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Bikesportnz Posted on September 21, 2025 by EditorOctober 3, 2025

Is this a sign of the times or what? Less than full 40-rider grids at the Motocross World Championships?

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 10, 2025 by EditorSeptember 10, 2025

We can now share the provisional entry list for the 2025 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, scheduled for Ironman Raceway in Indiana, in the United States, from October 3 to 5.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 5, 2025 by EditorAugust 30, 2025

The Motocross of Nations is the biggest international event on the motocross calendar and it has grown in leaps and bounds since it was first introduced more than 75 years ago.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 3, 2025 by EditorAugust 30, 2025

Keen to see what happened at the 2006 Motocross of Nations when a soon-to-retire Stefan Everts whipped the rest of the world, including the American superstars, at his farewell appearance?

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 29, 2025 by EditorAugust 28, 2025

We all know the Motocross of Nations is commonly referred to as the “Olympic Games of Motocross”, but let’s take that a step further.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 9, 2025 by EditorApril 9, 2025

The future of Kiwi motocross will be on show this coming weekend when the 2025 KTM New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships fire up near Pukekohe.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 2, 2025 by EditorJanuary 31, 2025

This month and especially the rest of the year will be a busy and also an extremely interesting time for talented Bay of Plenty teenager Levi Townley.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 1, 2025 by EditorJanuary 31, 2025

It was the first major motocross of the New Year and what better way for Kawasaki NZ to signal they meant business for the 2025 season than by having their riders challenging for podium positions?

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 29, 2025 by EditorJanuary 28, 2025

The pieces in the puzzle are starting to fall into place, with new Honda team-mates Josiah Natzke and Cobie Bourke each ending on the podium at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 27, 2025 by EditorJanuary 27, 2025

It was a case of contrasting extremes at the 62nd annual Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 23, 2024 by EditorNovember 22, 2024

It was the worst-kept secret in the motocross world and now we confirm what we’d tipped weeks ago … motocross world champion Jorge Prado is heading Stateside.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 7, 2024 by EditorOctober 6, 2024

A heady mix of bravery, tenacity and talent in equal measures were on show at the 2024 New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals in Taranaki at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 6, 2024 by EditorOctober 6, 2024

The 77th Edition of the Motocross of Nations burst into life in England, as the qualifying races took place to decide the gate picks for the event’s main races.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 4, 2024 by EditorOctober 6, 2024

It’s here at last! The 2024 Motocross of Nations is getting ready to go at the epic Matterley Basin circuit, a happy hunting ground for New Zealand in the past.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 21, 2024 by EditorSeptember 10, 2024

Self-belief … it’s a hard thing to develop and nurture but it could also be the true secret recipe to racing success or even success elsewhere in life.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 20, 2024 by EditorSeptember 28, 2024

Kiwis are constantly riding high among world’s motorcycling elite, and have done so for many seasons now, and today we’d like to offer a big salute to our modest heroes and heroines.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 14, 2024 by EditorSeptember 15, 2024

I pride myself on being able to take reasonable photographs of motorcycles in action and it’s taken a lot of time and hard work to get there.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 25, 2024 by EditorJuly 23, 2024

Yesterday we featured the first part of two in our sit-down interview with Kiwi motocross legend Darryll King and there’s still an awful lot of anecdotes and wisdom that he can pass on.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 24, 2024 by EditorJuly 22, 2024

There are only a handful of people in the world who can claim to have represented their respective countries on multiple occasions at the big annual Motocross of Nations.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 27, 2024 by EditorJune 26, 2024

All roads lead to the Bay of Plenty this coming weekend, where the start gates will drop at the popular Battle of the Clubs motocross fundraiser event.

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