibly be a tight four-rider race ... More >>

Double Glory For Husqvarna Racer From Karaka

Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 11:56 am | Bikesport NZ

With 2-1-1 results in the junior 15-16 years’ 125cc class on Saturday, Draper convincingly won the trophy ahead of experienced fellow Auckland region rider Jack Ellingham and local Taupo rider Declan Connors. More >>

Stratford Man Makes It NZ Title Win Number Eight

Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 1:36 pm | Bikesport NZ

The programme was for seven races for each class over the two-day annual event, but organisers decided to cut the racing down to six per class after heavy rain made the steep and hilly track on Barrett Rd too slippery, especially for the younger ... More >>

Gibbs Takes NZ Trophy Back Across The Tasman

Monday, 28 October 2024, 9:10 pm | Bikesport NZ

The 35-year-old Gibbs, from the Sunshine Coast, outlasted all competitors in the feature shoot-out, a series of races that eliminated riders at each phase. More >>

Hard Adventure Enduro Will Again Be A Stern Test

Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 1:55 pm | Bikesport NZ

The Husqvarna Hard Adventure Enduro (HHAE) typically attracts the country's elite dirt bike riders to the Central North Island over Labour Weekend each year and organisers are convinced this year's adventure will be the best one yet. More >>

NEW ZEALAND’S ATV ELITE HEADING TO TARANAKI

Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:04 pm | Bikesport NZ

The Un4seen Decals-sponsored 2024 ATV MX Championships will feature seven races for each of the various classes over the two days and this will be sure to test even the fittest and most capable of riders, especially considering the steep and tricky ... More >>

New Zealand Contingent Impressive In Spain

Monday, 21 October 2024, 12:50 pm | Bikesport NZ

Archer managed to tap into any left-over reserves of energy to significantly cut her deficit to Richards on the final day, which featured a motocross, an aspect of off-road motorcycle racing that is considered faster but arguably less technical. More >>

Luck Abandons Team NZ In Its Hour Of Need

Monday, 7 October 2024, 2:01 pm | Bikesport NZ

The three-man team from Australia celebrated winning their first Chamberlain Trophy on Sunday (actually Monday morning NZ time), winning the MXoN outright ahead of the three-rider squads from the United States, The Netherlands, Spain and France. More >>

NZ Mini Motocross Nationals Were Sensational

Sunday, 6 October 2024, 5:27 pm | Bikesport NZ

There was plenty of inspiration on hand at the weekend, with the pit zone bristling with former superstars of the sport, all now the proud parents of today’s rising stars in mini motocross, considered a nursery ground for those starting out in motocross. More >>

The 2024 Motocross Of Nations In England: NZ Switched On For "Olympic Games Of Motocross"

Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 9:19 pm | Bikesport NZ

Every year, the Motocross of Nations (MXoN) lives up to its billing as the ultimate dirt bike spectacle and this weekend (October 5-6) the famous teams' racing event will be held on the rolling grassland circuit at Matterley Basin, near Winchester, ... More >>

Future Stars Of The Sport Head To Taranaki

Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 4:49 pm | Bikesport NZ

Run by the Taranaki Motorcycle Club and sponsored by Interdrill Ltd, the 2024 New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals will be held at the popular Barret Rd motorcycle park facility, on the outskirts of New Plymouth, this coming Saturday and Sunday. More >>

DRAPER, TOWNLEY AND HORNE SHINE IN AUSTRALIA

Monday, 30 September 2024, 1:57 pm | Bikesport NZ

The 2024 event, held at Bunbury’s Shrubland Park circuit, saw Australian riders take nine titles, but Kiwi riders took three key pieces of silverware with them back across the Tasman Sea. More >>

Suzuki Series Set To Delight Once More In 2024

Thursday, 26 September 2024, 5:15 pm | Bikesport NZ

The opening round of the series at the Taupo International Motorsport Park on the weekend of December 7-8 will again be highly anticipated, with the excitement continuing at round two at Manfeild, on the outskirts of Feilding, just a week later, on December ... More >>

Bike Throttles Were Pinned To The Stop At Timaru

Monday, 26 August 2024, 5:23 pm | Bikesport NZ

Winner of the premier senior MX1 class at the weekend was Winton’s Jack Symon, with Christchurch’s Justin McDonald finishing runner-up, while Mason Wilkie, from Swannanoa, west of Kaiapoi, claimed the third podium position. More >>

Full Throttle Racing A Test Of Nerves And Skills

Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 7:34 pm | Bikesport NZ

It is a sporting code that combines horsepower with heroics, demands both boldness and bravery, couples speed with stamina, mixes torque with technique and it is sure to be an entertainment spectacle on the mostly-flat grassland course. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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