Britain’s Jonathan Rea secured a crushing double victory in Portimão in Portugal, after easing away from the chasing field in Sunday’s second World Superbike race.
IT’S DUNGEY ONCE AGAIN
The United States Motocross Championships headed east to Muddy Creek Raceway in Tennessee for the fourth round of the season at the weekend and, just one week after taking over control of the 450 Class championship with his first overall win of 2015, KTM’s Ryan Dungey made it back-to-back victories.
WHAT IS THE NEWS?
We don’t bring you endless reprints of factory fantasies – here you can find out what really happened at an event or is likely to happen at the next one!
CHAMPION GIVING CHASE
Defending MXGP world champion Antonio Cairoli of the Red Bull KTM Factory team is slowly working his way towards regaining the red plate he has so often owned.
‘BEING THERE’ ONE MORE TIME
It will be the “last hoorah” for New Zealand’s multi-time former road-racing world champion Hugh Anderson when leaves again for Europe in a few days’ time.
DESALLE KEEN TO FIGHT ON
The Grand Prix of France last weekend represented almost the mid-way stage of the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship and it was a weekend to forget for Belgium’s Clement Desalle as he was forced to withdraw from the racing with a weak right shoulder.
SHE’S NO PLAIN JANE
Dirt bike riding and racing – It’s a real women’s sport!
Here’s the second of what we hope might become regular articles by BikesportNZ.com correspondent Jane Roberts, an accomplished dirt bike racer in her own right who frequently features in national-level competitions all around the country.
ANOTHER CANTERBURY CRUSADER
Another Canterbury crusader is heading off-shore to wave the New Zealand flag in Europe.
NATZKE DOES NZ PROUD
It was another breakthrough moment for New Zealand’s Josiah Natzke in Europe at the weekend.
COPPINS TAKES MX1 GLORY
It is only on rare occasions these days that former Grand Prix motocross star Josh Coppins puts down his manager’s clip-board and heads out himself to do battle on a bike.
TOWNLEY SHINES; BOPPING WINS DAY
DPH Motorsport’s Lawson Bopping has claimed his first overall win for 2015, on one of the toughest circuits of the series, at round five of the Australian MX Nationals in Coolum on Sunday.
TOMAC CRASHES; DUNGEY WINS
The third round of the 2015 United States Motocross Championships featured the series’ annual visit to the mile high altitude of the greater Denver area for the Thunder Valley National from Thunder Valley MX Park.
DOUBLE FOR JOSIAH NATZKE
Round five of the European Championship EMX125 was swept clean by KTM Factory Juniors’ New Zealand rider Josiah Natzke who had the hilly circuit of Villars sous Ecot, France, dialled this weekend to claim his first overall win of the season.
FEBVRE CLAIMS FIRST GP WIN
It was an absolute treat for the thousands of extremely enthusiastic French fans who packed the hillside here at the French circuit of Villars sous Ecot at the weekend to witness round eight of the FIM Motocross World Championship.
THREE IN A ROW FOR JORGE
Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo completed a hat-trick of consecutive MotoGP victories with an indomitable performance in the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello to slash Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi’s title lead to six points.
TELLING IT LIKE IT IS
We don’t bring you endless reprints of factory fantasies – here you can find out what really happened at an event or is likely to happen at the next one!
ROUND FIVE SUNDAY
The Coolum Pines Motocross Track is prepped and ready to host round five of the 2015 Australian MX Nationals this weekend, with racing tomorrow set to be nothing short of action-packed.
WAVING THE NZ FLAG
Auckland’s Avalon Biddle has been valiant in her efforts to wave the New Zealand flag in Europe this season.
TRENT HAYWOOD MEMORIAL MX
Have you signed up yet for the Trent Haywood Memorial High Schools Motocross Tournament?
ON THE SMALL SCREEN
Since 1907 fearless racers have reached terrifying speeds around closed public roads at the Isle of Man – and this incredible spectacle is set to return with SKY’s beefed up coverage of the world famous Isle of Man TT.