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61st Annual Woodville Motocross Delivers The Goods
Monday, 29 January 2024, 3:24 pm | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 29, 2023: It was worth the wait … after a two-year hiatus being forced on organisers, due to elements beyond their control, the return to premier motocross racing at the 61st annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville at the weekend ... More >>
Honda’s Rising Stars Are Racing Towards The Top
Monday, 29 January 2024, 3:22 pm | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 29, 2023: The sport of motocross is in a healthy state in this country and this was in evidence at the weekend’s Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville. This iconic event was not able to be run over the past two seasons – ... More >>
Woodville The ‘Field Of Dreams’ For Motocross
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 6:28 pm | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 24, 2023: Perhaps New Zealand has its own Field Of Dreams and from the Hollywood film of that name came the phrase: “Build it and they will come”. And that's just what Palmerston North's Tim Gibbes did more than 60 years ago when he organised ... More >>
Team New Zealand Remains Strong Despite Changes
Monday, 22 January 2024, 6:22 pm | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 22, 2024: This coming weekend’s 61st annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville will perhaps be more significant than ever before, with a separate international competition also sharing the programme. An announcement was made last ... More >>
Battle Between Two Nations An Extra Feature
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 12:14 pm | Bikesport NZ
This year’s 61st annual Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville will be a very special one indeed. While this iconic event is always the most significant motocross on the Kiwi bike racing calendar, the upcoming 2024 edition, on the weekend ... More >>
Superbike Champs Lap Records Fall At Timaru
Monday, 15 January 2024, 5:30 pm | Bikesport NZ
Ups and downs are often all part of the excitement with motorcycle racing and there was plenty of that going on at the Levels International Motor Raceway, near Timaru, at the weekend. While a few of the leading riders in the New Zealand Superbike Championships ... More >>
NZ Superbike Champs Title Hopefuls Make Their Move
Monday, 8 January 2024, 7:42 pm | Bikesport NZ
The 2023-24 New Zealand Superbike Championships (NZSBK) reached the halfway stage in Canterbury at the weekend with various title hopefuls making their intentions perfectly clear. The first two rounds of six in the series were run in early December ... More >>
The 2024 Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix At Woodville
Thursday, 4 January 2024, 8:55 am | Bikesport NZ
Woodville Motocross co-founder Tim Gibbes (centre), flanked by fellow ‘Woodville legends’ Ken Cleghorn (left), Gibbes’ brother-in-law and the winner of the first Woodville event in 1961, and Kevin Eagle at the 60th anniversary of the iconic event ... More >>
Suzuki International Series An Absolute Thriller
Wednesday, 27 December 2023, 7:16 pm | Bikesport NZ
Just like any good sports story, this season’s Suzuki International Series simply oozed drama, tension and fast-paced action from start to finish. But all the questions were answered when the three-round competition concluded, as it always does, with ... More >>
Kiwi Team Named For Oceania Women’s Cup Bid
Friday, 22 December 2023, 6:17 pm | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 22, 2023: It will be time to step up and be counted when the top women’s motocross stars from Downunder head into a tough competition at the 2024 Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville next month. The New Year is almost upon ... More >>
Cemetery Circuit Races A True ‘Boxing Day Special’
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 6:02 pm | Bikesport NZ
It will again be fierce and frantic on the streets of Whanganui on Boxing Day. This photo shows Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (bike No.1) leading Whanganui’s Richie Dibben (bike 91) through the first corner at the Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day last year. ... More >>
Whanganui City Braced For A Massive Street Fight
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 5:59 pm | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 12, 2023: It’s not hard to see why the annual Suzuki International Series each December has a huge following, both domestically and internationally too. However, while the first two rounds of the 2023 edition have now been staged, both events ... More >>
Whanganui Father And Daughter Shine In Suzuki Series
Monday, 11 December 2023, 8:00 pm | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 11, 2023: They say a family that plays together stays together and you couldn’t get much closer than Whanganui sidecar duo Peter and Lucy Dowman. The father and daughter pairing were among the many standouts at round two of the combined ... More >>
Honda Family Team Still 1-2, But Switched Around
Monday, 11 December 2023, 7:50 pm | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 11, 2023: The ups and downs of motorcycle racing can be frustrating sometimes and now we have a Bay of Plenty father and son racing team switching positions at the top of the superbike standings. The two-rider Motul Team Rees Honda outfit finished ... More >>
Shake-up At The Top In Six Of 14 Bike Categories
Monday, 11 December 2023, 8:53 am | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 11, 2023: There were changes galore at the top of the rankings after another mixed weekend of weather, this time at round two of the combined Suzuki International Series/New Zealand Superbike Championships at the weekend. It was a case of two totally ... More >>
It Will Be Down To The Wire In The Wairarapa
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 9:17 pm | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 7, 2023: It’s the final throw of the dice for national cross-country championships hopefuls in the Wairarapa region on Sunday. The opening round of three in the Whyteline Beta Motorcycles-sponsored series was held at Rotoma, in the Bay ... More >>
Age Shall Not Weary Them, Nor The Years Condemn
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 7:10 pm | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 6, 2023: New Zealand’s spiritual home of international superbike racing is the place to be this weekend. The Manawatu racetrack that hosted the final round of the inaugural World Superbike Championships 35 years ago will this weekend host ... More >>
Suzuki International Series Begins This Weekend
Monday, 27 November 2023, 9:03 am | Bikesport NZ
The moment of truth is fast approaching for the Kiwi motorbike community, with 12 months of hard work all coming to a head when the 2023 edition of the Suzuki International Series kicks off in Taupo in just a few days’ time. The Taupo International Motorsport ... More >>
Yeoman And Parkes Lead Way In Cross-country Champs
Monday, 27 November 2023, 8:58 am | Bikesport NZ
With two rounds now completed and four different race winners emerging, the 2023 edition of the New Zealand Cross-country Championships will go down to the wire at the final round in the Wairarapa on December 10. Round two of three in the Whyteline ... More >>
Revs Building As Start Looms For 2023 Suzuki Series
Friday, 17 November 2023, 7:29 pm | Bikesport NZ
NOVEMBER 17, 2023: The revs are starting to build with the 2023 Suzuki International Series now just around the corner. The popular annual three-round Suzuki International Series, including the world-renowned Cemetery Circuit street race event in Whanganui ... More >>
