Stay updated with breaking news from Reece lister. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
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 Zealand s 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 Mosgiel on Sunday, a sudden and potentially-explosive end to what has been a thrilling competition. The four-round 2021 Yamaha-sponsored New Zealand Cross-country Championships kicked off near Marton, in the Rangitikei region, in late ....
Monday, 15 March 2021, 5:00 pm Palmerston North s 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 it s 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-based former Wairoa rider Tommy Watts who stole the spotlight, with Palmerston North s Paul Whibley in his shadow, finishing runner-up in the three-hour senior race that day. ....
Monday, 8 March 2021, 4:36 pm Taupo s Wil Yeoman (Yamaha), runaway winner in the junior grade at round one near Marton two weeks ago. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com New Zealand s 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 ago and it certainly sorted the men from the boys and the women from the girls. Round two in the Central Hawke s Bay region this Sunday is not likely to ....
SunLive - Leading NZ cross-country riders reveal themselves sunlive.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunlive.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Many riders had already arrived in the region before the restrictions were announced. “It was a bit of a drama for us to get this happening,” Motorcycling New Zealand cross-country commissioner Chris Smyth said. “We spent a couple of hours ringing around medics between 11.30pm and midnight, but thanks to help from [national series steward] Lauren Stockley, we got it all organised and we were only half-an-hour late getting started.” Taupō s Wil Yeoman led from start to finish dominating the 90-minute junior grade race overall (and in his premier up-to-300cc four-stroke class) on Sunday morning. He crossed the finish line half-a-minute ahead of runner-up rider Luke Brown, from Eketahuna. ....