The 2023 Oceania Junior Cup CAPTION: Auckland’s Haydn Fordyce, pictured here racing at Taupo during the recent final round of the 2022-23 New Zealand Superbike Championships at Taupo, was something of a revelation in Australia at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan,...
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...
The 2023-24 New Zealand Superbike Championships CAPTION: Kiwi and international riders relax together on the pit wall during the World Superbike Championships at Manfeild in 1989. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com New Zealand’s spiritual home of international...
Motorcycling New Zealand has appointed Vicky Hicks into the role of Operations Manager. Vicky has previously worked for Motorcycling New Zealand and has rejoined the team after working for Te Whatu Ora Waikato (previously Waikato DHB) as their Risk Manager. Vicky...
New Zealand’s four-time world champion Barry Briggs was inducted into an elite club of FIM track racing legends in the sport’s centenary year, before presenting this year’s champions with their medals alongside FIM Track Racing Commission (CCP) director Armando...