She is used to battling against the men, and often beating them, but now Taranaki’s Nicki Smith will be racing for New Zealand in an international challenge against some of the elite female racers from Australia.
A FESTIVAL OF MX
It is already one of the premier events on New Zealand’s motocross calendar and now it’s set to get even bigger.
TAKING IT TO TAHITI
It will be a three-pronged Kiwi assault coming up at the Pacific Cup motocross event in Tahiti.
READY TO MOVE ACROSS
Ulstermen Jonathan Rea and Eugene Laverty made their penultimate appearances with respective teams Pata Honda and Voltcom Crescent Suzuki during the World Superbike action at Magny Cours in France just over a week ago.
MINI CHAMPIONS CROWNED
The next superstars of motocross revealed themselves at the annual New Zealand Mini Motocross Championships near Invercargill at the weekend.
SECOND PLACE GOOD ENOUGH
A second place finish was enough for Spain’s Marc Marquez to wrap up his second consecutive MotoGP world crown at the 15th round of 18 in Japan at the weekend.
GETTING AROUND
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 SIX-HOUR START
The annual Suzuki Six-Hour Dirt Bike Challenge was held last weekend in the Ohakuri Forest, about halfway between Tokoroa and Taupo.
HOT HONDA SUMMER AHEAD
It is going to be a long, hot summer of motocross in 2015 … especially for anyone lining up to battle the men from Honda.
NEW ZEALAND MX CHAMPS 2015
The dates and venues for the 2015 Backflips Clothing New Zealand Motocross Championships are as follows:
TALENT HEADS SOUTH
The brightest young motocross talents in the country pack their motorcycles and head to Invercargill this weekend for the annual New Zealand Mini Motocross Championships.
WHIBLEY BATTLES ONWARD
The temperatures were cool but the racing was hot for New Zealand’s Paul Whibley at the penultimate round of the Grand National Cross-country Championships in the United States at the weekend.
ALL PART OF THE FAMILY
MX Antix is making waves in the motocross scene, both here in New Zealand and now in the United States as well.
ON FAST-TRACK TO THE TOP
Otorohanga’s Aaron King is going from strength to strength.
He excelled in contrasting conditions in two different parts of the world, all within a hectic seven-day period, and now hopes he can continue the momentum.
VILLOPOTO’S THOUGHTS
By now the whole world knows that multiple-time United States motocross and supercross champion Ryan Villopoto is heading to Europe for 2015.
AGAINST THE ELEMENTS
Bay of Islands motorcycle ace Mitchell Nield knows a thing or two about battling extreme elements, but his experiences on Saturday were probably some of the toughest he’s known in an off-road racing career stretching more than 20 years.