KIWI RIDER KIDS
It is the final round of the Kiwi Rider Kids Cross-country Cup on Saturday, April 21 at 4586 Highway 22, Pepepe Valley Rd, RD 2 Huntly. Sign on is from 8.45 am and the venue is signposted from Rangiriri Bridge … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: April 2012
CAIROLI AND HERLINGS
Italian defending MX1 world champion Antonio Cairoli qualified fastest in his class at the opening Grand Prix of the season at Valkenswaard, in the Netherlands, at the weekend and then backed that up by dominating the racing proper.
Continue reading →JUNIORS BRACED
The future stars of New Zealand motocross go under the spotlight in the South Island this weekend. The next Ben Townley, Josh Coppins and Darryll King are expected to reveal themselves when the South Canterbury Motorcycle Club this weekend hosts … Continue reading →
BRITISH CHAMPS ROUND TWO
The NZ DBG Eastwood Honda MX Youth Development Team, owned and managed by former Central Hawke’s Bay man Rex Michau, has been in the thick of the motocross action in the United Kingdom and Europe. This year the team comprises … Continue reading →
FIRST BLOOD TO LORENZO
The MotoGP season kicked off under lights with a thriller in Qatar this morning, with Spanish riders finishing 1-2.
Continue reading →READY FOR BLAST-OFF
The Hauraki Plains College Motocross Tournament is all set for a blast off on May 4, 2012. Round one will be at Slater MX Park in Huntly. Round two is planned for Patetonga in October.
Continue reading →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 →
RED BULL REVISITED
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, it’ll change your life … Yes the 2012 Red Bull City Scramble was another resounding success.
Continue reading →WHIBLEY EXTENDS LEAD
New Zealand’s Paul Whibley has finished runner-up at round three of the Grand National Cross-country Championships in the United States, extending his lead at the top of the standings. The Yamaha ace from Pahiatua won the opening round of the … Continue reading →
TAKING ON THE WORLD
Canterbury motorcycle ace Jake Lewis is still only a teenager but he’s ready to branch out in search of international glory. The 17-year-old from Rangiora has immense potential and possibly a huge future ahead after winning national motorcycle road-race titles … Continue reading →
SMITH KEEPS ON KEEPING ON
It’s hard to keep a good man down and they don’t come much better than Blenheim’s Neil Smith. He took his modified Yamaha R6 to finish no lower than third in his Superlites class – a category formerly known as … Continue reading →
TURNING HEADS IN AUSSIE
Mangakino’s Kayne Lamont turned quite a few heads when he launched his Australian Motocross Championships campaign by finishing round one in overall runner-up position in the tightly-fought under-19 class on Sunday. The 18-year-old BikesportNZ.com racer competes for Suzuki in New … Continue reading →
CHECA DOMINATES
Spain’s Carlos Checa was the dominant rider in Imola, Italy, at the weekend. The defending World Superbike Champion scored a convincing double win in front of 81,000 screaming fans and is now the points leader in the chase for the … Continue reading →
JARVIS TAKES IT
The country came to town in Auckland on Sunday with two first-time visitors to New Zealand and an expatriate Kiwi, all riding European motorcycles, reaping the greatest harvest at a spectacular extreme enduro event.
Continue reading →KIWIS SIX OF THE BEST
A grand total of six Kiwi riders were among the top 10 in their respective classes when the dust cleared at the opening round of the Monster Energy MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship, at Conondale in Queensland on Sunday. New … Continue reading →
HANCOCK THE KING IN NZ
World champion Greg Hancock admits his winter workout with old friend Billy Hamill made the difference as he stormed to glory in the inaugural FIM Buckley Systems New Zealand SGP in Auckland on Saturday. Hancock won the final World Championship … Continue reading →
VILLOPOTO WRAPS IT UP
Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, has clinched his second Supercross Class Championship tonight at the Monster Energy AMA Supercross at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Yamaha’s Davi Millsaps opened the Supercross Class with the holeshot but was quickly passed by Villopoto who … Continue reading →
NEED SOME COACHING?
Moto Academy NZ is offering to provide coaching and classes for riders at the TAC Victoria Motorcycle Club Championships 2012.
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