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Former New Zealand Champion Passes Away In The UK
Friday, 30 June 2023, 8:48 pm | Bikesport NZ
JUNE 30, 2023: It was with incredible sadness that the New Zealand motorcycling community learned today of the passing of one of its brightest young stars. Bay of Plenty man Damon ‘Damo’ Rees passed away while in hospital in England, struck ... More >>
Another Boost For Women’s Motocross In New Zealand
Friday, 30 June 2023, 8:46 pm | Bikesport NZ
JULY 01, 2023: Women’s motocross racing in New Zealand will be getting an extra boost this coming Matariki Weekend with the inaugural MXLadies Motocross Championships. Created several years ago by Nelson woman Simone Dacombe, her MXLadiesNZ group is ... More >>
Late Start To NZ Series Should Be Worth The Wait
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 5:49 pm | Bikesport NZ
JUNE 14, 2023: It has been some time in the making, but a 2023 edition of the New Zealand Cross-country Championships is now on the horizon and organisers Paul Whibley and Claire Clare believe it will have been worth the wait. When Motorcycling New ... More >>
Juniors Also Stretch Their Legs In NZ Enduro Series
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 5:08 pm | Bikesport NZ
JUNE 13, 2023: The future heroes of off-road motorcycle racing shared the programme with the current superstars in the just-completed 2023 New Zealand Enduro Championships. So, in addition to the established senior frontrunners and current Kiwi internationals, ... More >>
KTM Rider Mcbreen Takes Top Honours At Enduro Champs
Monday, 12 June 2023, 2:16 pm | Bikesport NZ
North Canterbury’s Ethan McBreen was fast from the start of the 2023 New Zealand Enduro Championships series and he kept the pressure up throughout the gruelling off-road bike competition. So, when his main rival made a mistake at the final round ... More >>
National Enduro Champs Wrap Up At Martinborough
Monday, 12 June 2023, 2:04 pm | Bikesport NZ
The margins were fine and the risks extreme and it was a technical mistake that eventually denied Tauranga-based former Wairoa man Tommy Watts from winning the 2023 New Zealand Enduro Championships. Watts had taken over the lead in the title chase ... More >>
It Will All Go Down To The Wire At Martinborough
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 4:35 pm | Bikesport NZ
JUNE 8, 2023: The 2023 New Zealand Enduro Championship series goes down to the wire this weekend and all will be decided by the time the engines are finally shut off late on Sunday afternoon. Just one point separates the two main contenders, Tauranga-based ... More >>
New Overall Leader With Just One Round Left To Run
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 5:22 pm | Bikesport NZ
The 2023 New Zealand Enduro Championships competition has a new leader, Tauranga-based former Wairoa man Tommy Watts. Watts, Omihi’s Ethan McBreen and Taupo’s Brad Groombridge had been the dominant trio during the South Island phase of the Yamaha-sponsored ... More >>
Now Or Never For National Enduro Title Hopefuls
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 5:07 pm | Bikesport NZ
MAY 30, 2023: It’s now or never for New Zealand Enduro Championships title hopefuls to stand up and be noticed, with the third round of four set for Sunday and Monday of this coming King’s Birthday Weekend. Time is rapidly running out for riders ... More >>
Second Leg Of Nz Enduro Champs Takes Racers To Nelson
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 6:09 pm | Bikesport NZ
If the old saying is true “there’s no rest for the wicked”, then New Zealand’s elite off-road motorcycle racers must be very bad boys indeed. The 2023 New Zealand Enduro Championships series kicked off at Omihi, just north of Christchurch, last ... More >>
NZ Enduro Champs To Kick Off In The South Island
Monday, 1 May 2023, 7:31 pm | Bikesport NZ
The 2023 New Zealand Enduro Championships series will kick off in the South Island this coming weekend and again it looks set to be an absolute cracker. Each of the four rounds for this season’s Yamaha-sponsored series will offer twice the value ... More >>
Solo Husky Rider Conquers Eight-hour Marathon
Monday, 24 April 2023, 5:33 pm | Bikesport NZ
Inglewood’s Renny Johnston (Husqvarna FE350), on his way to winning the ironman (sole-rider) section of the inaugural Forestland Cross-country race near Kawhia on Sunday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Racing for eight hours with one or ... More >>
Only The Bravest, The Toughest And The Best Need Apply
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 5:57 am | Bikesport NZ
APRIL 18, 2023 : So you reckon you’re pretty handy on a dirt bike do you? But are you good enough to keep it up for eight hours … or more? If you’ve entered this weekend’s inaugural Maxima Racing Oils-sponsored Forestland Eight-hour Cross-country ... More >>
Raetihi Girl A Standout At NZ Junior Motocross Champs
Monday, 17 April 2023, 1:20 pm | Bikesport NZ
APRIL 17, 2023: It really does not get any better than this … five wins from five starts saw Raetihi’s Karaitiana Horne totally dominate proceedings and easily win her class at the 2023 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships in Southland at ... More >>
The 2023 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships: New Zealand Junior Motocross Champions Revealed
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 6:30 pm | Bikesport NZ
The racing was intense from the first race until the last when Southland hosted the 2023 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships at the weekend. The MotoSouth, KTM and Kawasaki-sponsored annual school holiday event was run over three days, from ... More >>
NZ Junior Motocross Champs Set For Southland
Tuesday, 11 April 2023, 6:02 pm | Bikesport NZ
APRIL 11, 2023: Motel rooms will be at a premium this coming weekend as Southland braces to host hundreds of riders, their families and support crews arriving in the region for the 2023 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships. The MotoSouth, KTM ... More >>
Intrepid Kiwi Women To Tackle International Event
Monday, 10 April 2023, 7:29 pm | Bikesport NZ
Sidecar team-mates Tracey Bryan (left) and Jo Franzen (nee Mickleson) are poised and ready to tackle the sidecar racing elite in the United States in July. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Riding the crest of a wave, Kiwi sidecar pair Tracey ... More >>
NZ Motocross Juniors Ready To Head To Southland
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 8:50 pm | Bikesport NZ
Expect fast and furious action such as this when the gates drop for the 2023 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships in Southland later this month. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The future of Kiwi motocross will be on show in Southland ... More >>
Kiwi Teenager Sets Australian Racetrack Alight
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 7:25 pm | Bikesport NZ
MARCH 28, 2023: Could young Auckland motorcycle road-racer Haydn Fordyce be New Zealand’s next Graeme Crosby, Hugh Anderson, Ginger Molloy, Robert Holden, Shaun Harris, Aaron Slight, Simon Crafar or Andrew Stroud, a rider to truly shake up the ... More >>
Motorcycling NZ Thrilled To Support Kayo GP
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 6:28 pm | Bikesport NZ
Christchurch 12-year-old and rising star in the sport, Hunter Charlett, seen here in action recently on his Kayo MR150 bike. Photo courtesy Mel Smyth Images. The latest project to promote, support and encourage youngsters into motorcycle road-racing ... More >>
