FASTEST BUT NOT THE WINNER
Some would argue that Wairarapa’s Luke Burkhart was the fastest MX2 class racer in the land during last season’s New Zealand Motocross Championships.
Continue reading →Yearly Archives: 2011
AN INSPIRATION TO US ALL
If Grey Power is looking for a couple of front people for its next big campaign, perhaps they need look no further than New Zealand’s latest motorcycling champions.
Continue reading →GOOD LUCK; BAD LUCK
It was another case of ‘would have, could have and should have’ for any other team than the United States at this year’s Monster Energy Motocross of Nations in France.
Continue reading →AMERICA RULES AGAIN
The United States of America made it seven in a row when they won the 2011 FIM Motocross of Nations in France at the weekend but they were made to work for it.
Continue reading →AMERICA 1-1-1
The writing is on the wall for tomorrow’s race day at the Motocross of Nations … splashed there in big, bold red, white and blue, star-spangled colours.
Continue reading →TEAM NZ READY
Team New Zealand is ready and willing.
Continue reading →LIVING THE LIFE
You too can live like this if you work hard.
Continue reading →READY TO RUMBLE
The countdown to the 2011 FIM Motocross of Nations is reaching a crescendo.
Continue reading →RACING THIS WEEKEND
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
AIMING TO IMPRESS
Pahiatua’s Scott Sowry continues to impress across the Tasman.
Continue reading →DEFINING MOMENT
Want 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.
Continue reading →CHANGE FOR DUNGEY
Ryan Dungey is switching camps, but not until after this weekend’s Motocross of Nations in France.
Continue reading →CRAFAR SPEAKS OUT
New Zealand road-race legend Simon Crafar has a stern message for the World Superbike Championship organisers.
Continue reading →A PROUD HISTORY
The Motocross of Nations has come a long way since the sport’s humble beginnings back in the 1920s.
Continue reading →THE FRENCH CONNECTION
The tickets are booked, the bags are packed, the plane is warming up on the runway and the BikeSportNZ.com team is heading off to France for the motocross experience of the year.
Continue reading →CREEPING CLOSER
Pahiatua’s Paul Whibley is fast making up ground in the United States.
Continue reading →VILLIPOTO WRAPS IT
Thousands of fans were on hand to see Kawasaki’s Ryan Villipoto win his first 450cc class title at the final round of the United States motocross nationals at Pala Raceway, in southern California, at the weekend.
Continue reading →MX1 WIN TO PAULIN
The 2011 motocross world championships wrapped up with a win for Frenchman Gautier Paulin (Yamaha) at the weekend’s Grand Prix of Italy, the 15th and final round of the series.
Continue reading →TOUGH TALKING
The top three open class racers talk it up before the season-ending AMA Motocross Championship race at Pala, in California, this weekend.
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