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Draper Off to Tackle World's Cross-Country Elite
Friday, 12 January 2018, 3:15 pm | Bikesport NZ
Draper Off to Tackle World's Cross-Country Elite JANUARY 12, 2018: It's the dream of any true racer to be able to compete, and hopefully win, at the ultimate level of their sport and that's what is about to be realised by Auckland's Liam Draper. ... More >>
Rising Star From Timaru Has a Big Future
Friday, 12 January 2018, 3:14 pm | Bikesport NZ
Rising Star From Timaru Has a Big Future JANUARY 12, 2018: Timaru's Harry Parker may have a big future ahead of him, but, for now, all he's concerned about is putting on a good show for his home-town fans this weekend. The second of four rounds in ... More >>
American Rider Here to Learn From Kiwi Legend
Thursday, 11 January 2018, 2:10 pm | Bikesport NZ
American Rider Here to Learn From Kiwi Legend JANUARY 11, 2018: To be the best, you need to learn from the best and that's the theory that young American cross-country rider Cody Barnes hopes will work for him. A rising star on the Grand National Cross-Country ... More >>
Super Racing From Superbike Series Newcomers
Wednesday, 10 January 2018, 12:10 pm | Bikesport NZ
Super Racing From Superbike Series Newcomers JANUARY 10, 2018: They may be about as far removed from fire-breathing superbikes as they could be, and certainly among the smallest motorcycles to feature on the race track, but the new GIXXER Cup class ... More >>
Focus Goes on Woodville for Motocross GP Titles
Tuesday, 9 January 2018, 12:00 pm | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 9, 2018: The population of the small Tararua town of Woodville will probably more than double for one special weekend at the end of this month. More >>
Young Man Steps up to Take Dad's Place Among Leaders
Monday, 8 January 2018, 5:10 pm | Bikesport NZ
Young Man Steps up to Take Dad's Place Among Leaders JANUARY 8, 2018: As one Honda rider called Rees steps aside, another one steps forward. Whakatane's Tony Rees is the 2017 national superbike champion, but the opportunities for him to run out with ... More >>
Superbike Nationals Opening Round Had It All
Sunday, 7 January 2018, 7:05 pm | Bikesport NZ
Superbike Nationals Opening Round Had It All JANUARY 7, 2018: It was a drama-filled weekend for the opening round of the 2018 New Zealand Superbike Championships in Canterbury, with edge-of-the-seat racing in all the various bike categories. Under ... More >>
Fitzgerald Has Superbike Podium in His Sights
Wednesday, 3 January 2018, 3:43 pm | Bikesport NZ
Fitzgerald Has Superbike Podium in His Sights JANUARY 3, 2018: Taranaki man Hayden Fitzgerald again has the superbike podium in his sights this season and, with the nationals set to kick off in Canterbury this weekend, he won't have to wait long ... More >>
Superbike Nationals Kick Off This Weekend
Tuesday, 2 January 2018, 4:12 pm | Bikesport NZ
Superbike Nationals Kick Off This Weekend JANUARY 2, 2018: The 2018 New Zealand Superbike Championships kick off in Christchurch this weekend and so will begin the battle to find the nation's best motorcycle road racers across half a dozen separate ... More >>
When Fastest Does Not Always Mean First
Sunday, 31 December 2017, 8:00 pm | Bikesport NZ
When Fastest Does Not Always Mean First DECEMBER 31, 2017: If a rider is only as good as his last race, then Mangakino’s Kayne Lamont will be hoping the momentum continues for him into 2018. The Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing Team star experienced ... More >>
Young Yamaha Star Has Speed to Burn
Sunday, 31 December 2017, 12:01 pm | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 31, 2017: The 2018 senior motocross national are just around the corner and Mangakino's Maximus Purvis can’t wait to sink his teeth into the opposition. The Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing Team star had another good work-out at the weekend’s ... More >>
Cooper Makes It Three Summercross Wins in a Row
Saturday, 30 December 2017, 9:28 pm | Bikesport NZ
Cooper Makes It Three Summercross Wins in a Row DECEMBER 30, 2017: Bay of Plenty’s Cody Cooper has done it again. The former Opotiki man gave his many local fans a real treat as he was almost unstoppable at the big annual Honda Summercross event ... More >>
Kawasaki's Richardson Takes the Formula Two Crown
Wednesday, 27 December 2017, 5:00 pm | Bikesport NZ
Kawasaki's Richardson Takes the Formula Two Crown DECEMBER 27, 2017: It was perhaps always meant to be and so, when Wainuiomata's Shane Richardson wrapped up the Formula Two class at Whanganui on Boxing Day, it came as a surprise to nobody. The Kawasaki ... More >>
Young Rees Gives a Taste of What's to Come
Wednesday, 27 December 2017, 4:59 pm | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 27, 2017: Honda's Tony Rees may be down, but he won't be out for long and, besides that, there's plenty more Rees genetics keen to step forward. More >>
Moir Does the Double at Suzuki Series Finale
Wednesday, 27 December 2017, 4:57 pm | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 27, 2017: It was a breakthrough day for Bay of Plenty's Scott Moir at the third and final round of the 2017 Suzuki Series at Whanganui on Boxing Day Tuesday. More >>
Woodville Grand Prix Further Enhanced With Oceania Status
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 1:55 pm | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 19, 2017: It is already the biggest and most prestigious motocross event on the Kiwi race calendar, but now the Woodville GP is set to get even bigger. More >>
Honda Summercross Set to Explode
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 11:52 am | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 19, 2017: It will again be a "Who's Who" of Kiwi motocross talent when the big annual Honda Summercross kicks off at Whakatane in less than two weeks' time. More >>
Suzuki Series Heading for a Sensational Finale
Monday, 18 December 2017, 10:52 am | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 18, 2017: With the preliminary battles now out of the way, it sets up the Boxing Day finale for another sensational afternoon of high-octane bike action. More >>
Rogan Chandler Quickly on the Pace in F2 Class
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 11:59 am | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 12, 2017: He may have had his new bike just two weeks now, but already Wellington's Rogan Chandler is up to speed and he must surely fancy his chances of winning another national title this season. More >>
Suzuki Series Quick to Hit Full Throttle
Monday, 11 December 2017, 7:06 pm | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 11, 2017: It could be a case of 'out of the frying pan and into the fire' for competitors as the annual Suzuki Tri-Series moves quickly from round one to round two in the space of just seven days. More >>