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.
BIKES IN THE MAINSTREAM
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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.
LAMONT HEADING OVERSEAS
The New Zealand flag will wave overseas again in 2015 with current national MX2 champion Kayne Lamont signing on to race for the MX Zone Turvey Construction Yamaha team in the United Kingdom.
SIBLING SUCCESS STORY
Auckland’s Julie Greenslade reckons she was “the last resort” when her elder brother Sam went hunting for a team-mate to tackle a recent cross-country marathon, but his choice of co-rider eventually turned out to be a winning one.
LEARN FROM THE BEST
It seems Kiwi extreme enduro legend Chris Birch is a winner off the track as much as he is on it.
And if he’s not actually winning races himself, he’s training others to share the winning with him.
RACE RESCHEDULED
It was to have been run the day after the annual Suzuki Six-Hour for seniors back in early October, but shocking weather put an end to that. The new date for the junior race is November 29.
SPEEDCROSS VIDEO CLIP
Here’s videographer Andrew Leiataua’s version of the inaugural Speedcross event, staged on the Saturday evening of the Taupo MX Fest Labour Weekend competition.
CROSS-COUNTRY CHALLENGE
New Zealand’s Paul Whibley may have just last week signalled his retirement from international motorcycle racing, but that doesn’t mean it’s time for a rocking chair, pipe and quiet, wistful nights watching the sun go down.
ADDING SPICE TO NATIONALS
Old champions never die; they just change what class of competition they ride in.
TOMAC DOMINATES IN FRANCE
American Eli Tomac will probably remember forever his first visit to the north of France, as he won everything at the Paris Lille Supercross to become the first ‘King of Paris Lille’ at the weekend.
READY FOR BATTLE
Nelson’s Jackson Walker has only been riding his new Yamaha for two months, but already he’s making a huge impression on his rivals.
ELECTRIFYING STUFF
Can this be for real? Motocross racing featuring all electric bikes could be a reality in the very near future.
WEEKEND WIND-BACK
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.
PRODUCING THE GOODS
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.
SUZUKI SERIES LOOMS LARGE
The starting grids are filling rapidly as excitement builds for the upcoming annual Suzuki Series, the traditional kick-off to the New Zealand motorcycle road-race season.
PAUL’S MAKING FRESH PLANS
On Tuesday we revealed that Kiwi international Paul Whibley has decided to end his international racing career and return to New Zealand, news that is sure to put a bomb under the domestic scene.
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM
A vast amount of experience will be on show when the New Zealand Veterans’ and Women’s Motocross Championships blast off in Canterbury in just over a week’s time.