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Bikesportnz Posted on April 14, 2026 by EditorApril 13, 2026

Cambridge’s Nico Verhoeven takes an early lead in the 11-12 years 85cc class at the 2026 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships held at the Brookhaven Motocross Training Facility in Leeston, Canterbury. Photo by Derek Morrison, MNZ. The superstars of the future were certainly on show at the New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships at Leeston, near Christchurch, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 13, 2026 by EditorApril 13, 2026

Auckland’s Jack Ellingham (Honda), a long-overdue national motocross championship winner in 2026. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It’s hard to believe for any ardent follower of the sport, but Auckland’s Jack Ellingham has just been crowned a New Zealand motocross champion.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 12, 2026 by EditorApril 12, 2026

Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (KTM), top individual at round two of the National Club Enduro Series near Tokoroa on Saturday. Photo by Madison ClarkeThe nation’s elite dirt bike racers managed to escape the worst of the weather bomb that struck New Zealand’s North Island at the weekend, but the action was stormy nonetheless in forestry near Tokoroa on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 10, 2026 by EditorApril 10, 2026

Taranaki’s Sam Parker (Husqvarna), one of the favourites to win this weekend’s National Club Enduro Series event near Tokoroa. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAll roads lead to New Zealand’s Central Plateau tomorrow as the nation’s elite off-road motorcycle racers converge near Tokoroa for racing in the National Club Enduro Series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 7, 2026 by EditorApril 7, 2026

Hunter Lawrence (Honda), on the podium at the weekend and now with a share of the series lead.Australian Hunter Lawrence again put his Honda on the podium at the weekend, this time at round 12 of the AMA supercross championships in St Louis.

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

Cameras do lie … the image captured here does not do justice to the steep, slippery wet rock terrain that these riders are attempting to conquer. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWe 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

After a long and brutal day of racing, there were surprisingly just a few minutes to separate the winner, Bulls rider Connor Newton (left), and runner-up rider Cameron Judd, from Judgeford, just north of Wellington. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 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 27, 2026 by EditorMarch 27, 2026

The signage pictured here 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. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 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 March 25, 2026 by EditorMarch 25, 2026

An archive photo of Parnassus rider Graeme Allan (Kawasaki), in action back in the 1980s and proudly displaying the 250cc class No.1 plate he achieved in 1987. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Westland Motorcycle Club hosted an extremely memorable 2026 Vet Nationals at the famous Waipuna Station, located approximately 26km south of Reefton, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 24, 2026 by EditorMarch 24, 2026

Hunter Lawrence (Honda No.96) raced to victory at round 10 in Birmingham at the weekend.Australian Hunter Lawrence took his Honda to dominate round 10 of the AMA Supercross Champs at Birmingham for his second-consecutive win at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 23, 2026 by EditorMarch 23, 2026

The MXGP class hits turn one in Spain at the weekend.The second round of the 2026 Motocross World Champs saw the series ignite in Europe for the first time, and the local Spanish fans filled the revamped facility of the Circuito di Motocross di Almonte.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 16, 2026 by EditorMarch 16, 2026

Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (BMW), who survived a tight battle with Whanganui’s Luca Durning (BMW) for the premier crown. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand has a brand-new national superbike champion and it is Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (pictured here).

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 12, 2026 by EditorMarch 15, 2026

The rising stars of junior motocross in New Zealand, surely set to become our future internationals too. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comTalented Kiwi videographer Derek Morrison left his Dunedin base to travel the country chasing some of the rising stars of New Zealand junior motocross.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 11, 2026 by EditorMarch 11, 2026

Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (BMW), in a tight battle with Whanganui’s Luca Durning (BMW) for the premier crown. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWith three rounds complete and just one to go, it’s a mad scramble to find the New Zealand Superbike Champion in the premier grade for 2026.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 3, 2026 by EditorMarch 4, 2026

Honda’s Rian King (bike No.110) gets the jump out of the gate at the start of this MX2 class race at Rotorua on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe latest edition of the New Zealand Motocross Championships straddled two years, kicking off in November 2025 and winding up at Rotorua on the last day of February 2026.

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

Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (KTM), always a solid performer when the going gets tough. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 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 26, 2026 by EditorFebruary 26, 2026

Hunter Lawrence raced to victory at round seven in Arlington at the weekend.Australian Hunter Lawrence took his Honda to score his first win in the premier grade of the AMA supercross championships in Arlington at the weekend.

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

Look out for these cross-road signs on your way to watching or participating in some fantastically entertaining dirt bike race action at Oparau this coming weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comHow 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 February 16, 2026 by EditorFebruary 16, 2026

Eli Tomac (KTM) battled through the most demanding track conditions of the season to capture his third win of the championship campaign.It’s just become tighter at the top of this season’s AMA Supercross Championships after a thrilling round six of the series in Seattle at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 11, 2026 by EditorFebruary 13, 2026

Australian Hunter Lawrence (Honda), on top of the 450cc supercross standings in the United States. Honda’s Hunter Lawrence took over the series lead at the latest round of the AMA Supercross Championships at Glendale and the Americans must be wondering what they can do about the Aussie onslaught.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 7, 2024 by EditorOctober 6, 2024

The racing was intense throughout all the various classes at the 2024 New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals near New Plymouth at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com A heady mix of bravery, tenacity and talent in equal measures were on show at the 2024 New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals in Taranaki at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 6, 2024 by EditorOctober 6, 2024

Qualification for the main event at the Motocross of Nations again comes down to one race for Team NZ, the B Final. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 77th Edition of the Motocross of Nations burst into life in England, as the qualifying races took place to decide the gate picks for the event’s main races.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 5, 2024 by EditorOctober 4, 2024

Pictured here is the new bike, with Ricky Carmichael the rider, that will fly the flag for Triumph on the 450cc world motocross scene.Triumph Motorcycles has revealed its first 450cc motocross bike, designed in collaboration with the “greatest Of All Time” (The GOAT), American motocross and supercross legend Ricky Carmichael.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 4, 2024 by EditorOctober 6, 2024

Can New Zealand colours fly again at Matterley Basin this weekend, just as they did here in 2006 with (at right) Josh Coppins, Cody Cooper and Ben Townley? Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt’s here at last! The 2024 Motocross of Nations is getting ready to go at the epic Matterley Basin circuit, a happy hunting ground for New Zealand in the past.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 3, 2024 by EditorOctober 2, 2024

New Zealand colours will again fly at Matterley Basin, near Winchester, in southern England, at the Motocross of Nations this coming weekend, just as is pictured here from the 2006 event. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comA talented three-man Kiwi motocross squad is revved up to race in the United Kingdom this coming weekend, determined to again challenge, and hopefully beat, the best riders in the world.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 2, 2024 by EditorOctober 1, 2024

It's a traffic jam as the riders arrive at turn one at the start of this recent mini motocross race and it will be similarly hectic in Taranaki this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comDon’t let the size of these racers fool you, their hearts are huge and their desire and determination perhaps even greater than that.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 1, 2024 by EditorSeptember 30, 2024

Karaka’s Hayden Draper (Husqvarna), winner of the younger of the two 200-250cc classes in Australia at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand riders shone out at the Australian Junior Motocross Championships over the weekend, winning three of the 12 championship categories.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 30, 2024 by EditorSeptember 30, 2024

Spanish defending world champion Jorge Prado (GASGAS), overall championship winner in the MXGP class again in 2024.The 2024 FIM Motocross World Championships came to a scorching conclusion in southern Spain at the weekend at the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 29, 2024 by EditorSeptember 28, 2024

Spanish defending world champion Jorge Prado (GASGAS), who will be determined to win the final round on his home soil this weekend.It’s time for the champions to be crowned in both classes of the 2024 MXGP Motocross World Championships, as the Spanish venue of Cozar hosts the 20th and final round of the series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 28, 2024 by EditorSeptember 30, 2024

The world elite will all be at the Motocross of Nations in England next month. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWith just over a week to go now until the Motocross of Nations, we are still not quite 100 percent sure who might be turning up for the greatest show on turf.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 27, 2024 by EditorSeptember 26, 2024

British rider Peter Hickman, in action during the Suzuki International Series racing at Manfeild in 2018. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comSome of the world’s top international motorcycle racing stars are packing their bags for a visit to New Zealand in just a few weeks’ time and the locals can’t wait to welcome them.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 26, 2024 by EditorSeptember 25, 2024

Spain’s Pedro Acosta (GASGAS), not deterred by crash in Moto GP race in Misano at the weekend.The MotoGP race at Misano at the weekend was a mixed bag for rising star Pedro Acosta and the small matter of a crash will not weaken his spirit.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 25, 2024 by EditorOctober 6, 2024

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), overall winner of the 2024 SuperMotocross Championships. Australian brothers Jett and Hunter Lawrence finished 1-2 as the SuperMotocross World Championships wrapped up in Las Vegas at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 24, 2024 by EditorSeptember 24, 2024

Italy’s Enea Bastianini (Ducati), the winner at Misano at the weekend.Enea Bastianini and the Ducati Lenovo Team come out victorious at Misano, scoring win number 100 in MotoGP for Ducati, which secured a fifth consecutive manufacturer’s title.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 23, 2024 by EditorSeptember 11, 2024

Here are a few very important things that you really need to know. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com As motorbike racers get old and feeble, it is likely that they will have accumulated a useful amount of riding skill and an even larger volume of knowledge.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 22, 2024 by EditorSeptember 10, 2024

New Zealand's Courtney Duncan at the German GP in 2016. The Otago woman had won three of the first four races in the 2016 edition of the Women's Motocross World Championships (WMX), but she fell victim to a freak crash at the third round of seven that year, the German GP.We all know that photographers love to get close to the action. But when is it too close for comfort or safety? And when can a photographer just get in the way?

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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.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

A salute to our Kiwi motorbike heroes and heroinesKiwis 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 September 19, 2024 by EditorSeptember 18, 2024

You should never bite the hand that feeds you and just be enormously thankful there is such a service at all.You should never bite the hand that feeds you and just be enormously thankful there is such a service at all.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 18, 2024 by EditorSeptember 9, 2024

Sit back, settle in and enjoy the ride. It doesn’t matter what you do, it’s still going to hurt … probably on Tuesday.Sit back, settle in and enjoy the ride. It doesn’t matter what you do, it’s still going to hurt … probably on Tuesday.

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