Jorge Lorenzo has rolled back the years to dominate with a go-to-whoa maiden victory for Ducati at the Italian MotoGP at Mugello at the weekend, as defending champion and 20-18 championship leader Marc Marquez crashed out, but was this too … Continue reading →
The opening round of the popular Dirt Guide Cross-country Series near Tokoroa a week ago was a roaring success. In the juniors it was a great battle for the win between Daniel Refoy and Will Yeoman, which went down to … Continue reading →
Coming soon to a forest near you … the latest round of the always-popular Epic Events two-day trail rides, featuring more than 100 kilometres of rolling hills, winding gullys and cranking fire-breaks on graded all-weather pumice terrain. Millions of berms … Continue reading →
The United States motocross scene has been searching for its next big star since men such as Bob Hannah, Broc Glover, David Bailey, Ricky Johnson, Jeff Ward, Ricky Carmichael (pictured here), Ryan Villopoto and Ryan Dungey hung up their helmets. … Continue reading →
The FIM Motocross World Championship heads to the MXGP of Great Britain at the famous Matterley Basin circuit, near Winchester, for round eight of the 2018 season this weekend. It has been nearly two weeks since the last race in … Continue reading →
New Zealand Honda star Cody Cooper is going from strength to strength in the United States and he’ll be hoping he can find some more strength at the third round of competition in Colorado this weekend. Fresh from his Kiwi … Continue reading →
It’s all falling into place again for Bay of Plenty’s Brad Groombridge. It has already been an incredible season for the 27-year-old Taupo locksmith, but he celebrated yet more dirt biking glory on Saturday when he won the third round … Continue reading →
Momentum is building for Kiwi rider Maximus Purvis across the Tasman Sea. The Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing Team rider has now won three consecutive national championship events in Australia and, after five of 10 rounds – although the MXD class … Continue reading →
At a thrilling sixth round of MX Nationals action at Murray Bridge, CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team’s Dean Ferris extended his streak of round wins to five, but relented his first race win of the season to DPH Motorsport Husqvarna-mounted … Continue reading →
Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac chased down both Ken Roczen (Honda) and Jason Anderson (Husqvarna) at the weekend, on his way to winning both the 450cc class races at round two of the United States Motocross Championships, the AMA Pro Motocross Nationals, … Continue reading →
It will be an extremely solid effort from Australia as they host the FIM World Junior Motocross Championships (WJMX) at Horsham, Victoria, this August. This will be the first time the WJMX will be staged on Australian terrain and Australia … Continue reading →
Want to know what’s happening on the motorcycling scene in New Zealand and abroad too? Well check out the latest issue of Kiwi Rider … it is waiting to be read right here … Check out some of the features … Continue reading →
The honours just keep piling up for Bay of Plenty man Tony Rees. On Saturday night the 50-year-old Whakatane man was inducted into Motorcycling New Zealand’s Hall of Fame, the latest honour in an impressive list of awards and achievements … Continue reading →
Perhaps our next national champion or international hero will be among those in action near Tokoroa this weekend. The 2018 Dirt Guide Cross-country Series kicks off this weekend, again promising to be anything you want it to be … a … Continue reading →
The 2018 New Zealand Enduro Championships will reach the halfway point in the South Island this weekend. The third round of five is set for Maruia, near Nelson, on Saturday, an event that could be pivotal for title hopefuls.
Continue reading →The 2018 United States Pro Motocross Championships got underway on Saturday for the landmark 50th running of the Hangtown Motocross Classic in California. In the premier 450 class, reigning champion Eli Tomac (Kawasaki) captured back-to-back opening round wins. New Zealand’s … Continue reading →
Defending champion Dean Ferris continued to blitz the MX1 field and build upon his already sizeable lead in the Australian Motocross Nationals during a damp day of racing at round four of 10 in the series on Wonthaggi’s dark sand … Continue reading →
It was a thrilling weekend for the New Zealand-based Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing Team with two of its riders topping the podium in two very different corners of the world. Otago’s Courtney Duncan was unbeatable at the third round of … Continue reading →
Round eight of the FIM Motocross World Championship’s 2018 season, the MXGP of Germany, wrapped up at Teutschenthal at the weekend with the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team celebrating wins by its rider Jeffrey Herlings (in the MXGP class) … Continue reading →
We know you’ll enjoy this extended highlights package from Hampton Downs in March, that weekend’s inaugural MotoFest event doubling as the third round of four of the 2018 New Zealand Superbike Championships. The two-day festival of motorcycling promised a huge … Continue reading →
