Auckland plumber Toby Summers was fully tapped-out on Boxing Day.

The 40-year-old Yamaha ace convincingly won both Formula Two (600cc) class races at the famous Cemetery Circuit motorcycle race meeting on Thursday, the traditional day-after-Christmas event on the public streets of Wanganui, a stand-alone event but also the third and final round of the annual Suzuki Series.

His brace of wins in the tightly-fought class was easily enough for him to secure the F2 Suzuki Series crown, the first time the Manukau man had won a major trophy in the 600cc class but coming in just his second season of contesting the class.

“I’ve won the Suzuki Series in the Super Moto class in the past, but this is a bigger deal and it’s a first for me,” said Summers.

Summers won four out of six F2 races in the Suzuki Series, only beaten across the line once by Wanganui Suzuki rider Jayden Carrick (in race two at the Hampton Downs series opener a fortnight ago) and once by visiting German Yamaha ace Thomas Kreutz (in race two at Manfeild a week ago).

Summers also raced a Yamaha YZ450F throughout the series and had also been a contender to win the Super Moto class again this season, until a crash at Manfeild’s second round ruined his chances of outright victory.

Summers did, however, manage to turn the heat on the eventual winner of the Super Moto class, Wanganui rider Richard Dibben, twice finishing a close runner-up to Dibben at Wanganui on Boxing Day.

In the end, though, defending class champion Dibben (Honda CRF450) was just too good. Dibben had a tough time at the series opener at Hampton Downs but he finished both days unbeaten at Manfeild and Wanganui, winning the class by 15 points from British visitor Malachi Mitchell-Thomas (TM450), with Summers settling for third overall.

“Winning the 600cc class is a big one though,” said Summers. “It’s a great way to set me up for the nationals when I will race the 600cc supersport class.”

The four-round New Zealand Superbike Championships kick off in Christchurch in a week’s time, on January 5, and perhaps it could really be a summer of Summers.

“I’m not getting too excited about things just yet,” he said. “I don’t know any of the South Island tracks. I have never even set eyes on the tarmac down there yet, so it’s going to be a bit of a learning experience for me.

“It will be tough to win races in the 600cc Supersport class at the nationals but my confidence is good right now. This Suzuki Series was all about me getting comfortable on the Yamaha R6 and that’s certainly starting to happen.”

Other class winners in the 2013 Suzuki Series were Hamilton’s Nick Cole (Kawasaki, Formula One); New Plymouth’s Hayden Fitzgerald (Suzuki, F3 superlites); Whangarei’s Duncan Coutts (Suzuki, Pre-89 Post Classics); Wanganui’s Dwayne Bishop (Aprilia, Bears, non-Japanese bikes); Auckland’s Adam Unsworth and Stu Dawe (Windle, F1 sidecars).

© Words and photos by Andy McGechan, www.BikesportNZ.com

RESULTS:

Formula 1, race 1:  Nick Cole (Hamilton, Red Devil Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1; Sloan Frost (Lower Hutt, Fujitsu TSS Red Baron Suzuki NZ GSXR1000), 2; Scott Moir (Taupo, MotoTT Promoto Suzuki GSXR1000), 3; Hayden Fitzgerald (New Plymouth, Team RCM Suzuki GSXR1000), 4; Tony Rees (Whakatane, Tony Rees Motorcycles Honda CBR1000), 5; Guy Martin (Great Britain, Suzuki NZ GSXR1000), 6.

Formula 1, race 2:  Nick Cole, 1; Scott Moir, 2; Hayden Fitzgerald, 3; Ray Clee (Kumeu, Auckland, Team RCM Suzuki GSXR1000), 4; Tony Rees, 5; Dennis Charlett (Christchurch, Underground Brown Suzuki GSXR1000), 6.

F1 final series points: Nick Cole, 130; Dennis Charlett, 97; Sloan Frost, 93; Scott Moir, 92; Hayden Fitzgerald, 87; Ray Clee, 83.

Robert Holden Memorial feature race: Nick Cole (Hamilton, Red Devil Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1; Hayden Fitzgerald (New Plymouth, Team RCM Suzuki GSXR1000), 2; Tony Rees (Whakatane, Tony Rees Motorcycles Honda CBR1000), 3; Jayden Carrick (Wanganui, GJ Gardner Homes Suzuki GSXR600), 4; Adam Chambers (Clive, Lattey Civil & Precast Honda CBR600RR), 5; Guy Martin (Great Britain, GSXR1000), 6.

Formula 2, race 1:  Toby Summers (Auckland, R&R Power Sports Yamaha R6), 1; Adam Chambers (Clive, Lattey Civil & Precast Honda CBR600RR), 2; Thomas Kreutz (Germany, Yamaha R6), 3; Daniel Mettam ( Auckland, CTAS Honda CBR600RR), 4; Ashley Payne (Wanganui, GSXR600), 5; Shane Richardson (Wellington, CBR600RR), 6.

Formula 2, race 2:  Toby Summers, 1; Adam Chambers, 2, Jayden Carrick (Wanganui, GJ Gardner Homes Suzuki GSXR600), 3; Daniel Mettam, 4; Thomas Kreutz, 5; Ashley Payne, 6.

Formula 2 final series points:  Toby Summers, 144; Adam Chambers, 117; Daniel Mettam, 112; Thomas Kreutz, 107; Jayden Carrick, 95; Rhys Holmes, 70.

Formula 3:

Formula 3, race 1:  Hayden Fitzgerald (New Plymouth, Suzuki NZ SV650), 1; Jay Lawrence (Ohaupo, Boyd Motorcycles KTM Duke), 2; Leigh Tidman (Taumarunui, RS450), 3; Gavin Veltmeyer (Auckland, Colemans Suzuki SV650), 4; Dean Bentley (Lower Hutt, TSS Red Baron Suzuki SV650), 5; Royd Walker-Holt (Kawakawa, Drury Performance Centre Suzuki SV650), 6.

Formula 3, race 2:  Hayden Fitzgerald, 1; Jay Lawrence, 2; Dean Bentley, 3; Gavin Veltmeyer 4; Royd Walker-Hoult, 5; Gavin Oxtoby (Wanganui, GSXR450), 6.

Formula 3 final series points: Hayden Fitzgerald, 94; Gavin Veltmeyer, 86; Royd Walker-Holt, 82; Dean Bentley, 76; Gavin McKay, 60; Gavin Oxtoby, 45.

Supermoto race 1: Richard Dibben (Wanganui, Silicone Engineering Honda CRF450), 1; Toby Summers (Auckland, R&R Power Sports Yamaha YZF450), 2; Malachi Mitchell-Thomas (Great Britain, Silicone Engineering TM450), 3; Casey Bullock (Reporoa, KTM 450SMR), 4; Aden Brown (Wanganui, Balance Accountants Yamaha YZF450), 5; Ben Dowman (Wanganui, CRF 450), 6.

Supermoto race 2: Richard Dibben, 1; Toby Summers, 2; Aden Brown, 3; Malachi Mitchell-Thomas, 4; Ben Dowman, 5; John Oliver (Feilding, TM450), 6.

Supermoto final series points:  Richard Dibben, 137; Malachi Mitchell-Thomas, 122; Toby Summers, 118; Aden Brown, 97; Casey Bullock, 92; Ben Dowman, 87.

F1 Sidecars, race 1: Aaron Lovell/Dennis Simonson (Hamilton/Masterton, LCR1000), 1; Adam Unsworth/Stu Dawe (Auckland, Boss Engineering Windle F1), 2; Michael (Burt) Wolland/Neville Mickleson (Masterton, NZ Moto Derbyshire 1000), 3; Chris Lawrance/Richard Lawrance (Auckland, Anderson R1), 4; Corey Winter/Tim Shepherd (Wanganui, Collins and Sons DMR600), 5; Spike Taylor/Astrid Hartnell (Masterton, Stealth Electric Bikes LCR Suzuki), 6.

F1 Sidecars, race 2: Aaron Lovell/Dennis Simonson, 1; Adam Unsworth/Stu Dawe, 2; Michael Wolland/Neville Mickleson, 3; Corey Winter/Tim Shepherd, 4; Des James/Warren Miller (Papakura, LCR Yamaha R1), 5; Spike Taylor/Astrid Hartnell (Masterton, Stealth Electric Bikes LCR Suzuki), 6.

F1 Sidecars final series points:  Adam Unsworth/Stu Dawe, 131; Chris Lawrance/Richard Lawrance, 108; Aaron Lovell/Dennis Simonson, 102; Spike Taylor/Astrid Hartnell 88; Michael (Burt) Wolland/Neville Mickleson, 87; Corey Winter/Tim Shepherd, 87.

BEARS

BEARS, race 1: John Oliver (Feilding, BMW S1000RR), 1; Rhys Holmes (Tauranga, BMW HP4), 2; Steve Mizera (Germany, Racetaxi99 BMW S1000RR), 3; Dave Oliver (Australia, Aprilia SXV550), 4; Mark Perry (Palmerston North, Aprilia) 5; Nick Prestidge (Hawera, Ducati 1098) 6.

BEARS, race 2: Rhys Holmes, 1; Steve Mizera, 2; Brian Bernard (Wanganui, Triumph Daytona 675), 3; John Oliver, 4; Dwayne Bishop (Wanganui, Aprilia RSV4 Factory), 5; Mark Perry, 6.

BEARS final series points:  Dwayne Bishop, 101; John Oliver, 99; Craig Trinder, 92; Rhys Holmes, 87, Steve Mizera, 87; Gavin McKay, 86.

Post Classic Pre’89

Post Classic Pre ’89, race 1: Jay Lawrence (Ohaupo, Bridgestone Tyres GSX1100), 1; Duncan Coutts (Whangarei, Planet Honda GSXR1100), 2; Sean Donnelly (Paraparaumu, Precise Print Kawasaki Z1000R), 3; Bernard Ryan (Moto Guzzi), 4; Dave Freeman (Paraparaumu, Suzuki 1100), 5; John Reid (Huntly, TZ250U), 6.

Post Classic Pre ’89, race 2: Jay Lawrence, 1; Duncan Coutts, 2; Sean Donnelly, 3; Dave Freeman, 4; Bernard Ryan, 5; Kevin Grey (Auckland, Suzuki McIntosh), 6.:

Post Classic Pre ’89 final series points: Duncan Coutts, 139; Jay Lawrence, 138; Sean Donnelly, 110; Paul Wootton, 85; Vince Burrell (Hastings, Moto Guzzi 72 Vsport), 76; Nigel Lennox (Auckland, Kawasaki ZXR400), 67.

Classic Solos

Classic Solos, race 1: Bernard Ryan (Moto Guzzi), Hayden Fitzgerald (New Plymouth, G50 Matchless McIntyre), 2; Peter Tanner (Feilding, Norton Manx 630), 3; Guy Martin (Great Britain, Manx Norton), 4; David Hall (Te Awamutu, Norton Domi 500), 5; Vince Burrell (Hastings, Moto Guzzi 72 Vsport), 6.

Classic Solos, race 2: Hayden Fitzgerald, 1; Bernard Ryan, 2; Guy Martin, 3; David Hall, 4; Vince Burrell, 5; Mark Halls (Auckland, Norton Atlas), 6.

Classic Solos points: Hayden Fitzgerald, 48; Bernard Ryan, 47; Guy Martin, 38; David Hall, 34; Vince Burrell, 31; Mark Halls, 29.

Classic Pre ‘82 Sidecars, race 1: John Blaymires/Charles Bilby (Te Puke, Moto Guzzi 950), 1; Bryan Stent/Tracey Bryan (Wanganui, Triumph Trident 750), 2; Robert Hood/Mark Thompson (Wanganui, Norton Commando), 3; Mark Smith/Sid Sutherland (Carterton, 750 Triumph), 4; Gordon McKeown/Steve Bryan (Tauranga, 1975 BMW R90S), 5; Will Williamson/Julie Loveridge (Wanganui, Triumph T110), 6.

Classic Pre ‘82 Sidecars, race 2:  John Blaymires/Charlies Bilby, 1; Bryant Stent/Tracey Bryan, 2; Robert Hood/Mark Thompson, 3; Mark Smith/Sid Sutherland, 4; Nick Aston/Eddie Curlett (Wanganui, XS650), 5; Gordon McKeown/Steve Bryan, 6.

Classic Pre ‘82 Sidecars points:  John Blaymires/Charles Bilby, 50; Bryan Stent/Tracey Bryan, 45; Robert Hood/Mark Thompson, 40; Mark Smith/Sid Sutherland, 36; Gordon McKeown/Steve Bryan, 31; Nick Aston/Eddie Curlett, 29.