The 2023 New Zealand Motocross Championships CAPTION: The premier MX1 class was as a particularly close-fought affair this season, with Auckland’s Hamish Harwood (bike No.1), Mangakino’s Maximus Purvis (No.44) and Papamoa’s Cody Cooper (No.121) typically the main men...
CAPTION: Christchurch 12-year-old and rising star in the sport, Hunter Charlett, seen here in action recently on his Kayo MR150 bike. Photo courtesy Mel Smyth Images. The latest project to promote, support and encourage youngsters into motorcycle road-racing has a big...
The 2023 New Zealand Motocross Championships CAPTION: Mount Maunganui’s Roma Edwards (Honda No.79) leads the bunch out of turn one at Rotorua’s opening round for the women’s nationals last month. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com All roads again lead to Taupo...
CAPTION 1: Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (Honda), accepts the prestigious Robert Holden Memorial trophy from Cemetery Circuit event organiser Allan ‘Flea’ Willacy. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com CAPTION 2: Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (Suzuki), accepts the “Moto...
CAPTION: New Zealand’s Courtney Duncan (Kawasaki), on target to secure her fourth world title in Turkey next month. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com New Zealand’s Courtney Duncan is surely a massive inspiration to all Kiwi motorcycle racers, male and female...
2023 Motocross of Nations in France CAPTION: Oparau’s James Scott, a young man who will be making his MXoN debut this year but also a rider already with vast international experience. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The Motocross of Nations is the biggest and...
The 2023 Australian Junior Motocross Championships CAPTION: Cambridge’s Nico Verhoeven, now a champion in Australia. Four Kiwis crossed the Tasman Sea to tackle the Australian Motocross Championships this season and each of them excelled in conditions that were hot on...