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Bikesportnz Posted on June 9, 2026 by EditorJune 9, 2026

Australian brothers Hunter and Jett Lawrence, top of the 450cc podium at Hangtown at the weekend.Australian Jett Lawrence has been nearly untouchable in his 450 AMA Pro Motocross career thus far, so a third-overall finish at last week’s 2026 opener had some wondering if his superiority had slipped.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 8, 2026 by EditorJune 9, 2026

The MX1 class launches out of the start gate at Himatangi on Sunday with (from left) Huntly’s Josiah Natzke (No.30), Oparau’s James Scott (No.108) and Mangakino’s Maximus Purvis (No.44) leading the way. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt was a case of contrasting extremes at the 63rd annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Himatangi at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 3, 2026 by EditorJune 4, 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 Himatangi. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt is just a few days now until the “greatest show on turf” – the biggest dirt bike race in the Southern Hemisphere – the annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 1, 2026 by EditorJune 4, 2026

Frenchman Mathis Valin (Kawasaki), top rider in the MX2 class at Teutschenthal. The cacophony of noise from horns, whistles, voices, and of course the chainless chainsaws meant that we could only be in one place, at the Talkessel circuit, near Teutschenthal, for the MXGP of Germany.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 21, 2026 by EditorMay 21, 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 May 18, 2026 by EditorMay 18, 2026

Taranaki’s Sam Parker (Husqvarna), among the favourites to win this season’s National Club Enduro Series after another strong performance near Atiamuri on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe National Club Enduro Series is going down to the wire after a thrilling third round of four near Atiamuri on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 13, 2026 by EditorMay 13, 2026

National Club Enduro Series organiser Sean Clarke lays down the law during rider’s briefing. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe National Club Enduro Series is at the halfway stage and the second phase of the tremendously popular off-road motorcycle competition gets underway this weekend, with everything still at stake for trophy hopefuls. 

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 12, 2026 by EditorMay 13, 2026

Cole Davies at round 17 of the 2026 AMA Supercross Championships in Salt Lake City Utah.Kiwi Cole Davies delivered a composed ride to win the Salt Lake City East/West Showdown, controlling the race from the front after the lead battle fell apart behind him to cap off his East Division championship season.After 16 rounds of twists, surprises and momentum swings, the 2026 AMA Supercross Championships came down to one final gate drop, round 17 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 5, 2026 by EditorMay 5, 2026

Australia Hunter Lawrence (Honda No.96), on the top of the 450cc class podium at the weekend in Denver, Colorado.It was a start-to-finish win for Australian racer Hunter Lawrence at the Denver Supercross at the weekend, the penultimate round of the series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 27, 2026 by EditorApril 27, 2026

New Zealand’s Cole Davies, on the podium at the weekend as 2026 East Coast Supercross Champion in the United States. The 250SX story coming into Philadelphia was simple: New Zealand’s Cole Davies needed just a small points gain over Seth Hammaker to secure the supercross championship title.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 20, 2026 by EditorApril 20, 2026

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (Honda), top man in the premier MXGP class at Trentino.The atmosphere, the cliffsides, and the chaos – it can only be the MXGP of Trentino, and the fans rocked the slopes of “Il Ciclamino” for round five of the 2026 FIM World Motocross Championships in Italy.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 17, 2026 by EditorApril 17, 2026

The MXGP class hits turn one in Sardegna last weekend.The fifth round of the 2026 FIM World Motocross Championships takes riders from the Italian island of Sardegna to the north of the same country for this weekend’s MXGP of Trentino.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 15, 2026 by EditorApril 15, 2026

Hunter Lawrence (Honda), on the podium again at the weekend and now with an extended points lead.It was a commanding win for the boys from Downunder at the weekend as they dominated both the 450SX and 250SX classes at round 13 of the AMA supercross championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 14, 2026 by EditorApril 13, 2026

Cambridge’s Nico Verhoeven takes an early lead in the 11-12 years 85cc class at the 2026 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships held at the Brookhaven Motocross Training Facility in Leeston, Canterbury. Photo by Derek Morrison, MNZ. The superstars of the future were certainly on show at the New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships at Leeston, near Christchurch, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 13, 2026 by EditorApril 13, 2026

Auckland’s Jack Ellingham (Honda), a long-overdue national motocross championship winner in 2026. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It’s hard to believe for any ardent follower of the sport, but Auckland’s Jack Ellingham has just been crowned a New Zealand motocross champion.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 12, 2026 by EditorApril 12, 2026

Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (KTM), top individual at round two of the National Club Enduro Series near Tokoroa on Saturday. Photo by Madison ClarkeThe nation’s elite dirt bike racers managed to escape the worst of the weather bomb that struck New Zealand’s North Island at the weekend, but the action was stormy nonetheless in forestry near Tokoroa on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 10, 2026 by EditorApril 10, 2026

Taranaki’s Sam Parker (Husqvarna), one of the favourites to win this weekend’s National Club Enduro Series event near Tokoroa. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAll roads lead to New Zealand’s Central Plateau tomorrow as the nation’s elite off-road motorcycle racers converge near Tokoroa for racing in the National Club Enduro Series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 7, 2026 by EditorApril 7, 2026

Hunter Lawrence (Honda), on the podium at the weekend and now with a share of the series lead.Australian Hunter Lawrence again put his Honda on the podium at the weekend, this time at round 12 of the AMA supercross championships in St Louis.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 30, 2026 by EditorMarch 29, 2026

Cameras do lie … the image captured here does not do justice to the steep, slippery wet rock terrain that these riders are attempting to conquer. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWe had both winners and losers on the track at this year’s ninth annual Korito Technical Matrix in Taranaki on Saturday, but mostly it was the habitat of winners.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 29, 2026 by EditorMarch 29, 2026

After a long and brutal day of racing, there were surprisingly just a few minutes to separate the winner, Bulls rider Connor Newton (left), and runner-up rider Cameron Judd, from Judgeford, just north of Wellington. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe annual Korito Technical Matrix event in Taranaki at the weekend again drew the cream of the crop from across a diverse range of motorcycling codes and they all brought something special to the popular event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 3, 2025 by EditorOctober 3, 2025

The Stars and Stripes flag will no doubt be flying high in Indiana this weekend, although the American team probably won’t be the favourites this time around. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe motocross world comes together this weekend as the 78th edition of the FIM Motocross of Nations takes place at a new venue for the event, Ironman Raceway near Crawfordsville, Indiana.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 2, 2025 by EditorOctober 2, 2025

New Plymouth’s Sam Parker (Husqvarna), a frequent front-runner on the Kiwi enduro scene and likely to be among the leading contenders to win the Husqvarna Hard Adventure Enduro near Taupo and Tokoroa over Labour Weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt always takes a special kind of athlete to win the Husqvarna Hard Adventure Enduro, so it’s just as well that so many special riders have entered again for the ninth annual edition this year.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 1, 2025 by EditorOctober 1, 2025

Justin Cooper will step in to fill the vacancy in the MXoN team for the United States.Just days away from the United States defending its homeland during the 2025 FIM Motocross of Nations on October 3-5, the American Motorcyclist Association announced that Justin Cooper will officially join Team USA.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 30, 2025 by EditorSeptember 30, 2025

Motocross is unquestionably an extreme and dangerous sport, a big part of its appeal and why it attracts so much attention. Motocross is unquestionably a colourful and extreme and dangerous sport, a big part of its appeal and why it attracts so much attention.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 29, 2025 by EditorSeptember 29, 2025

The battle lines have been drawn and now it’s “game on” for the remaining rounds of New Zealand’s ultimate off-road motorcycling competition after the fifth round of seven near Wellington at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 28, 2025 by EditorSeptember 27, 2025

Here is an absolute treasure ... old film coverage of motocross in New Zealand back in the 1960s, courtesy McLaren Archives and compiled by Alan McLaren.Here is an absolute treasure … old film coverage of motocross in New Zealand back in the 1960s, courtesy McLaren Archives and compiled by Alan McLaren.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 27, 2025 by EditorSeptember 27, 2025

RJ Hampshire will step in to fill the vacancy in the MXoN team for the United States.As the United States aims to defend its homeland during the 2025 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations next weekend in Crawfordsville, Indiana, it has been announced that R.J. Hampshire will join the team.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 23, 2025 by EditorSeptember 23, 2025

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), winner in the 2025 SMX series in the USA.The third and final event of the SuperMotocross playoffs saw the Honda HRC Progressive team take both titles, overseas riders taking all the American glory.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 22, 2025 by EditorSeptember 22, 2025

Frenchman Romain Febvre (Kawasaki), winner again of the MXGP world championships title in 2025.The 2025 FIM Motocross World Championships came to a conclusion in Darwin as three world champions were crowned in an unforgettable MXGP of Australia.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 21, 2025 by EditorOctober 3, 2025

Is this a sign of the times or what? Less than full 40-rider grids at the Motocross World Championships? Is this a sign of the times or what? Less than full 40-rider grids at the Motocross World Championships?

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 19, 2025 by EditorSeptember 19, 2025

Invercargill’s Seth Morrow (Honda), the sole entry in the main classes at this weekend’s final round of the Motocross World Championships. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It all comes down to the 20th and final round of the FIM Motocross World Championships and the event will feature at least one Kiwi rider, Honda ace Seth Morrow.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 16, 2025 by EditorSeptember 16, 2025

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), leader in the 450cc class after round two of the SMX series.The second event of the SuperMotocross playoffs saw the Honda HRC Progressive team sweep the overall wins in St. Louis, taking control of both title fights in the three-round series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 15, 2025 by EditorSeptember 15, 2025

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (KTM), winner of the GP of China in Shanghai at the weekend.After a downpour of biblical proportions on Saturday evening, The Oriental Beauty Valley MXGP of China saw bright sunshine the following day at the Shanghai International Off-Road Circuit.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 10, 2025 by EditorSeptember 10, 2025

The ballot at the MXoN event in The Netherlands in 2019. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWe can now share the provisional entry list for the 2025 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, scheduled for Ironman Raceway in Indiana, in the United States, from October 3 to 5.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 5, 2025 by EditorAugust 30, 2025

The Motocross of Nations is the biggest international event on the motocross calendar and it has grown in leaps and bounds since it was first introduced more than 75 years ago.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 3, 2025 by EditorAugust 30, 2025

Belgium's Stefan Everts collects the award as No.1 MX1 rider at the MXoN in 2006, while the Americans contemplate their overall victory that day. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comKeen to see what happened at the 2006 Motocross of Nations when a soon-to-retire Stefan Everts whipped the rest of the world, including the American superstars, at his farewell appearance?

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 1, 2025 by EditorAugust 30, 2025

Motocross has come a long way since its extremely humble beginnings in the 1920s to now be a multi-million dollar sport of international repute.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 31, 2025 by EditorAugust 30, 2025

American motocross legend Jeff Ward, in action at the 1987 MXoN event at Unadilla, New York. Ward, along with team-mates Bob Hannah and Rick Johnson won the event that season, that occasion marking their seventh MXoN win in a row.There is no doubt that the United States is among the top nations in the world when it comes to motocross racing, having won the Motocross of Nations an astounding 23 times since the competition’s inception in 1947.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 29, 2025 by EditorAugust 28, 2025

We all know the Motocross of Nations is commonly referred to as the "Olympic Games of Motocross", but let's take that a step further.We all know the Motocross of Nations is commonly referred to as the “Olympic Games of Motocross”, but let’s take that a step further.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 27, 2025 by EditorAugust 26, 2025

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), winner of the 450cc class title again this season, clinching it with a round to spare.The AMA Pro Motocross Champs in the United States wrapped up at Budds Creek MX in Maryland at the weekend with Australian Jett Lawrence celebrating a dominant season finish.

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