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TIGHT AT THE TOP AS ENDURO CHAMPS REACH HALFWAY STAGE

2023 New Zealand Enduro Championships Two consecutive weekends of racing saw the first half of this season’s New Zealand Enduro Championships wrap up in forestry land near Nelson at the weekend and the battle remains incredibly tight for title honours. It was Omihi’s...

SECOND LEG OF NZ ENDURO CHAMPS TAKES RACERS TO NELSON

2023 New Zealand Enduro Championships  If the old saying is true “there’s no rest for the wicked”, then New Zealand’s elite off-road motorcycle racers must be very bad boys indeed. The 2023 New Zealand Enduro Championships series kicked off at Omihi, just north of...

SUZUKI NZ AGAIN PROVIDES HUGE BOOST TO POPULAR SERIES

CAPTION: Whanganui’s Sam Willacy (Suzuki), chasing valuable points around the streets of his home town during the Cemetery Circuit racing on Boxing Day 2022. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com New Zealand’s most popular motorcycle road-race series has become a...
SOUTH ISLAND TRIAL CHAMPS SURE TO BE A STERN TEST

SOUTH ISLAND TRIAL CHAMPS SURE TO BE A STERN TEST

The 2022 South Island Trial Championships  CAPTION: Paul Mountstevens, likely to be one of the riders to feature prominently at the South Island Trials Championships next weekend. Photo supplied. If the sport's commentators refer to the "Bandits of Balance" or "Kings...

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WAIKATO RACE IDEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL BUILD-UP

WAIKATO RACE IDEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL BUILD-UP

CAPTION: Leading Kiwi riders (from left) Taupo's Wil Yeoman, Oparau's James Scott and Wairoa's Tommy Watts, here together on the podium during the New Zealand Cross-country Championships earlier this year. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Expect the cream of...

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REVS BUILDING FOR START TO NZ ROAD-RACE NATIONALS

REVS BUILDING FOR START TO NZ ROAD-RACE NATIONALS

2022-23 New Zealand Road-Race Nationals CAPTION: Rangiora's Avalon Biddle (Kawasaki), hoping to repeat her national title-winning performance from the 2019 season. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The revs are starting to build as plans fall neatly into place...

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FULL THROTTLE RACING A TEST OF NERVES AND SKILLS TOO

FULL THROTTLE RACING A TEST OF NERVES AND SKILLS TOO

2022 New Zealand Motocross TT Nationals CAPTION: Dunedin’s Sam Cuthbertson (Honda), likely to be among the leading riders at this year's New Zealand Motocross TT Nationals. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com If you can picture superbike racing on a grass track,...

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GORDON SKILTON TRIBUTE

GORDON SKILTON TRIBUTE

The New Zealand motorcycling family was saddened to hear the passing of road race sidecar hero Gordon Skilton this week. Gordon has long been the icon of sidecar racing in New Zealand. He first raced at Wanganui Cemetery Circuit in 1958, on a Triumph Tiger T110. He...

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NEW ZEALAND JUNIOR MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONS REVEALED

NEW ZEALAND JUNIOR MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONS REVEALED

The 2023 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships CAPTION: The action was intense in Invercargill at the weekend, especially as riders were forced to fight through congestion at the first turn, as is evident at the start of this in this 14-16 years’ 250cc class...

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NZ JUNIOR MOTOCROSS CHAMPS SET FOR SOUTHLAND

NZ JUNIOR MOTOCROSS CHAMPS SET FOR SOUTHLAND

The 2023 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships CAPTION: Expect fast and furious action such as this when the gates drop for the 2023 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships in Southland this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Motel rooms will be...

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