The 2018 Dirt Guide Cross-country Series kicks off near Tokoroa this weekend, the venue at Ohakuri – about halfway between Tokoroa and Taupo – and it is sure to attract riders from both ends of the aptitude and competitiveness spectrum. … Continue reading →
The 2018 MXGP World Championship continues this weekend at the hilly Teutschenthal circuit for the eighth round of the season, the MXGP of Germany, an event that also represents the third round of six in the FIM Women’s Motocross World … 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 →
She’s been threatening to beat up the boys for years, but now it’s official … Te Awamutu’s Rachael Archer is the national cross-country champion in the under-200cc two-stroke class. The 16-year-old took her Husqvarna TE150 to wrap up the New … Continue reading →
Bay of Plenty’s Brad Groombridge is hoping his latest dirt biking success might propel him onto the international stage. The 27-year-old Taupo locksmith wrapped up the New Zealand Cross-country Championships title near Mosgiel at the weekend, a runner-up finish at … Continue reading →
Two of the FIM European Motocross Championships classes – EMX250 and EMX125 – shared the programme with the weekend’s MXGP of Latvia, the two European classes featuring Kiwi riders Dylan Walsh and James Scott. Canterbury man Walsh (Husqvarna) managed ninth … Continue reading →
Australian Todd Waters chats ahead of his return to Grand Prix racing in Latvia this weekend. It’s a big weekend for him, stepping in to replace the injured Brian Bogers, but not an overwhelming one because he has plenty of … Continue reading →
The weekend will be a busy one at Kegums, in Latvia, as it is jam-packed with both MXGP and EMX motocross championship racing. Adding to the schedule is the classes of EMX250 and EMX125. Watch out for points leaders Martin … Continue reading →
Bay of Plenty’s Brad Groombridge is never one to be placed in a pigeon hole. The 27-year-old Taupo locksmith is a leading rider on the national motocross, enduro, cross-country and TT racing scenes and he simply can’t be classified, buttoned-down, … Continue reading →
It was something of a dream outing for Auckland’s Joseph Andrell, the 29-year-old competing at the 2018 edition of the New Zealand Mini TT Championships near Taupiri at the weekend. The Landscape gardener from Orewa shifts dirt for a living, … Continue reading →
It was more than just a training exercise, but the pace of former national motocross champion Hayden Smith at the weekend’s New Zealand Miniature TT Championships showed he certainly was ready for his upcoming World Junior Motocross Championships bid in … Continue reading →
He may be second in the championship standings, but Taupo’s Brad Groombridge is still the favourite to win the cross-country nationals this season. The 2018 New Zealand Cross-country Championships will go down to the wire near Mosgiel this weekend, Saturday’s … Continue reading →
“Simply the best” and “unstoppable” were phrases used by the commentator to describe Cambridge’s Jared Hannon as he blitzed the field on his way to winning the 8-12 years’ 85cc class at the Kawasaki-sponsored annual New Zealand Mini TT Championships … Continue reading →
It was an historic and monumental night for Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jason Anderson and his team at the final round of the 2018 Monster Energy Supercross championship held in Las Vegas. Having never captured a 450SX championship since … Continue reading →
Bikes were pushed to breaking point at the annual New Zealand Mini TT Championships near Taupiri at the weekend, with riders twisting throttles to the stops in a bid for title glory. All competitors relished the perfect riding conditions over … Continue reading →
This season’s New Zealand Cross-country Championships have come down to a wrestling match between two equally-talented men from the Bay of Plenty and it all be resolved at the fourth and final round of the series near Mosgiel this coming … Continue reading →
MX Sports Pro Racing has announced that $6.5 million in prize money and contingency will be on the line for this season’s Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championships in the United States.
Continue reading →With “that pass” that KTM’s Marvin Musquin put on Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac at round 15 in Foxborough just over a week ago still on everyone’s mind, so many eyes were focussed on these two men at round 16 of the … Continue reading →
Australia Todd Waters is the rider chosen by Team HRC to step in for the injured Brian Bogers, starting from the MXGP of Latvia next weekend, May 12-13. The 27-year-old will compete aboard the Honda CRF450RW alongside full-time HRC rider … Continue reading →
New Zealand motocross hero Cody Cooper is looking forward to kicking off a full-season campaign in the United States, starting in just two weeks’ time.
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