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Broadly Speaking, This Guy’s Fast
Wednesday, 15 January 2014, 12:57 pm | Bikesport NZ
Thames Valley rider Ben Broad is fast making a name for himself ... for being fast. More >>
Former Foes Team Up For Woodville Assault
Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 3:05 pm | Bikesport NZ
Bay of Plenty rider Ben Townley was the big winner at the popular annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville last season, and the year before that too, and he is making plans to celebrate victory again this time around, possibly without ... More >>
Smith Makes it Two In a Row
Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 12:34 pm | Bikesport NZ
With two wins from two starts, Mokau’s Adrian Smith is fast heading towards a successful defence of his Bel Ray Cross-country Championships title. More >>
Townley to Ride At Honda Woodville Motocross GP
Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 3:13 pm | Bikesport NZ
Ben Townley will ride again and he is entered for the Honda New Zealand Woodville Motocross Grand Prix. More >>
Turnwald Within Strike Range
Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 12:56 pm | Bikesport NZ
Onewhero’s Jayden Turnwald is within strike range of the top of the New Zealand motocross rankings and he reckons it’s just a matter of time before he gets there. More >>
New Feature For Woodville Motocross
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 1:15 pm | Bikesport NZ
Atiamuri’s Hadleigh Knight has extra incentive to win when he races at the big annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville this season. More >>
Business as usual for Chris Birch
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 12:52 pm | Bikesport NZ
It was business as usual for Auckland’s Chris Birch at the weekend. Just a few days into 2014 and the reigning New Zealand Enduro Champion was already making good his New Year resolution to “keep myself on the podium”, the 33-year-old KTM ace ... More >>
Kawasaki Rider Primed For Superbike Nationals
Friday, 3 January 2014, 5:09 pm | Bikesport NZ
JANUARY 2, 2014: The ‘favourite’ tag sits comfortably with Hamilton racer Nick Cole as he sizes up another New Zealand Superbike Championship campaign this season. On the eve of the first of four rounds of the 2014 series on the outskirts of Christchurch ... More >>
Honda's Cooper Wins Muddy Summercross
Monday, 30 December 2013, 12:47 pm | Bikesport NZ
December 30, 2013: The rains came down but the excitement levels rose as New Zealand MX1 motocross champion Cody Cooper showed his class, shifting into a higher gear and notching up another impressive win on Sunday. The Honda Shop Racing Team rider ... More >>
Could This Be The Summer Of Summers?
Friday, 27 December 2013, 11:51 am | Bikesport NZ
Auckland plumber Tony Summers was fully tapped-out on Boxing Day. The 40-year-old Yamaha ace convincingly won both Formula Two (600cc) class races at the famous Cemetery Circuit motorcycle race meeting on Thursday, the traditional day-after-Christmas ... More >>
Kawasaki’s Cole Writes Name in History Books
Friday, 27 December 2013, 10:36 am | Bikesport NZ
Waikato’s Nick Cole gave himself a late Christmas present as he wrote his name into the history books on Boxing Day. The 27-year-old Kawasaki rider won both Formula One (Superbike) races at the famous Cemetery Circuit race meeting on Boxing Day, ... More >>
Lewis All Keyed Up For 2014 Season
Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 1:55 pm | Bikesport NZ
Rangiora’s Jake Lewis is counting down the days until he’s again twisting the throttle on his Yamaha R6. The 18-year-old finished third in the 600cc supersport class at last season’s New Zealand Superbike Championships, but a lot has happened ... More >>
Wilson to Step into Vaughan’s Spot
Monday, 23 December 2013, 3:18 pm | Bikesport NZ
An Australian champion will step in to fill a void left by a Kiwi champion when the New Zealand Motocross Championships kick off near Timaru in February. Glandular fever and complications after having his tonsils removed have sidelined last season’s ... More >>
‘The Kat’ Shows He Still Has Claws
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 1:12 pm | Bikesport NZ
Hawke’s Bay’s Eddie ‘The Kat’ Kattenberg has been around motorcycles a long time, and his favourite bike’s been around almost as long. The 52-year-old bicycle mechanic from Te Awanga turned up at Manfeild at the weekend to compete in round ... More >>
Summercross a Clash of the Titans
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 4:09 pm | Bikesport NZ
This season’s annual Whakatane Summercross is going to be a ‘clash of the titans’ like never before. As well as attracting the cream of New Zealand motocross racers to the Awakaponga circuit, near Matata, just outside Whakatane, each summer, the ... More >>
Kiwi Breakthrough for German Visitor
Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 11:27 am | Bikesport NZ
DECEMBER 17, 2013: It was a breakthrough moment for Germany’s Thomas Kreutz in New Zealand at the weekend. The motorcycle ace from Frankfurt, here for a second consecutive season to compete in the popular International Tri Series, celebrated ... More >>
Cole Survives Tough Day At the Office
Monday, 16 December 2013, 12:28 pm | Bikesport NZ
Waikato’s Nick Cole was dealt a rough deal round two of motorcycling’s popular Tri Series at Manfeild on Sunday. A minor engine glitch forced him to the sidelines during the qualifying session earlyon Sunday – although he’d already done enough ... More >>
Yamaha Duo 1-2 At Otago MX Champs
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 3:48 pm | Bikesport NZ
Queenstown’s Scott Columb is getting the best possible assistance from his boss as he warms up for the summer motocross season ahead. More >>
Father and Daughter Turn Heads in NZ
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 1:28 pm | Bikesport NZ
Phil Lovett is well known on the international dirt bike scene. The man from Cessnock, in New South Wales, made a name for himself by winning the famous Finke Desert Race on three memorable occasions – in 1981, 1982 and 1983 – as well as featuring ... More >>
Rowe Family Scoop National Titles
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 2:41 pm | Bikesport NZ
Taranaki’s Mikayla Rowe reaped the reward for her tenacity and determination and for her bike’s reliability when she won her first national motocross title at the weekend. More >>