South Island enduro riders took to the rugged hills of Pig Valley, near Nelson, over the weekend for the fourth and final round of the 2014 Beta South Island Enduro Championships.
MANAGER MUSINGS
We are half way through the 2014 Australian Motocross Championships series and round six at Swan Hill, in Victoria, is fast approaching.
MOTO TRIALS MAYHEM
The “bandits of balance” are set to invade Taranaki this weekend for rounds five and six of the North Island Moto Trials Championships.
SEVEN FROM SEVEN
Spain’s defending MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez made it seven wins from seven starts as he further extended his lead in this year’s world championships at Catalunya, in Spain, at the weekend.
MAGGIORA MAGICAL
Every year that Maggiora has hosted an FIM Motocross World Championship event, it has never ceased to amaze and this year was no different.
STEWART, BAGGETT STRIKE
The fourth round of the 2014 United States Motocross Championships took place on Saturday at High Point Raceway in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania.
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WHIBLEY AND MAY IN USA
It was a mixed day for the two Kiwi riders entered at round eight of 13 in the Grand National Cross-country Championships (GNCC) in the United States at the weekend.
HARD WORK PAYS OFF FOR CARTER
When Mount Maunganui’s Rhys Carter was selected to represent New Zealand at the Motocross of Nations event in Germany late last year, he knew all his hard work and dedication to the sport had finally been recognised.
A TOUGH SEASON
Mount Maunganui’s Cody Cooper is the 2014 New Zealand MX1 champion, convincingly beating some of the best riders in Australasia during the four-round domestic series earlier this season.
However, this unfortunately has not translated into major success across the Tasman this year.
DYLAN WALSH GETS AIRBORNE
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SYKES FALLS; MELANDRI STRIKES
Britain’s Tom Sykes has maintained his lead in the 2014 World Superbike Championship standings despite suffering a DNF in the first of two races at round six of the series at Sepang, in Malaysia, at the weekend.
DUNLOP TAKES SENIOR TT TITLE
For the second year in a row Michael Dunlop has won four races at the Isle of Man, but this time it included the big one – the Senior TT.
ROCZEN AND BAGGETT
After narrowly missing out on the win in moto one at the third round of 12 in the United States motocross nationals at Thunder Valley in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday, Germany’s Ken Roczen bounced back in moto two, taking the win and earning his second straight overall victory in the process.
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FRANCE CONFIRMED
It has been confirmed that the 2015 FIM Motocross of Nations will be held in Ernée, France.
METCALFE SETTLES IN
Australian Brett Metcalfe is fast settling into the groove after two weekends taking the place of Ryan Villopoto in the factory Kawasaki team in the United States Motocross Championships series.
SMITH TOO FAST
If speed is of the essence in cross-country motorcycle racing, then Mokau’s Adrian Smith is your man.
The 28-year-old Awakino Gorge sheep and beef farmer not only won the opening round of the Dirt Guide Cross-Country Series near Tokoroa on Saturday, he also whipped through the timing zone so far ahead of his nearest rivals that he was sent out to do an extra lap, becoming the only rider to complete six laps.
ANOTHER WIN IN THE USA
Pahiatua’s Paul Whibley took his Yamaha YZ450F to snatch another win in the United States at the weekend, this time enjoying victory at round seven of the Mid-East Hare-scramble Championships at Jonesville, South Carolina.