The New Zealand Motocross Championships have reached the halfway stage with Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing Team riders all well placed to savour success when the series wraps up next month.

Hamish Harwood is well on the way to successfully defending his national motocross crown and this is despite him meeting his match in Rotorua on Sunday.

  When the engines were finally shut off on Sunday afternoon, the 2017 New Zealand Motocross Championships had reached the halfway stage.

A scorching 2017 FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship season is set to begin and the reigning world No.1, French rider Livia Lancelot, will no doubt feel the heat more than most with a huge target on her back.

The privilege of rank can be a double-edged sword sometimes, that authority allowing the freedom to indulge oneself on occasion, but it also includes the tyranny of having to take responsibility for the welfare of others.

Australian KTM Motocross Racing Team rider Luke Styke continues to strengthen as he builds up to this year’s Australian Motocross Championship season.

The building blocks are in place and now the high-profile Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing Team will look ahead to strengthening its position as a title contender in two separate classes at this year’s motocross nationals.

There’s a reason why Bay of Plenty’s Cody Cooper has the big No.1 emblazoned on his Honda motocross bike.