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...
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...
The 2022-23 New Zealand Road-Race Nationals CAPTION: Christchurch’s just-crowned national Supersport 150 champion Hunter Charlett (left), with his former champion father Dennis at the Taupo International Motorsport Park at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan,...
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...
The 2023-24 New Zealand Road-Race Nationals CAPTION: It’s fast and furious at the start of this Supersport 600 class 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 The...
CAPTION: Whakatane’s Damon Rees, a shining light on the New Zealand road-racing scene and a rising star internationally. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com JUNE 30, 2023: It was with incredible sadness that the New Zealand motorcycling community learned today of...
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...