For the second year in a row, Otorohanga’s Sarah Elwin is the fastest woman in New Zealand.
The Gisborne Motorcycle Sports Club presents NZ Schools TT Challenge on August 2 and the Dirt Bike Federation TT Nationals on August 3. Trophies, prize money and holeshot money will be up for grabs. Enter online via www.mxt.co.nz. For more information www.gmsc.co.nz.
The latest issue of Motocross Illustrated, Geoff Meyer’s free motocross e-magazine is online.
BikesportNZ.com caught up with Monster Energy MX Nationals promoter Kevin Williams at round seven of the series at Conondale, on the Sunshine Coast.
It was a frustrating case of “what ifs” for the Kiwi contingent at the seventh round of 10 in the Australian Motocross Championships on the Sunshine Coast at the weekend.
Privateer KTM rider Caleb Ward has continued his mid-season run of form by taking overall honours in the MX2 class at round seven of the 2014 Australian Motocross Championships at Conondale, Queensland, although Yamaha’s Luke Clout continues to top the standings.
Mount Maunganui’s Rhys Carter is going from strength to strength on his beefy Suzuki RM-Z450 motorcycle and it could be just a matter of time before he cracks a podium finish on the big bike class across the Tasman.
KTM Motocross Race Team’s Kirk Gibbs stole outright honours in the MX1 class at the seventh round of 10 in the 2014 Australian Motocross Championships at Conondale, in Queensland, at the weekend, while the Kiwi duo in the class battled hard to scavenge as much as they could from a difficult day of racing.
Intensive, high-speed race action saw new champions crowned in half of the 16 separate championship categories at the 15th annual New Zealand Mini TT Championships near Kuratau, at the southern tip of Lake Taupo, at the weekend.