HEADING DOWN SOUTH
Two rounds complete and two different riders were the winners, so it could be a battle between mates to decide this year’s New Zealand Cross-country Championships.
Continue reading →Monthly Archives: April 2012
TOWNLEY RECOVERING
New Zealand’s Ben Townley is recovering at Brisbane Private Hospital following successful surgery on a femoral head-associated acetabular rim fracture, sustained during a fall at round two of the Australian Motocross Championships at Coonabarabran at the weekend.
Continue reading →FINAL ROUND ON SUNDAY
The final round of the Pacific Motorcycle Club’s Bike Rider Magazine Summer Series for 2011/2012 is to be held at Manfeild Autocourse in Feilding this Sunday, April 22.
Continue reading →KIWI STILL IN THE LEAD
New Zealand’s Paul Whibley has a battle on his hands but, for the time being at least, he still leads the Grand National Cross-country Championship standings in the United States. The Yamaha ace from Pahiatua won the opening round of … Continue reading →
ORANGE APPEAL
It couldn’t have been much more comprehensive than this. The sweet scent of orange permeated the pits at the New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships near Timaru at the weekend as riders on the distinctive orange KTM bikes ruled all six … Continue reading →
DIRT GUIDE SERIES 2012
SHERWOOD ON FIRE
New Zealand’s Levi Sherwood has made a stunning start to the new Red Bull X-Fighters series, winning the opening event in Dubai. The 20-year-old freestyle motocross rider emerged victorious after a head-to-head finals battle with Australian rider Rob Adelberg at … Continue reading →
WIN NUMBER NINE
Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto had already wrapped up the American Supercross nationals at the previous round but that didn’t stop him coming out guns blazing at round 14 of the series at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Saturday night.
Continue reading →COPPINS TAKES OVER
New Zealand’s Josh Coppins has taken a vital victory in round two of the Monster Energy MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship, at Coonabarabran in New South Wales on Sunday. The CDR Yamaha rider took control of the championship lead just … Continue reading →
McGOLDRICK SENSATIONAL
It was two national motocross titles in the same season for South Islander Micah McGoldrick at the weekend. The rider from Amberley was the top rider at the three-day Backflips Clothing-sponsored New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships, racing his way to … Continue reading →
POWERING TO VICTORY
The third round of five in this season’s New Zealand Enduro Championships are in the bag now after racing near Whangamata on Saturday, and it was a third different winner who emerged. Auckland’s Karl Power made a triumphant return to … Continue reading →
TOWNLEY INJURED
We have just this afternoon received information that Ben Townley has crashed during practice at round two of the Australian Motocross Championships at Conabarabran, NSW.
Continue reading →BIKES IN THE MAINSTREAM
Once again this week, BikesportNZ.com has continued to give you plenty of exclusive, fresh and original content. We don’t just half-wittedly cut and paste words and pictures from PR items that are sent out to every address in some PR … Continue reading →
ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
Kiwi motocross heroine Courtney Duncan has been notable for her absence from top-level motocross in recent months, but it probably won’t be long now before we see her tormenting the boys once again.
Continue reading →CLIMBING FOR CAM
Auckland’s Lily Buttrick is a woman on a mission. She is planning to climb one of the most daunting mountains in the world, Kilimanjaro, to raise funds for the Cameron Jones Trust.
Continue reading →READY FOR ROUND TWO
After a spectacular start to the season a fortnight ago in the Sunshine State, the Monster Energy Australian Motocross Championships series this weekend travels south to New South Wales for what will be the second of 10 rounds.
Continue reading →ENDURO WILL BE CLOSE
Whangamata’s Jason Davis will be hoping that riding on home turf offers him some advantage as the third round of five in this season’s New Zealand Enduro Championships is held in his back yard on Saturday afternoon.
Continue reading →MAN OF THE MOMENT
Defending FIM World MX1 Champion Antonio Cairoli has started the defence of his World title with a very strong victory last weekend in Valkenswaard, Holland. The Italian legend went 1-1 giving him a four-year tally (in the MX1 class) of … Continue reading →
BATTLE IN THE BAY
Moto Trials is a branch of motorcycle sport where speed is not essential but competitors are still going to have to be very quick indeed this weekend if they are going to have any hope of catching five-time national champion … Continue reading →
THROUGH FROM THE BACK
The true sign of a champion is when a racer shows the ability to surmount massive obstacles to complete his mission, and that’s exactly what New Zealand Paul Whibley had to do in the United States at the weekend. Racing … Continue reading →