Renowned Kiwi road-racer Vince Sharpe is heading to Belgium later this month to race in the Bikers’ Classic event at Spa Francorchamps.
CHAMPION SITS IT OUT
The fifth and final round of the South Island enduro series for 2015 took place in Scargill, North Canterbury over the weekend … with the new champion not part of the racing.
UNSUNG HEROES
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CHASE BRANCHES OUT
New Zealand junior motocross champion Wyatt Chase is branching out.
The 15-year-old Taupo racer decided to have a crack at cross-country racing at the weekend and, although it was a bit of a steep learning curve, it ultimately proved a very successful bid.
DOUBLE THE FUN
Former Kiwi international Paul Whibley had to have his arm twisted to enter the first round of his own NZXC cross-country series at the weekend, but really it was just too much fun for him to ignore.
TIGHT AT THE TOP
Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo delighted his home crowd when he claimed his fourth GP victory in a row at the seventh round of the Moto GP world championships at Catalunya at the weekend.
ROCZEN & DUNGEY
Germany’s Ken Roczen managed to hold off his old team-mate Ryan Dungey to take home his first AMA 450cc class overall win since Crawfordsville, in Indiana, last season.
FEBVRE ON FIRE
Yamaha Factory rider Romain Febvre has won the MXGP class as the world championships reached the halfway stage with round nine of 18 at the Grand Prix of Italy in Maggiora at the weekend.
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PICTURE POSTCARD
A postcard from the MXGP track at Maggiora in north-western Italy, site for this weekend’s ninth round of the world championships.
DESALLE CROSSES FINGERS
Belgium’s Clement Desalle saw his 2015 MXGP title aspirations take a hit with a fall in practice for the French round almost two weeks ago leading to a partial and minor dislocation of his left shoulder, but he hopes to be back on the podium at round nine of 18 in Italy this weekend.
HIGH DRAMA IN THE MUD
The inaugural North Island Mini TT Championships in the Manawatu at the weekend produced drama of the highest order.
ON HIS OLD STOMPING GROUND
Pahiatua’s Paul Whibley just keeps on winning.
The 37-year-old packed up his belongings late last year and returned home with his wife and young son to settle back in New Zealand after a highly-successful international racing campaign that spanned 12 years.
A BUSY SEASON AHEAD
Palmerston North’s Adam Reeves is a glutton for punishment.
How else can you explain why he’s planning to be twice as busy with racing this winter than he ever has before?
TRI NATIONS EXTREME
Tri-X is an International Xtreme Sports Series between South Africa, Australia and New Zealand and it happens off on September 19-20.
THERE IS SIMPLY NO EXCUSE
There is simply no excuse for not riding your bike this weekend.
The popular Dirt Guide Cross-Country Championships kicks off on Sunday in what promises to be an even bigger and better series than before.
MXoN SHORT-LIST ANNOUNCED
The first test has been passed as New Zealand puts plans in place to once again stand on the podium at the Motocross of Nations – widely regarded as the “Olympic Games of motocross”.
MAY STILL A CONTENDER
New Zealand’s Callan May remains inside the top 10 in his class after eight rounds of the Grand National Cross-country Championships in the United States.
ANSTEY RULES ISLE OF MAN
New Zealand’s Bruce Anstey took his 10th Isle of Man TT victory in a fiercely contested Superbike race in Sunday to get the week-long action underway after a 24-hour delay.