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Bikesportnz Posted on March 3, 2026 by EditorMarch 4, 2026

Honda’s Rian King (bike No.110) gets the jump out of the gate at the start of this MX2 class race at Rotorua on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe latest edition of the New Zealand Motocross Championships straddled two years, kicking off in November 2025 and winding up at Rotorua on the last day of February 2026.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 2, 2026 by EditorMarch 2, 2026

Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (KTM), always a solid performer when the going gets tough. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe popularity of dirt bike events run by Sean Clarke and the Forestland Motorcycle Club continues to impress and this is despite the torturous course the racers were warned to expect.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 26, 2026 by EditorFebruary 26, 2026

Hunter Lawrence raced to victory at round seven in Arlington at the weekend.Australian Hunter Lawrence took his Honda to score his first win in the premier grade of the AMA supercross championships in Arlington at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 24, 2026 by EditorFebruary 24, 2026

Look out for these cross-road signs on your way to watching or participating in some fantastically entertaining dirt bike race action at Oparau this coming weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comHow busy could your weekend be? Well, the clue is that there are going to be two big events back-to-back on consecutive days.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 16, 2026 by EditorFebruary 16, 2026

Eli Tomac (KTM) battled through the most demanding track conditions of the season to capture his third win of the championship campaign.It’s just become tighter at the top of this season’s AMA Supercross Championships after a thrilling round six of the series in Seattle at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 11, 2026 by EditorFebruary 13, 2026

Australian Hunter Lawrence (Honda), on top of the 450cc supercross standings in the United States. Honda’s Hunter Lawrence took over the series lead at the latest round of the AMA Supercross Championships at Glendale and the Americans must be wondering what they can do about the Aussie onslaught.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 9, 2026 by EditorFebruary 12, 2026

Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (Honda CBR1000RR-R) proved himself unstoppable on the two vastly different race tracks he tackled during the famous Burt Munro Challenge festival week. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comBay of Plenty superbike star Mitch Rees couldn’t have scripted a better send-off ahead of his 2026 international racing campaign, delivering a flawless performance at the Burt Munro Challenge in Southland.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 6, 2026 by EditorFebruary 6, 2026

Can you afford not to be there in Cairns in September? The 2026 MXGP of Australia in Darwin from September 18-20 will again feature the nation’s elite junior talent launching a thrilling three days of competition in the MA Motocross State Challenge.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 4, 2026 by EditorFebruary 4, 2026

Otago’s Courtney Duncan (Kawasaki) adds incredible strength to New Zealand’s bid for 2026 Oceania Women’s Motocross honours. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand has named a strong team to contest the Oceania Women’s Motocross Championships in Australia next month.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 2, 2026 by EditorFebruary 2, 2026

Lucas Coenen topped the standings as the European motocross season got underway in Italy at the weekend.Belgium’s Lucas Coenen has followed his MX2 class-winning brother Sasha Coenen’s lead with victory in the opening 450 race of the 2026 European motocross season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 28, 2026 by EditorJanuary 28, 2026

Opotiki’s Cody Cooper (GASGAS), always a contender whenever and wherever he races. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2025-26 New Zealand Motocross Championships kicked off with two rounds in the South Island in November and fast approaching now is round three in Tauranga.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 26, 2026 by EditorJanuary 26, 2026

The 63rd annual Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville fell victim to the torrential onslaught of rain at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comA cancellation doesn’t happen too often, but, when it does, the Kiwi motorcycling community sits up and takes notice. The 2026 MX at Woodville was ended early and this was one of those reflective moments. 

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 25, 2026 by EditorJanuary 26, 2026

Congratulations to the mini riders and their family, friends and supporters for the endurance and perseverance they offered on Saturday!We all woke up to news this morning that the senior day for the 2026 New Zealand Grand Prix at Woodville had been cancelled due to overnight rain on an already drenched track.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 21, 2026 by EditorJanuary 21, 2026

Josiah Natzke (left) and Maximus Purvis will be going head-to-head at the Honda New Zealand Motocross GP at Woodville this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt’s an incredible 18 years since these photos of then future Kiwi motocross greats Josiah Natzke and Maximus Purvis were taken at the New Zealand Mini Motocross Championships in 2008.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 20, 2026 by EditorJanuary 20, 2026

Australian hero Kyle Webster (Honda), the clear favourite to win the at 63rd annual Woodville Motocross Grand Prix this coming weekend. Here he is shown racing for Team Australia at the Motocross of Nations in The Netherlands in 2019. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand riders are going to have a massive fight on their hands this coming weekend if they are to have any hope of capturing the greatest motocross trophy on offer in this part of the world.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 18, 2026 by EditorJanuary 17, 2026

Kiwi Rider magazine in conjunction with BikesportNZ.comWant to know what’s happening on the motorcycling scene in New Zealand and abroad too? Well, check out the latest issue of Kiwi Rider magazine.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 17, 2026 by EditorJanuary 16, 2026

Huntly’s Josiah Natzke, sure to be one of the favourites to win at this year’s 63rd annual Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt is just a week now until the “greatest show on turf” – the biggest dirt bike race in the Southern Hemisphere – the annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 16, 2026 by EditorJanuary 16, 2026

American Honda rider Skyler Howes, who won stage 11 of 13 in this year’s Dakar Rally. Honda’s Skyler Howes claimed his first-ever Dakar Rally stage victory with a commanding performance on one of the fastest tests of this year’s event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 16, 2026 by EditorJanuary 16, 2026

Perhaps New Zealand has its own Field Of Dreams and from the Hollywood film of that name came the phrase: “Build it and they will come”.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 14, 2026 by EditorJanuary 14, 2026

A multi-time AMA supercross champion, Colorado’s Eli Tomac (KTM No.3) set himself up for another top season with victory at round one for 2026.The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team opened the 2026 AMA Supercross Championships with a pair of convincing podium performances at Anaheim 1 at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 11, 2025 by EditorAugust 11, 2025

Australian Hunter Lawrence (Honda), winner of the 450cc class at the weekend.The 2025 Pro Motocross Championships in the United States marked round nine at Ironman Raceway near Indianapolis, also round 26 of the SMX World Championship regular season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 7, 2025 by EditorAugust 7, 2025

Aaron Plessinger (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team) will be sidelined again this weekend.Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Aaron Plessinger will remain on the sidelines ahead of Saturday’s United States Motocross Championships round in Indiana.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 5, 2025 by EditorAugust 5, 2025

Bay of Plenty rider Brodie Connolly (Honda), top dog in the MX2 class in Australia again this season. Photo courtesy Honda. In what was once considered unthinkable, Honda Australia has done it again, claiming all four national motocross titles for the second consecutive year in the 2025 Australian Motocross Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 4, 2025 by EditorAugust 4, 2025

Young Belgian Lucas Coenen (KTM), winner at round 15 of the MXGP world championships at the weekend.The sun shone on Lommel on Sunday as the fans enjoyed a stunning day of racing around one of the very toughest circuits in the world and, as usual, the MXGP of Flanders delivered epic confrontations.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 1, 2025 by EditorJuly 31, 2025

Frenchman Romain Febvre (Kawasaki), leading in the MXGP standings by a narrow margin after round 14.It’s the 15th round of 20 in the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championships in Belgium this weekend with everything to play for as the season winds down.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 30, 2025 by EditorJuly 30, 2025

Team Australia celebrates MXoN success in 2024. Photo by Grant Reynolds.Motorcycling Australia has selected a winning formula for its defence of the FIM Monster Energy Motocross of Nations (MXoN) in the United States of America from October 3-5.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 29, 2025 by EditorJuly 29, 2025

Bay of Plenty rider Brodie Connolly (Honda), top dog in the MX2 class in Australia again this season. Photo courtesy Honda. New Zealand’s Brodie Connolly has made it two Australian national motocross title wins in a row after his victorious showing at the penultimate round of the series in Toowoomba, Queensland, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 28, 2025 by EditorJuly 28, 2025

The overall winners of both Motocross World Championship classes are still very much in question as we head to the deepest sand of the season for the MXGP of Flanders to start August in style.The legendary venue of Loket was perfect for Sunday’s Grand prix races as the world’s motocross elite fought to add their names to the list of winners around the Loketske Serpentiny circuit.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 25, 2025 by EditorJuly 25, 2025

The United States will continue to feature in the Motocross of Nations plans for the foreseeable future. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comInfront Moto Racing and MX Sports are excited to announce the extension of their agreement to host the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN) in the United States through to 2031.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 24, 2025 by EditorJuly 24, 2025

Bay of Plenty rider Brodie Connolly (Honda), top dog in the MX2 class in Australia again this season. Photo courtesy Honda. The penultimate round of the Australian ProMX Championships will be held in Toowoomba, Queensland, this weekend with Kiwi rider Brodie Connolly sure to be a hit.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 23, 2025 by EditorJuly 23, 2025

Spain’s Marc Márquez and his Ducati Lenovo Team were again triumphant at the weekend.Spain’s Marc Márquez rewrote a piece of Ducati history, becoming the first rider of the Bologna-based manufacturer to win five consecutive GPs in MotoGP when he won at Brno at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 21, 2025 by EditorJuly 21, 2025

Defending 450cc champion Chase Sexton (KTM), winner at round eight at Washougal at the weekend.The win streak of Australian Jett Lawrence was finally broken at round eight of the 2025 Pro Motocross Championship at the Washougal National on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 17, 2025 by EditorJuly 17, 2025

Flying Frenchman Tom Vialle (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team) will be sidelined this weekend.Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Tom Vialle will now join fellow KTM star Aaron Plessinger on the sideline ahead of Saturday’s United States Motocross Championships round at Washougal.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 16, 2025 by EditorJuly 16, 2025

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda No.18) won the day at round seven at Millville at the weekend.Australian Honda rider Jett Lawrence has now made it seven round wins in a row in the motocross nationals in the United States after dominating at Millville at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 14, 2025 by EditorJuly 14, 2025

Dutchman Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna), top MX2 class rider at the Finnish GP at the weekend.The weekend’s MXGP of Finland, the first international event to be held at the new KymiRing facility near the city of Kuovola, delivered a tough day of racing for the 13th round of the 2025 Motocross World Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 13, 2025 by EditorJuly 14, 2025

Belgium’s Lucas Coenen (KTM), top dog in the MXGP qualifying race in Finland on Saturday.The most northern round of the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championships fired into life with the qualifying races for the MXGP of Finland at the new KymiRing venue.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 11, 2025 by EditorJuly 13, 2025

Slovenian Honda star Tim Gajser will be back behind the MXGP starting gates this weekend.New adventures are ahead for Honda HRC racer Tim Gajser as the MXGP World Championships head to the new KymiRing circuit near Kouvola, in Finland, this weekend for the 13th round of the 2025 series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 9, 2025 by EditorJuly 9, 2025

Three individual winners – (left to right) Kannon Zabojnik (65cc), Mano Faure (125cc), Rafael Mennillo (85cc). Photo courtesy Infront Moto Racing.Tough conditions greeted riders at the FIM Junior World Motocross Championships at the French circuit of Romagné at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 8, 2025 by EditorJuly 8, 2025

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda No.18) won the day at round six at RedBud at the weekend.Australian Honda rider Jett Lawrence overcame adversity to earn his sixth-straight 450 class overall win, continuing his win streak at round six of the 2025 United States Motocross Championships in Michigan.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 7, 2025 by EditorJuly 7, 2025

Bay of Plenty rider Brodie Connolly (Honda), posted a perfect 1-1 sweep in the MX2 class. Photo courtesy Honda. Racing at Canberra’s Fairbairn Park Motorsport Complex saw big shake-ups to this year’s 2025 Australian ProMX Championships as the class front-runners tightened their grip at the head of each respective category.

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