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NZ ROAD-RACING SEASON IS JUST ABOUT UPON US

The 2023-24 New Zealand Superbike Nationals CAPTION: It’s fast and furious at the start of this Supersport 300 class race at Taupo last season and more of the same can be expected when the 2023-24 season kicks off in just over a week’s time. Photo by Andy McGechan,...

REVS BUILDING AS START LOOMS FOR 2023 SUZUKI SERIES

CAPTION: Expect packed spectator grandstands and close racing like this when the Suzuki International Series and New Zealand Superbike Championships kick off in Taupo next month. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The revs are starting to build with the 2023...

CHANGE MADE TO NZ ROAD-RACE NATIONALS CALENDAR

The 2023-24 New Zealand Road-Race Nationals CAPTION: It was fast and furious at the start of this race last season and more of the same can be expected when the 2023-24 season kicks off in December. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Organisers of the upcoming...
THRILLING NATIONAL SUPERBIKES FINALE LIGHTS UP TAUPO

THRILLING NATIONAL SUPERBIKES FINALE LIGHTS UP TAUPO

The 2022-23 New Zealand Road-Race Nationals CAPTION: Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (Honda No.1) leads at the start of this 1000ccc Superbikes class race at Taupo at the weekend, with his father, multi-time former champion Tony Rees (Honda No.11), right behind him and Taupo’s...

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TAUPO THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE THIS WEEKEND

TAUPO THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE THIS WEEKEND

The 2022-23 New Zealand Road-Race Nationals CAPTION: Team-mates Adam Unsworth (Panmure, driver) and Bryce Rose (Whanganui, swinger) lead the points standings in the Formula One Sidecars class after five of six rounds in the 2022-23 superbike championships season....

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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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INTREPID KIWI WOMEN TO TACKLE INTERNATIONAL EVENT

INTREPID KIWI WOMEN TO TACKLE INTERNATIONAL EVENT

CAPTION: Sidecar team-mates Tracey Bryan (left) and Jo Franzen (nee Mickleson) are poised and ready to tackle the sidecar racing elite in the United States in July. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Riding the crest of a wave, Kiwi sidecar pair Tracey Bryan and...

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KIWI TEENAGER SETS AUSTRALIAN RACETRACK ALIGHT

KIWI TEENAGER SETS AUSTRALIAN RACETRACK ALIGHT

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,...

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