Auckland’s Nick Southerwood (Aprilia RS660) celebrated his first race win in the Pro Twins class at Levels International Motor Raceway, near Timaru, at the weekend.
“I guess I like this track more than I thought I did,” he said.
“The wind played havoc, but I have to thank the wind because, with me being a pie-eater, it stuck me to the ground. My lightweight rivals got blown around,” he laughed.
Check back here and on the BikesportNZ.com Facebook page this week as we bring you more from Timaru at the weekend, the fourth round of six in the 2023-24 New Zealand Superbike Championships.
Lap records tumbled and so did some of the riders …
DATES FOR 2023-24 NZ MOTORCYCLE ROAD-RACE SEASON:
Suzuki International Series (and first two rounds of the NZSBK):
- Round 1, Taupo, Dec 2nd and 3rd;
- Round 2, Manfeild, Feilding, Dec 9th and 10th;
- Whanganui’s Cemetery Circuit, Dec 26th (third and final round of Suzuki International Series, but not part of the championships).
South Island:
- Round 3, Euromarque Motorsport Park (Ruapuna), Christchurch (includes GP title races), Jan 6th and 7th;
- Round 4, Levels International Motor Raceway, near Timaru, Jan 13th and 14th;
- Round 5, Burt Munro Challenge, Teretonga Park Raceway, near Invercargill, Feb 9th, 10th and 11th.
North Island:
- Round 6, Hampton Downs, part of MotoFest (includes TT title races), Mar 2nd and 3rd.
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