Perhaps the most eagerly-awaited road-race spectacle of the year, racing on the twisting streets of Whanganui’s famous Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day, signifies the end of one bike series, before the riders move on with phases two and three for … Continue reading →
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Motorcycle road-racing can appeal to all ages, both genders and even riders with no previous experience, thanks especially to Suzuki New Zealand’s popular Gixxer bikes.
Continue reading →Pole position and then three wins from three starts in the opening salvo of the 2022-23 road-racing season … it doesn’t get any better than that.
Continue reading →Motorcycle road-racing in New Zealand is always edge-of-the-seat excitement and it certainly delivered with a late but roaring start to the much-anticipated 2022-23 season at the weekend.
Continue reading →The fourth and final round of the MotoSR-sponsored New Zealand Grand National Cross-country Championship (NZ GNCC) series was held at the picturesque Maddix Park, overlooking Tauranga, at the weekend.
Continue reading →Okay, let’s try that again … these could so easily be the words spoken behind closed doors by organisers of the 2022-23 motorcycle road-racing season.
Continue reading →Motorcycling New Zealand, the sport’s governing body here, believes rider safety always comes first and this policy was clearly in evidence when the opening round of competition for 2022-23 was abandoned on Saturday.
Continue reading →The waiting is almost over and it’s now just days away to the start of the new-look combined Suzuki International Series and New Zealand Superbike Nationals.
Continue reading →MotoFest 2023 is back at Hampton Downs in March and the Kiwi motorcycling community simply can’t wait for that date to roll around.
Continue reading →All roads will lead to Taupo next month when the first round of the combined Suzuki International Series and New Zealand Superbike Nationals kick off.
Continue reading →All the riding skills in the world, plus more, were going to be needed just to cope with the notoriously-difficult Husqvarna Hard Adventure Enduro event, being staged at various venues in and around Tokoroa over Labour Weekend.
Continue reading →It was her first time racing in New Zealand, but you wouldn’t have guessed that when watching Honda rider Taylah McCutcheon demolish her rivals in Taupo over the Labour Weekend.
Continue reading →Predictability is fast becoming a byword for Southland youngster Seth Morrow … and that’s a good thing, especially if it means being renowned for outstanding performances in multiple categories at the same event.
Continue reading →The 2022-23 New Zealand motocross season could not have kicked off much better for Bay of Plenty racer Cody Cooper.
Continue reading →Round three of the MotoSR-sponsored New Zealand Grand National Cross-country Championship (NZ GNCC) series is in the books after racing wrapped up at Burts Farm, near Matata.
Continue reading →Do you have a good dirt bike? Do you have insane riding skills? Are you tough and resourceful? Or maybe you’re just extremely lucky?
Continue reading →Round two of the MotoSR-sponsored New Zealand Grand National Cross-country Championship (NZ GNCC) series recently took on the sands of the Taikorea MX Park for the Metzeler Taikorea 500.
Continue reading →Motorcycle road-racing in New Zealand is always edge-of-the-seat excitement, but, for the much-anticipated 2022-23 season, it will be an adrenaline rush like never before.
Continue reading →The New Zealand Grand National Cross-country Championship (NZ GNCC) series is off to a roaring start and the series creator could not be happier.
Continue reading →The series win was his for the taking and that’s just what Wainuiomata’s Jake Whitaker did when he dominated the third and final round of the 2022 Forestland Cross-country Series near Atiamuri on Saturday.
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