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The corks popped and the champagne flowed like never before at this year’s 50th annual Woodville Motocross … and that was regardless of the actual racing.
A defending champion, an injured three-time former champion, rising young stars and a couple of first-timers … this season’s national motorcycle road-race championships have it all.
Yamaha’s James Stewart won his second Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship race of the season at Saturday night’s round four event in Oakland, Califiornia, at the Alameda County Coliseum.
The national motorcycle road-race championship season kicks off in the South Island this weekend with a pair of Suzuki riders again favoured to lead the way in the glamorous superbike class.
The Manawatu-Orion Motorcycle Club is throwing a party and it’s one that’s expected to be a hot and dirty affair, and perhaps just a little bit noisy too.
Uncertainty and raw nerves, coupled with horsepower and adrenaline could make this year’s national motorcycle road-race series one of the most exciting in years.