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Taupo Set For Thrilling Final Motocross Showdown
Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 10:51 am | Bikesport NZ
MARCH 10, 2020: Everything will be all on the line at the fourth and final round of the 2020 New Zealand Motocross Championships in Taupo this weekend. Just five points separate the top two riders in the premier MX1 class and there are only seven ... More >>
Motocross Championships Finale Will Be A Scorcher
Monday, 2 March 2020, 12:41 pm | Bikesport NZ
MARCH 2, 2020: It does not matter one little bit what the weather does to Taupo in two weeks' time, the final round of the 2020 New Zealand Motocross Championships there will be a scorcher regardless. The racers arrived in Hawke's Bay for Sunday's ... More >>
Biddle Determined To Make It Count At Hampton Downs
Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 1:18 pm | Bikesport NZ
MARCH 26, 2020: Avalon Biddle always knew there would be a target on her back when she lined up at the start of the 2020 road-racing season with the No.1 emblazoned on her 600cc Kawasaki race bike. It's tough when you're the national champion ... More >>
Motocross Championships Continue In Hawke's Bay
Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 3:49 pm | Bikesport NZ
FEBRUARY 25, 2020: The 2020 New Zealand Motocross Championships reached the halfway stage with edge-of-the-seat racing in Rotorua last weekend and there's no let-up in sight. The riders have had virtually no time even to catch their breath before ... More >>
Shake-up For Championship Standings At Rotorua
Monday, 24 February 2020, 2:44 pm | Bikesport NZ
FEBRUARY 24, 2020: An already-fiery 2020 New Zealand Motocross Championships just got even hotter after an intense day of racing at round two of the series near Rotorua at the weekend. The Fox-sponsored series kicked off in Balclutha three weeks ago, ... More >>
Natzke Strengthens His Championship Advantage
Monday, 24 February 2020, 9:54 am | Bikesport NZ
FEBRUARY 24, 2020: Bay of Plenty's Josiah Natzke is creeping relentlessly closer to claiming his first senior 250cc motocross crown. The former New Zealand 125cc motocross champion has been racing overseas for the past few seasons and his homecoming ... More >>
'Go Well, Go Shell' For Kawasaki Race Team
Thursday, 20 February 2020, 5:13 pm | Bikesport NZ
FEBRUARY 20, 2020: The famous refrain "Go Well, Go Shell" could perhaps never be more appropriate than right now, particularly for a race team that's already rocketing along like greased lightning. One of the most go-ahead and high-profile ... More >>
Legends Garage A Honey-pot In Hive Of Motofest Activity
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 1:16 pm | Bikesport NZ
FEBRUARY 19, 2020: Old and new, rare and mainstream, shiny and ... well, even shinier ... along with champions of the past, present and future too. They are all heading to the third annual Mike Pero MotoFest at Hampton Downs on the weekend of March 7-8, ... More >>
Motocross Fireworks Set To Reignite In Rotorua
Tuesday, 18 February 2020, 2:21 pm | Bikesport NZ
FEBRUARY 18, 2020: The battle lines have been drawn after a thrilling opening round to this year's New Zealand Motocross Championships in the South Island. But those lines may have to be re-drawn when the four-round FOX-sponsored series resumes with ... More >>
Defending Champ knows he'll have his work cut out
Monday, 10 February 2020, 11:26 am | Bikesport NZ
They say it's harder to defend a title than it is to win it in the first place. And that may well be the case for Raglan's Jason Dickey when he begins his New Zealand Cross-country Championship title defence in the Rangitikei region this weekend. The ... More >>
MOTOFEST REVVING UP FOR CLASSIC BIKES GP
Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 9:59 am | Bikesport NZ
MOTOFEST Revving up for classic bikes GP MotoFest is just around the corner and, as final preparations are made, the rumblings of anticipation are starting to nudge the top of the rev-limiters. Ready to mark its third anniversary at Hampton Downs ... More >>
Trans-Tasman Clash Added Spice to Woodville MX
Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 11:40 am | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 28, 2020: The 49th annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville had extra spice this year with Trans-Tasman rivalry adding some "nice niggle". More >>
Momentum starts to build for Honda's Wyatt Chase
Monday, 27 January 2020, 11:32 am | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 27, 2020: If it's true that you're only as good as your last race, then Bay of Plenty's Wyatt Chase in very good indeed. The 20-year-old from Taupo made his mark on the weekend’s 59th annual Honda-sponsored New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix ... More >>
Motocross at Woodville of the Highest Quality
Monday, 27 January 2020, 10:34 am | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 27, 2020: The racing was intense at the weekend’s 59th annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville. More >>
KTM'S Harwood Wins Woodville Motocross Grand Prix
Monday, 27 January 2020, 10:14 am | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 27, 2020: It was close to a perfect performance from Auckland's Hamish Harwood at the weekend as he won New Zealand's most prestigious motocross crown. More >>
2020 Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville
Monday, 20 January 2020, 3:12 pm | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 20, 2020: There will be huge numbers on hand to witness as the heat goes on for defending champion Cody Cooper in the first major event of the 2020 motocross season this weekend. More >>
Rees bids farewell with a Hat-Trick and a Lap Record
Monday, 20 January 2020, 9:46 am | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 19, 2020: Whakatane's Damon Rees may be comfortably leading the glamour superbikes class, but, sadly, the Honda man won't be able to win the national title this summer. The 24-year-old was again in scintillating form, further enhancing the ... More >>
Oparau's Scott is King of the Mountain for 2020
Monday, 20 January 2020, 9:45 am | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 19, 2020: Two wins from three starts and then a feature race victory, it would be fair to say that Oparau's James Scott is fast approaching top form and ready for his latest international assault. Although more at home on 125cc and 250cc race ... More >>
Several riders may feel they have target on their backs
Friday, 17 January 2020, 3:35 pm | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 17, 2020: It's tough when you have a big No.1 plastered over the front and sides of your motorcycle – everyone has you in their gun sights, wants to shoot you down and take that title away. More >>
Parker plans an all-out assault on Timaru race track
Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 12:46 pm | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 14, 2020: He's running third overall in the Supersport 300 class standings after round one, but Timaru's Harry Parker reckons home track advantage will boost him up the standings this coming weekend. It's the second round of five in the Yamaha-sponsored ... More >>