“In a male-dominated field, there is nothing I find more satisfying than to see women performing well and showing they have a legitimate place in this sport.”
SIDESHOW BOB VERSUS THE AXEMAN
It looks like it is going to be “Sideshow Bob” versus “The Axeman” throughout this season’s New Zealand Cross-country Championships.
SERIES GETS ADDED SPICE
The next round of racing in the New Zealand Motocross Championships has just been spiced up considerably.
CLEARLY THE FASTEST
Defending national 125cc motocross champion Josiah Natzke was clearly the fastest rider at the opening round of the New Zealand Motocross Championships two weeks ago, but bad luck meant he was forced to accept runner-up spot for the day.
PICKING UP THE PACE
Kiwis be warned, Australian Jay Wilson is just getter faster and faster.
HE’S No.1 FOR A REASON
Cody Cooper has the No.1 emblazoned on his big red Honda CRF450 for a reason and his rivals were left in no doubt as to what that reason was at Timaru on Sunday.
HAT-TRICKS GALORE
Timaru hosted round two of the New Zealand Motocross Championships on Sunday and hat-tricks were the order of the day.
WSBK HONOURS SHARED
Kawasaki new-boy Jonathan Rea took victory and a runner-up finish to join Aprilia’s Leon Haslam at top of WSBK Championships after his best ever weekend at Phillip Island’s opening round of the 2015 season.
REED WINS ATLANTA
For the first time in the 2015 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, Australian Kawasaki rider Chad Reed won the 450SX class main event at the Georgia Dome at the weekend.
SERIES AT HALFWAY STAGE
Round two of the New Zealand Motocross Championships is a wrap.
A TRIP BACK IN TIME
We here at BikesportNZ.com take literally thousands of photos at the dozens of events we travel to, but, the shame is, most never see the light of day.
DETERMINED TO SHINE
Australian KTM Motocross Racing Team riders Kirk Gibbs and Luke Styke are determined to make a strong showing at the tomorrow’s second round of the New Zealand motocross championships at Timaru, in New Zealand’s South Island.
CLOCKING UP THE MILES
BikesportNZ.com gets around the place.
Almost every weekend, the BikesportNZ.com crew will pop up at some major event or another, on the spot to give you accurate, first-hand accounts of just what is happening in the motorcycling world.
WSBK KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND
The World Superbike Championship season gets under way at Australia’s Phillip Island circuit this weekend and, with some rider reshuffling and new technical regulations, it should result in an unpredictable season.
RACING THE HACKSAW
Can Bay of Plenty’s Tony Rees make it two Formula One class wins in a row at Paeroa’s annual Battle of the Streets on Sunday?
FIGHTING BACK
He was one of the favourites to win the MX2 motocross crown in New Zealand this summer, but now Michael Phillips is in full rest and relaxation mode as he recovers from injury.
TITLE CHASE WIDE OPEN
The form book has been thrown out the window after the first of four rounds of the New Zealand Motocross Champs nearly two weeks ago.
THE ART OF MOTOCROSS
On Friday, January 9, KTM Factory rider Ryan Dungey and his young bride Lindsey set foot in the state of Arizona.
TYRE-SHREDDING ACTION
Was the terrain particularly vicious at round one of the New Zealand Cross-country Championships at Onga Onga in Central Hawke’s Bay on Saturday or was the rider of this bike just an animal?