The popular annual Suzuki Series kicked off near Taupo on Sunday with all the usual fizz, fanfare and frenetic race action and, despite the star power of the international entries, it was the Kiwi locals who emerged as the early front-runners.
There’s no denying the supercross talent of New Zealand riders such as Ben Townley, Josiah Natzke, Carlin Hedley and Korban Paget.
The fledgling GIXXER Cup class of motorcycle road-racing picked up at the weekend where it left off in its inaugural season last year, heralding the start of the 2018-19 season with hot race action on the track an unbridled camaraderie off it.
It’s never easy racing dirt bikes at speed across unknown terrain, but Auckland’s Callan May was in the enviable position of being able to take it easy in the King Country on Saturday.
Bay of Plenty’s Brad Groombridge and his Kea Trailers Race Team-mate Seton Head both love the power of their Suzuki dirt bikes, but they each discovered there was a whole new level of bravery required when they made their road-racing debuts at the weekend.
Auckland’s Tom Buxton made it look far easier than it should have been as he dominated the third and final round of the popular New Zealand Grand National Cross-country Championships in the King Country at the weekend.
With three wins from four starts, it’s probably fair to say that Bay of Plenty rider Damon Rees was the most dominant individual racing at Taupo’s Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park on Sunday.
It may have been his first competitive outing on a 1000cc superbike, but Wainuiomata’s Shane Richardson showed at the weekend that he was more than ready for a little extra horsepower.
After a fruitful end-of-season test in Jerez, reigning MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez has undergone surgery at the Hospital Universitari Dexeus, in Barcelona, Spain.
The big annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville will again enjoy elevated status in 2019.
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The boys from Downunder are making waves in Europe and aspiring Kiwis could perhaps do no better than to took to Australian brothers Hunter and Jett Lawrence or Kiwi riders Dylan Walsh and Josiah Natzke for inspiration.
Taikorea’s Paul Whibley may currently be injured and out of action, but his Yamaha NZXC Series will carry on regardless, the final round set for the King Country this Saturday.
For three weeks each December, the speed of life quickens as the annual Suzuki Series weaves its magic.
Bay of Plenty’s Josiah Natzke arrived at Tokoroa on Saturday afternoon with a two-point advantage over his nearest rival and he left that night with the buffer blown out to a massive 15 points.
A handful of unbeaten performances lit up the night sky at a damp round one of the New Zealand Supercross Championships at Tokoroa on Saturday.
American supercross rider Justin Brayton is the King of Geneva after producing a sensational performance in the French-speaking Swiss city.
Former Australian and current New Zealand MX1 champion Kirk Gibbs has been drafted to the powerful CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team for the 2019 motocross season.
The team from the United States was expected to win at home, but it didn’t work out that way at the 2018 Motocross of Nations.
Scotsman Dean Wilson produced this behind-the-scenes video of his time in New Zealand for the S-X Open Auckland at Mt Smart Stadium a week ago.