Good things come to those who are prepared to wait, or so the saying goes, and Whakatane’s Mitch Rees and Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler would probably be the first to agree.
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All roads again lead to Taupo this weekend, surely making this popular tourist town the Kiwi Mecca for top-level motorcycle racing in this country.
Continue reading →It started in early December and wrapped up with the sixth and final round at Taupo last weekend and, at every twist and turn, the 2022-23 New Zealand Superbike Championships delivered.
Continue reading →Phew, what a season of road-racing we have just experienced in New Zealand this summer – highs and lows, celebrations and commiserations, sweet champagne and bitter coffee.
Continue reading →It’s always a real family affair on the New Zealand motorcycle racing scene, with husbands and wives racing together, fathers and sons swapping positions, brothers and sisters sharing the tarmac and even parents competing alongside their offspring.
Continue reading →A family that plays together stays together … just ask Bay of Plenty father and son bike racers Tony and Mitch Rees, team-mates in the Motul Honda Racing Team.
Continue reading →This season’s New Zealand Superbike Championships came to a thrilling conclusion at the Taupo International Motorsport Park and Events Centre at the weekend with some riders saving their best for last.
Continue reading →It’s a long way from New Zealand to Spain, but that’s the next journey that awaits Invercargill’s Cormac Buchanan in the coming days.
Continue reading →Taupo will be motorcycling’s centre of excellence this coming weekend as the nation’s elite road-racers converge on the Taupo International Motorsport Park and Events Centre for the final showdown in this season’s New Zealand Superbike Championships.
Continue reading →The Star Insure MotoFest at Hampton Downs at the weekend delivered thrills, spills and title-winning performances of a calibre that could only be described as world-class.
Continue reading →That’s a wrap … Bay of Plenty’s Mitch Rees has won the New Zealand Superbikes Championships with a round to spare.
Continue reading →Two national titles were wrapped up at the fifth round of six in this season’s New Zealand Superbike Championships at Hampton Downs, near Meremere, at the weekend.
Continue reading →Imagine there are only two laps to go, the chasing pack is hot on your tail as you’re heading onto the fast back straight and the chequered flag is not so far away … that’s the position the riders may … Continue reading →
It was with a wry smile that Auckland’s Hamish Harwood answered questions after his mixed day at round two of the New Zealand Motocross Championships near Rotorua at the weekend.
Continue reading →Bay of Plenty’s Cody Cooper is going from strength to strength with his 2023 national motocross championships campaign, on the podium in two classes.
Continue reading →Bay of Plenty’s Roma Edwards is not wasting any time in her bid to add the 2023 New Zealand Motocross Championships title to the British crown she won a year ago.
Continue reading →The 2023 senior New Zealand Motocross Championships may be remembered as one of the most closely-fought in years after a brutal but entertaining day of high-intensity racing near Rotorua on Sunday.
Continue reading →The 2023 senior New Zealand Motocross Championships action set for the Bay of Plenty this weekend offers double the delight for race fans.
Continue reading →The opening round of the 2023 senior New Zealand Motocross Championships in the South Island earlier this month was simply sensational.
Continue reading →He is 39 years old and has a trophy cabinet that’s fit to burst, but Bay of Plenty’s Cody Cooper isn’t ready for the rocking chair, pipe, slippers and retirement home option just yet.
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