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CHAMPIONS OF THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE

The 2020 NZ Vets & Women’s Motocross National   It will be two national events for the price of one near Gore this coming weekend (November 7-8). There we will see champions of the past, present and future go into battle at the annual New Zealand Veterans'...

EXTREME OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS HAVE BEEN THROWN WIDE OPEN

2020 Yamaha Extreme Off-Road Championships    The New Zealand Extreme Off-Road Championship series has been blown wide open after developments at the third round of four in the series in Hawke's Bay at the weekend. Wainuiomata's defending champion Jake Whitaker,...

MINI BIKES BUT MAXI TALENT ON SHOW AT NATIONALS

The 2020 New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals   The bikes may have been mini-sized, but the talent on show at the 2020 New Zealand Mini Motocross Nationals at Marakau, north of Auckland, at the weekend was massive. Run by the North Harbour Mini Motocross Club and...
BIKE RACERS WILL EMBRACE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS

BIKE RACERS WILL EMBRACE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS

Perhaps the phrase "you can't have too much of a good thing" is totally appropriate in this case. News this week of the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions nationwide, coupled with the promotion of a second consecutive weekend of major motorcycle race action –...

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MOTORCYCLING COMMUNITY SADDEN BY TRAGIC LOSS

MOTORCYCLING COMMUNITY SADDEN BY TRAGIC LOSS

The New Zealand motorcycling community is mourning the tragic loss at the weekend of one of its champions. Teenage motocross star Grason Veitch was the victim of a motor vehicle accident in the early hours of Sunday morning and the reaction from his many friends and...

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GREEN LIGHT FOR NI MOTOCROSS CHAMPS AND SAND PRIX

GREEN LIGHT FOR NI MOTOCROSS CHAMPS AND SAND PRIX

Break out your helmet and boots, fill up the fuel tank and get yourself to Mercer this weekend for the big annual North Island Motocross Championships and Pukekohe Sand Prix double-header. Yes, the COVID-19 pandemic level two restrictions will be adhered to, but...

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EXTREME OFF-ROAD SERIES OFF TO A ROARING START

EXTREME OFF-ROAD SERIES OFF TO A ROARING START

When the going gets tough, the tough get going and that's exactly what happened at the opening round of this season's Yamaha New Zealand Extreme Off-Road Championship series. The Yamaha-sponsored four-round series for 2020 roared into life at Moonshine, in the...

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COMPETING AT TRIAL CHAMPS A MASSIVE BALANCING ACT

COMPETING AT TRIAL CHAMPS A MASSIVE BALANCING ACT

The 2020 New Zealand Trial Championships Porirua's Dylan Ball has done it again, but it was never easy for the talented teenager, pushed all the way by a wily old veteran in the 2020 New Zealand Trial Championships in Canterbury over Labour Weekend. Ball won the...

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FUNDRAISER EVENT HAD RACING OF THE HIGHEST ORDER

FUNDRAISER EVENT HAD RACING OF THE HIGHEST ORDER

The 2020 Battle of the Clubs MX at Taupo Motocross fans were spoiled with a feast of action at the weekend as the Taupo Motorcycle Club hosted an expanded MX Fest spectacular, the event spilling over to three days as it also this time included the separate Battle of...

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QUAD BIKE RACING AT ITS BEST IN TIMARU

QUAD BIKE RACING AT ITS BEST IN TIMARU

2020 New Zealand ATV Championships The cream of the crop descended on Timaru at the weekend for the 2020 edition of the New Zealand ATV championships and they dealt up some of the closest four-wheel quad bike racing ever seen in this country. The Duckmanton...

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