South Islander Josh Coppins has been there and done that when it comes to motocross racing in New Zealand and much further afield too.
Just when you thought the racing could not get any more thrilling, the GIXXER Cup riders clicked into another gear.
Aucklander Liam Draper has long admired fellow dirt bike ace Paul Whibley and perhaps now he’s well on the way to emulating his hero.
The 2019 New Zealand Motocross Championships wrap up in Taupo this coming weekend with plenty still at stake, particularly in the premier MX1 class.
Suzuki rider Daniel Mettam went on the attack at the weekend’s third round of five in this season’s New Zealand Superbike Championships at Hampton Downs.
The first round of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship season is a wrap, with maximum scores achieved in both the MXGP and MX2 classes.
If one word could sum up the weekend at Hampton Downs, it would be “intensity”.
There was plenty to demand the attention of motorcycle enthusiasts at Hampton Downs at the weekend, but the serious business of national championship competition refused to take a back seat to any of the other distractions, fantastic though they were.
It is just days away now before the silverware will be handed out the fourth and final round of the 2019 New Zealand Motocross Championships.
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FIM MXGP World Champion Jeffrey Herlings is confirmed to miss this weekend’s Grand Prix of Patagonia Argentina at Neuquen and the first round of the 2019 series.
He threatened to steal the show last year and Wainuiomata’s Jake Whitaker could easily follow through on that promise at his second attempt this coming weekend, March 2-3.
There will be something for everyone at the third round of five in this season’s New Zealand Superbike Championships this weekend.
If the saying is true that ‘you’re only as good as your last race’, then Yamaha’s Kirk Gibbs is very good indeed.
West Auckland’s Hamish Harwood is now just a handful of races away from clinching two national motocross titles this season.
Bay of Plenty’s Cody Cooper is on track to win his seventh national MX1 motocross title after yet another stunning performance at the weekend.
The pendulum has swung back in favour of the New Zealanders after the latest round of the motocross nationals.
Mike Pero lauds MotoFest’s emergence into the ranks of the best motorbike events on the New Zealand calendar.
Dirt bikes, forest tracks and just enough twists, turns, bumps and logs to make it interesting …. that’s the second annual Husqvarna Hard X in just five weeks time.
The two-day spectacular at Hampton Downs, just north of Huntly, on March 2-3 will feature all things related to motorbikes and, even though this year he can’t take his bike and soar above the fans in the manner that he did last season, Kiwi freestyle motocross sensation Sherwood will still command plenty of attention in his event ambassador role.