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Bikesportnz Posted on April 15, 2026 by EditorApril 15, 2026

Hunter Lawrence (Honda), on the podium again at the weekend and now with an extended points lead.It was a commanding win for the boys from Downunder at the weekend as they dominated both the 450SX and 250SX classes at round 13 of the AMA supercross championships.

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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 September 17, 2024 by EditorSeptember 9, 2024

The sport of motocross has come a long wayFrom humble beginnings, sketchy scramble races across muddy fields, to the modern-day pinnacle of global motocross racing, this brief history looks at the defining moments of British motocross across the ages.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 16, 2024 by EditorSeptember 8, 2024

Enduro riders are the real super heroes of the worldWe’re fast coming to the conclusion that enduro riders are actually supermen (and women).

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 15, 2024 by EditorSeptember 8, 2024

Jobe and that famous Hawkstone jumpAfter claiming his second motocross world title in the 250cc class, Belgian rider Georges Jobe chose Kawasaki for his move to the 500cc “Class of Kings” in 1984 … and became an all-time hero with this legendary leap.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 14, 2024 by EditorSeptember 15, 2024

I pride myself on being able to take reasonable photographs of motorcycles in action and it's taken a lot of time and hard work to get there.I pride myself on being able to take reasonable photographs of motorcycles in action and it’s taken a lot of time and hard work to get there.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 13, 2024 by EditorSeptember 8, 2024

So you’ve heard about enduros but don’t really know how they work, so that’s perhaps why you’ve never tried one. So you’ve heard about enduro events but don’t really know how they work, so that’s perhaps why you’ve never tried one.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 12, 2024 by EditorSeptember 7, 2024

American motocross legend Jeff Ward, in action at the 1987 MXoN event at Unadilla, New York. Ward, along with team-mates Bob Hannah and Rick Johnson won the event that season, that occasion marking their seventh MXoN win in a row.There is no doubt that the USA is among the top nations in the world when it comes to motocross racing, having won the Motocross of Nations an astounding 23 times since its inception in 1947.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 11, 2024 by EditorNovember 12, 2024

Spain’s Marc Marquez Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP), the winner at San Marino at the weekend. From ninth on the starting grid to taking the GP win, it couldn’t have gone much better for Spain’s multi-time former champion Marc Marquez.

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

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), winner at round one of three in the 2024 SuperMotocross Championships. Just 66 days after undergoing surgery for a thumb injury, Australian Team Jett Lawrence turned in an impressive winning performance at the weekend.

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

Spanish defending world champion Jorge Prado (GASGAS), the main winner at the GP of Turkey at the weekend.The hot sun beat down on the Afyon Motor Sports Center as the MXGP of Türkiye hosted the crucial 18th round of the MXGP Motocross World Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 8, 2024 by EditorSeptember 7, 2024

Wellington’s Rory Mead, a top competitor on a motorcycle and now also on a modified sports wheelchair. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand’s Rory Mead was twice national Enduro Champion, in 2009 and 2011, before a motorcycling crash in the United States left him paralysed from the waist down.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 7, 2024 by EditorSeptember 6, 2024

Slovenian Tim Gajser (Honda), leading the way to the MXGP title this season.The Motocross World Champs start the final trio of events of the series, as the MXGP of Türkiye welcomes round 18 to the mountainous west of the country, roughly 450km to the south-east of the capital, Istanbul.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 6, 2024 by EditorSeptember 5, 2024

Dutch rider Jeffery Herlings (KTM), who took charge of the MXGP class at Lommel in Belgium.Today we bring you video footage from the Temple of Motocross at Lommel, home of the MXGP of Flanders, in Belgium, round 14 of the Motocross World Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 5, 2024 by EditorSeptember 10, 2024

Spain’s Marc Marquez Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP), on his way to winning at Aragon at the weekend.It was a special weekend for eight-time former MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez on home turf at Aragon as he celebrated his first win in three years.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 4, 2024 by EditorSeptember 3, 2024

Max Anstie, pictured here on his way to 1-1 results at the Motocross of Nations at Matterley Basin in 2017, is in the team again this time around. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWith just over a month to go until the FIM Motocross of Nations returns to Matterley Basin on the weekend of October 4-6, the host nation has announced their trio that will go into battle.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 3, 2024 by EditorSeptember 10, 2024

The world elite will all be at the Motocross of Nations in England next month. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comMany countries have already announced their line-ups for the upcoming Motocross of Nations – the often-called ‘Olympic Games of Motocross’ – and now we have Team Spain to add to our list.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 2, 2024 by EditorSeptember 1, 2024

Honda rider Jo Shimoda will race at round seven off the All Japan Motocross Championships.Japanese motocross superstar Jo Shimoda will race his Honda at round seven off the All Japan Motocross Championships at Off Road Village in Saitama.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 31, 2024 by EditorAugust 31, 2024

Where would you place your money if betting was an option at this year’s Motocross of Nations? Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comPutting aside your own national loyalties, who would bet on to win the upcoming Motocross of Nations this season?

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 30, 2024 by EditorAugust 29, 2024

The three-rider squad for Team USA at the Motocross of Nations has just been finalised. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe United States has finalised its squad for the upcoming Motocross of Nations at Matterley Basin, near Winchester, in England in just over five weeks’ time.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 29, 2024 by EditorAugust 29, 2024

An updated Team New Zealand squad for this year’s Motocross of Nations in England has been announced, with Josiah Natzke answering the late call. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAn injury has forced Team New Zealand to announce a change to its squad for the Motocross of Nations event in England in early October.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 29, 2024 by EditorAugust 28, 2024

Germany’s Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM), winner at round five of the Hard Enduro World Champs at the weekend.Germany’s Manuel Lettenbichler has been crowned Red Bull TKO champion at round five of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship in Tennessee, USA.

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