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New Zealand's Best Riders To Go On Trial In Alexandra
Monday, 17 October 2022, 5:55 pm | Bikesport NZ
Christchurch's Jules Huguenin, likely to be one of the riders to feature prominently at the New Zealand Trial Championships this Labour Weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The ultimate level in the sport of motorcycle trial riding heads ... More >>
Cream Of Quad Bike Racers Flocking To Taranaki
Monday, 17 October 2022, 5:48 pm | Bikesport NZ
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic created a two-year hiatus for the sport of quad bike racing, so we will surely see throttles turned to the max when racing reignites at the 2022 New Zealand ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) Motocross Championships this coming ... More >>
Fast Female Motocross Star Horne Makes It Two In A Row
Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 4:10 pm | Bikesport NZ
OCTOBER 11, 2022: She's only raced the junior motocross nationals twice now, but Raetihi's Karaitiana Horne has been a force to be reckoned with on each of those occasions. For two consecutive years now, Horne has dominated her class at the New ... More >>
2022 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships: Where There's A Will There's A Way For Motocross Star
Monday, 10 October 2022, 8:14 pm | Bikesport NZ
OCTOBER 10, 2022: Appleby's Wills Harvey is feeling pretty good about life at the moment, the 15-year-old year 11 pupil at Waimea College having just wrapped up his first major national motocross title. And he did it in style, the KTM rider winning ... More >>
Taranaki Was Terrific And So Were The Competitors
Monday, 10 October 2022, 3:29 pm | Bikesport NZ
The racing was close throughout most of the classes at Taranaki's popular Barrett Road Motorcycle Park facility at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The sport of motocross is really taking off in New Zealand, in more ways than one, ... More >>
'Superman' Still Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
Wednesday, 5 October 2022, 6:27 pm | Bikesport NZ
His nickname is "Superman" and, even as he rapidly approaches his 64th birthday, he's still proving himself faster than a speeding bullet. Ararimu bike racer Paul Pavletich has been up to his same old tricks ... winning major motorcycle ... More >>
Luck Eludes Kiwi Riders Battling In The United States
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 6:06 pm | Bikesport NZ
New Zealand could not quite make it back to the elite top-20 ranks at this year’s 75th annual Motocross of Nations in the United States. However, despite failing to achieve a prime finish at this edition of the “Olympic Games of Motocross” in ... More >>
Whitaker Makes It Back-to-back Extreme Series Wins
Monday, 26 September 2022, 6:26 pm | Bikesport NZ
With two wins from two starts, Wainuiomata’s Jake Whitaker is now well on track to win this year’s New Zealand Extreme Off-Road Championship series. The multi-talented Whitaker seemed untroubled as he won the day at the second of four rounds in this ... More >>
Like A Phoenix From The Ashes, Edwards Has Risen
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 5:35 pm | Bikesport NZ
Rising like a phoenix rising from the ashes, New Zealand's Roma Edwards has hit the international big time, being crowned the British Women's Motocross Champion for 2022. That's a truly remarkable comeback and meteoric rise for the young woman, ... More >>
Whitaker Solid At Extreme Off-road Series Opener
Monday, 12 September 2022, 4:48 pm | Bikesport NZ
Wainuiomata rider Jake Whitaker will take some beating after he dominated the opening round of this year's New Zealand Extreme Off-Road Championships at Moonshine, just north of Wellington, at the weekend. The Yamaha-sponsored event was certainly a brutal ... More >>
Kiwi Team Ready For "Olympic Games Of Motocross"
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 5:52 am | Bikesport NZ
New Zealand colours will again fly at the Motocross of Nations, this year's edition set for Michigan, in the United States. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com A talented three-man Kiwi motocross squad is revved up to race in the United States ... More >>
NZ Riders Perform With Distinction At Isde In France
Sunday, 4 September 2022, 8:48 pm | Bikesport NZ
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022: New Zealand riders performed with distinction at the 2022 FIM International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) competition that just wrapped up at Le Puy-En-Velay, in southern France. New Zealand finished 16th and 4th overall in the World Trophy ... More >>
Kiwis On Track For Medals At International Enduro
Thursday, 1 September 2022, 7:27 pm | Bikesport NZ
With this year's International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) now nudging past the halfway point, it's important to catch up with the Team New Zealand riders and marvel at their progress at Le Puy-en-Velay, in southern France. New Zealand last contested ... More >>
Champions Crowned At Motocross Tt Near Timaru
Monday, 29 August 2022, 5:57 pm | Bikesport NZ
Timaru's Andrew Richardt (Kawasaki KX450F), overall winner in the premier MX1 class at the weekend. Photo courtesy RSC Photography. Timaru's Andrew Richardt kept the pressure on at the motorcycle community’s annual New Zealand Motocross TT Nationals ... More >>
Whitaker Leads A Ktm Sweep In Forestland Xc Series
Monday, 29 August 2022, 1:54 am | Bikesport NZ
Wainuiomata's Jake Whitaker (KTM 250 EXC-F), top dog for 2022 in the Forestland Cross-country Series after his win at the final round on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The series win was his for the taking and that's just what ... More >>
Racing Near Timaru Will Reach Eye-watering Speeds
Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 5:25 pm | Bikesport NZ
It combines horsepower with heroics, demands both boldness and bravery, couples speed with stamina and mixes torque with technique ... it is the motorcycle community’s annual New Zealand Motocross TT Nationals. Throttles will be turned to the stops ... More >>
Honda's Scott Has A Blast At Forestland Farewell Event
Sunday, 14 August 2022, 7:47 pm | Bikesport NZ
Oparau's James Scott (Honda CRF250RX), on his way to winning round two of the 2022 Forestland Cross-country Series near Atiamuri on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com South Waikato rider James Scott had an absolute blast in dominating ... More >>
Waikato Race Ideal For International Build-up
Tuesday, 9 August 2022, 5:40 pm | Bikesport NZ
Expect the cream of the crop to arrive in South Waikato this weekend for their final big dirt-biking blow-out before they head away to compete internationally. Round two of the 2022 Forestland Cross-country Series on Saturday will be an ideal shake-up ... More >>
Future Heroes On Show At Mini Motocross Nationals
Monday, 11 July 2022, 7:07 pm | Bikesport NZ
The 2022 New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals JULY 11, 2022: Don't let the size of these racers fool you, their hearts are huge and their desire and determination perhaps even greater than that. Run by the South Waikato Motorcycle Club and sponsored ... More >>
Fundraiser Event Had Racing Of The Highest Order
Monday, 27 June 2022, 7:34 am | Bikesport NZ
JUNE 26, 2022: Teams racing of the highest order lit up the track at Taupo on Saturday as the popular annual Battle of the Teams motocross produced some scintillating match-ups. The Battle of the Teams fundraiser motocross attracted six-rider teams from all parts ... More >>
