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Category Archives: Jake Whitaker

Bikesportnz Posted on March 30, 2026 by EditorMarch 29, 2026

We had both winners and losers on the track at this year’s ninth annual Korito Technical Matrix in Taranaki on Saturday, but mostly it was the habitat of winners.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 29, 2026 by EditorMarch 29, 2026

The annual Korito Technical Matrix event in Taranaki at the weekend again drew the cream of the crop from across a diverse range of motorcycling codes and they all brought something special to the popular event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 2, 2026 by EditorMarch 2, 2026

The popularity of dirt bike events run by Sean Clarke and the Forestland Motorcycle Club continues to impress and this is despite the torturous course the racers were warned to expect.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 24, 2026 by EditorFebruary 24, 2026

How busy could your weekend be? Well, the clue is that there are going to be two big events back-to-back on consecutive days.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 2, 2025 by EditorDecember 2, 2025

Lower Hutt’s Jake Whitaker has done it again, adding a fourth national hard enduro title to his impressive motorcycling résumé at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 14, 2025 by EditorMay 13, 2025

This season’s ultimate off-road motorcycling competition could be the toughest yet, with so many different riders featuring at the top and each of them in contention for ultimate glory.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 1, 2025 by EditorApril 16, 2025

Two men were standouts at the opening round of the 2025 New Zealand Hard Enduro Nationals in Taranaki at the weekend – both of them from New Plymouth.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 30, 2025 by EditorMarch 29, 2025

The signage pictured at the junction of Herbert Road and Korito near Egmont Village says ‘No Exit’ no matter which way you go and that sounds kind of ominous.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 6, 2025 by EditorFebruary 7, 2025

It’s tough, it’s demanding and, for so many dirt bike racers, it’s virtually impossible to finish, but that’s what the No Way In Hell extreme enduro is meant to be.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 26, 2025 by EditorJanuary 29, 2025

How tough could this race be? Well, the clue is in the name – the No Way In Hell extreme enduro – and so that means it’s about as tough as things can get.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 23, 2024 by EditorOctober 22, 2024

It always takes a special kind of athlete to win the Husqvarna Hard Adventure Enduro, so it’s just as well that so many special riders have entered again for the eighth annual edition this year.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 21, 2024 by EditorSeptember 10, 2024

Self-belief … it’s a hard thing to develop and nurture but it could also be the true secret recipe to racing success or even success elsewhere in life.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 20, 2024 by EditorSeptember 28, 2024

Kiwis are constantly riding high among world’s motorcycling elite, and have done so for many seasons now, and today we’d like to offer a big salute to our modest heroes and heroines.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 19, 2024 by EditorAugust 19, 2024

Hundreds of riders showed up to tackle the third and final round of the 2024 Forestland Cross-country Series halfway between Taupo and Tokoroa on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 12, 2024 by EditorJune 12, 2024

Wainuiomata’s Jake Whitaker (KTM No.166) grabs the holeshot at the start of the senior race at Ohakuri last season. Close behind him is Takanini’s James Sutton (Kawasaki No.64), who remarkably shot through to this frontrunning position from a second-row starting spot. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt’s go time for New Zealand’s best dirt bike racers, with the second round of three in this season’s Forestland Cross-country Series set for Ohakuri this coming weekend.

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