TWO DAYS OF WINNING
A summer scorcher or a soggy scramble, it’s all the same thing to KTM ace Hadleigh Knight.
Continue reading →Yearly Archives: 2012
SUMMER SOAKER
It was the perfect start to the summer motocross season for Tauranga’s Ben Townley, although there was nothing summer-like about the race conditions.
Continue reading →KIWIS COLLECT AUSSIE AWARDS
It probably stuck in the throat a little bit when the Australians announced New Zealand’s Kayne Lamont as the country’s” Rookie of the Year” for 2012 and fellow Kiwi Josh Coppins was named “National Rider of the Year” for 2012.
Continue reading →JUST SO MUCH MORE
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HART IN THE RIGHT PLACE
As the going got tough, Tauranga’s Duncan Hart got going, surging to within just two points of clinching the super moto crown at this season’s Motorcycling Tri Series.
Continue reading →HASSAN BRINGS IT HOME
Auckland’s Jaden Hassan had done enough at rounds one and two to ease up, relax and “just bring it home” at the third and final round of the Tri Series on Boxing Day.
Continue reading →CHARLETT WRAPS IT UP
It was steady as she goes for Christchurch’s Dennis Charlett on the sun-baked and then rain-drenched public streets of Wanganui on Boxing Day, but the ultimate victory was his.
Continue reading →RACERS GO COASTAL
The big annual post-Christmas Whakatane Summercross is set to get even bigger.
Continue reading →TWO TITLES TO DEFEND
Pahiatua’s Paul Whibley is heading back to the United States in 2013 with the aim to defend both his cross-country titles.
Continue reading →CEMETERY CIRCUIT
The Wanganui Cemetery Circuit ran for the first time on the day after Boxing Day in 1951 and this Wednesday it will celebrate its 60th anniversary.
Continue reading →PICTURE PERFECT
A unique book that’s just been release, “The Art of Nations”, is absolutely magic, according to German motocross star Marcus Schiffer.
Continue reading →SMITH WINS INAUGURAL RACE
It was a last-minute decision to enter the event, but Marton’s Cam Smith is thrilled he made it to the inaugural Yamaha Taikorea 500 off-road challenge near Himatangi on Sunday.
Continue reading →DIRT BIKE UPS AND DOWNS
While the New Zealand Supercross Championships have been abandoned for 2013, a parallel off-road code seems to be hitting boom times.
Continue reading →BIKES IN THE MAINSTREAM
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YAMAHA TAIKOREA 500
Pahiatua’s Paul Whibley put the local riders to the sword at the opening round of the Bush Riders’ Motorcycle Club’s cross-country championships at the northern end of the Tararua Ranges on Saturday, perhaps a teaser for the action he has … Continue reading →
GEORGE JOBE, R.I.P.
The motocross world is in mourning after learning that legendary racer from the 1980s, Belgian Georges Jobe, has passed away at the age of 51 after a battle with cancer.
Continue reading →THE KAT WHO’S GOT THE CREAM
Hawke’s Bay’s Eddie “The Kat” Kattenberg was a big name on the New Zealand motorcycle racing scene in the 1980s … and nothing has really changed very much at all over the years. The Te Awanga man is still racing … Continue reading →
STEPPING IT UP
Christchurch’s Seth Devereux has big plans for 2013 after making a huge jump in the horsepower stakes.
Continue reading →A VERY SPECIAL DAY
It was always going to be a big day for Wanganui’s Jayden Carrick, but the Boxing Day races on the streets of his own city could be something very special this year.
Continue reading →HEADING TO THE STREETS
Auckland’s Jaden Hassan is well on target to claim top honours in the Formula Two section of the Suzuki Tri Series at his first time of trying.
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