Perhaps our next national champion or international hero will be among those in action near Tokoroa this weekend. The 2018 Dirt Guide Cross-country Series kicks off this weekend, again promising to be anything you want it to be … a … Continue reading →
The 2018 New Zealand Enduro Championships will reach the halfway point in the South Island this weekend. The third round of five is set for Maruia, near Nelson, on Saturday, an event that could be pivotal for title hopefuls.
Continue reading →It was a thrilling weekend for the New Zealand-based Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing Team with two of its riders topping the podium in two very different corners of the world. Otago’s Courtney Duncan was unbeatable at the third round of … Continue reading →
Round eight of the FIM Motocross World Championship’s 2018 season, the MXGP of Germany, wrapped up at Teutschenthal at the weekend with the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team celebrating wins by its rider Jeffrey Herlings (in the MXGP class) … Continue reading →
We know you’ll enjoy this extended highlights package from Hampton Downs in March, that weekend’s inaugural MotoFest event doubling as the third round of four of the 2018 New Zealand Superbike Championships. The two-day festival of motorcycling promised a huge … Continue reading →
The 2018 Dirt Guide Cross-country Series kicks off near Tokoroa this weekend, the venue at Ohakuri – about halfway between Tokoroa and Taupo – and it is sure to attract riders from both ends of the aptitude and competitiveness spectrum. … Continue reading →
The 2018 MXGP World Championship continues this weekend at the hilly Teutschenthal circuit for the eighth round of the season, the MXGP of Germany, an event that also represents the third round of six in the FIM Women’s Motocross World … Continue reading →
She’s been threatening to beat up the boys for years, but now it’s official … Te Awamutu’s Rachael Archer is the national cross-country champion in the under-200cc two-stroke class. The 16-year-old took her Husqvarna TE150 to wrap up the New … Continue reading →
Bay of Plenty’s Brad Groombridge is hoping his latest dirt biking success might propel him onto the international stage. The 27-year-old Taupo locksmith wrapped up the New Zealand Cross-country Championships title near Mosgiel at the weekend, a runner-up finish at … Continue reading →
Taupo’s Brad Groombridge has completed the task he’d promised to right from the start of the season when he wrapped up the national cross-country title near Mosgiel at the weekend. He had arrived at Saturday’s venue for the fourth and … Continue reading →
Two of the FIM European Motocross Championships classes – EMX250 and EMX125 – shared the programme with the weekend’s MXGP of Latvia, the two European classes featuring Kiwi riders Dylan Walsh and James Scott. Canterbury man Walsh (Husqvarna) managed ninth … Continue reading →
Australian Todd Waters chats ahead of his return to Grand Prix racing in Latvia this weekend. It’s a big weekend for him, stepping in to replace the injured Brian Bogers, but not an overwhelming one because he has plenty of … Continue reading →
The weekend will be a busy one at Kegums, in Latvia, as it is jam-packed with both MXGP and EMX motocross championship racing. Adding to the schedule is the classes of EMX250 and EMX125. Watch out for points leaders Martin … Continue reading →
Bay of Plenty’s Brad Groombridge is never one to be placed in a pigeon hole. The 27-year-old Taupo locksmith is a leading rider on the national motocross, enduro, cross-country and TT racing scenes and he simply can’t be classified, buttoned-down, … Continue reading →
It was something of a dream outing for Auckland’s Joseph Andrell, the 29-year-old competing at the 2018 edition of the New Zealand Mini TT Championships near Taupiri at the weekend. The Landscape gardener from Orewa shifts dirt for a living, … Continue reading →
It was more than just a training exercise, but the pace of former national motocross champion Hayden Smith at the weekend’s New Zealand Miniature TT Championships showed he certainly was ready for his upcoming World Junior Motocross Championships bid in … Continue reading →
Former world motocross champion Ben Townley is back on the KTM bike brand he rode to win that world title and he’s obviously loving it. Though now retired from racing fulltime, the Bay of Plenty father-of-three used some of that … Continue reading →
He may be second in the championship standings, but Taupo’s Brad Groombridge is still the favourite to win the cross-country nationals this season. The 2018 New Zealand Cross-country Championships will go down to the wire near Mosgiel this weekend, Saturday’s … Continue reading →
“Simply the best” and “unstoppable” were phrases used by the commentator to describe Cambridge’s Jared Hannon as he blitzed the field on his way to winning the 8-12 years’ 85cc class at the Kawasaki-sponsored annual New Zealand Mini TT Championships … Continue reading →
Bikes were pushed to breaking point at the annual New Zealand Mini TT Championships near Taupiri at the weekend, with riders twisting throttles to the stops in a bid for title glory. All competitors relished the perfect riding conditions over … Continue reading →
