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In news that affects two Kiwi racers – Whakatane’s Damon Rees and Wainuiomata’s Shane Richardson – the opening round of the 2021 British Superbike Championships is now to take place in May.
It will be superstars galore at this year’s 60th anniversary New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville, including now a two-time and current world No.1.
It’s already the premier motocross event on the Kiwi calendar, but now the famous New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville will have even more significance.
He may have been a last-minute entry and riding a borrowed bike, but none of that mattered to Whakatane’s Damon Rees as he completed the South Island phase of the New Zealand Superbike Championships (NZSBK) in winning style at the weekend.
GASGAS Factory Racing made history in AMA Supercross World Championship racing, taking their first-ever 450SX main event win thanks to a flawless performance by their rider Justin Barcia.
The Monster Energy Honda Team has done it again at the 2021 Dakar Rally, snatching the overall win with a one-two finish for the team who dominated throughout.
Belgian motocross legend Joël Robert has passed away aged 77 after it was reported the six-time world champion died from contracting coronavirus at the beginning of the year.
The 2021 Monster Energy FIM/ AMA Supercross Championship that will see a total of 17 rounds from January 16 to May 1, with television screening in New Zealand again this season.
It’s one down and three to go in this year’s chase for motorcycle road-racing honours and the action on tarmac is set to get hotter as the series progresses.
It was double celebration time for Team Rees Honda Racing at the weekend as sibling rivals Mitch and Damon Rees both shone out at the opening round of the motorcycle road-racing nationals.
It was a typical summer scorcher in Canterbury at the weekend as the 2021 New Zealand Superbike Championships (NZSBK) got underway in thrilling fashion.
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