Central Otago’s Scott Columb knew the day may have been coming and he’s been preparing for it.
The 30-year-old from Queenstown, a key member of the Altherm JCR Yamaha Race Team in New Zealand, was given the call-up this week to captain Team New Zealand at the “Olympic Games of motocross” and he says he’s “over the moon” about the news.
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The 2014 Motocross of Nations kicks off in Kegums, Latvia, at the end of September and the various team line-ups are starting to be finalised.
Husqvarna’s factory and support riders are poised to attack in the Australian Motocross Championships, with New Zealand MX1 No.3 Brad Groombridge joining in as a fresh member of the squad for this weekend’s 9th and penultimate round at Gladstone in Central Queensland.
The season is over for Australia’s Motocross Development (under-19) class red plate holder Jed Beaton.
New Zealand again finds itself stuck between a rock and a hard place on the international motocross front but is, as always, determined to rise to the challenge.
Mike Pero Real Estate has taken the naming rights sponsorship for the Barry Sheene Motorcycle Classic at Hampton Downs this Labour Weekend, October 24-25-26.
The Ixion Motorcycle Club hosts rounds seven and eight of the North Island Moto Trials championships at Camp Wainui this weekend, August 23-24.
The eyes of New Zealand’s motorcycle race fans are set to turn once again to the Isle of Man where the 2014 Festival of Motorcycling gets under way.
New Zealand’s Levi Sherwood is a flipping miracle.
Dubbed “The Rubber Kid” by friends and rivals alike, the Manawatu 22-year-old is poised to become the freestyle motocross (FMX) world champion for a second time at the fifth and final round of the 2014 Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour in South Africa on Saturday.
New Zealand’s Paul Whibley is not one to shy away from a challenge, but his latest race in the United States was certainly something out of the ordinary.
KTM Motocross Racing’s Kirk Gibbs entered round eight of the Australian Motocross Championships with a mere 18 points separating him from the No.1 spot held by Team Motul Suzuki’s Matt Moss, and he was well within striking distance of the 2013 MX1 Champ.
The CDR Yamaha off-road team capped off a sensational 2014 Australian Four Day Enduro (A4DE) with two riders on the podium in the gruelling off road event.
It was Yamaha’s Daniel Milner, followed by Toby Price (Motorex KTM Off-Road) and Yamaha’s Chris Hollis, after the final test was wrapped up on Saturday.
Spain’s Dani Pedrosa said it was a ‘special feeling’ as he became only the second rider other than team-mate and fellow Spaniard Marc Marquez to win a MotoGP race this season, racing to victory at Brno, in the Czech Republic, the 11th round of 18, at the weekend.
