Kiwi international Jake Whitaker was head and shoulders ahead of his rivals at rounds one and two of the North Island Moto Trials Championship in Taranaki at the weekend. Whitaker won both days – on rocky land near Egmont Village on Saturday and on farm property on Frankley Rd on Sunday – finishing well ahead of fellow Expert Grade riders Karl Clark, of Motueka, and New Plymouth’s Matt Foster. Wellington’s Carl Robson won the A grade, Auckland’s Liam Draper (pictured here) dominated the intermediate grade and Donald McKay won the clubmans’ grade.

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