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Sunday, 27 June 2021, 5:08 pm Oparaus James Scott (Honda CRF450X), on his way to winning the opening round of this years Dirt Guide Cross-country Series on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Its almost as if Oparaus James Scott has been unshackled. Already a proven top performing motocross rider in New Zealand, Australia and Europe too, the Honda man has gone from prying open an entry into the enduro racing world to actually kicking the whole door down. And now hes doing the sam...

Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 5:14 pm Napier-base former Wairoa rider Tommy Watts (Yamaha), with an equal share of the championship lead at the halfway stage of the series. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com New Zealands elite cross-country motorcycle racers will wrap up the 2021 national championship series in the South Island this weekend. It will be a huge double-header weekend this Saturday and Sunday, with competitors tackling a course near Balclutha on Saturday, followed by racing near Mo...

Monday, 15 March 2021, 5:00 pm Palmerston Norths Whibley (Yamaha), now with a share of the championship lead after his senior race win at Dannevirke on Sunday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com To say its tight at the top of the 2021 New Zealand Cross-country Championship standings would be an understatement of massive proportions. The four-round 2021 Yamaha-sponsored New Zealand Cross-country Championships kicked off near Marton just over two weeks ago and on that occasion it was Napier...

Monday, 8 March 2021, 4:36 pm Taupos Wil Yeoman (Yamaha), runaway winner in the junior grade at round one near Marton two weeks ago. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com New Zealands elite cross-country racers are back in business again this coming weekend, each of them keen to push on or improve upon their results from the series opener two weeks ago. The four-round 2021 Yamaha-sponsored New Zealand Cross-country Championships kicked off near Marton, in the Rangitikei region, two weeks ag...

Press Release – Bikesport NZ The senior podium at round one of the 2021 New Zealand Cross-country Championships near Marton on Sunday was (from left) Palmerston North’s Paul Whibley (2nd), Napier’s Tommy Watts (1st) and Napier’s Reece Lister (3rd). Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com MARCH 1, 2021: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world, but the hardiest of Kiwis have once again knuckled down to find a way to carry on with their lives. The 2020 New Zealand C...

Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 11:54 am  New Zealands elite cross-country racers will be back in business this weekend and, after a 2020 season ruined by a pesky virus, the 2021 series is sure to be a ripper. The COVID-19 pandemic forced organisers to write off the 2020 Yamaha-sponsored New Zealand Cross-country Championships, just a week after the competition had kicked off in the Rangitikei region last February and, with the country now under only Level One restrictions, riders will be eager to ...

Wednesday, 6 January 2021, 4:16 pm Taikoreas Paul Whibley (Yamaha), a likely front-runner when the 2021 national cross-country series kicks off near Marton next month. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com. New Zealands cross-country motorcycle racing elite will be chomping at the bit to hit the tracks again as the competition is resurrected for 2021. When the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic struck New Zealand in March last year, a nationwide lock-down was imposed, sporting activities...