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...
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...
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,...
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: 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...
The Road Race Commission is pleased to announce that SJ Cavell has agreed to become the National Road Race Series Coordinator (Currently named NZSBK). SJ brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, both as a rider and as a business leader. SJ has spent time on the...
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...