New Zealander Cormac Buchanan has secured his second consecutive podium, finishing third in today’s FIM JuniorGP race at Circuito Estoril. In fast-changing conditions, the New Zealander opted to switch to slick tyres while on the grid and his experienced AGR crew quickly delivered. Scorching off the line, Buchanan reinforced it was the right decision by leading the first six laps of the shortened 10-lap stanza. Forced to avoid a crash in the lead group of four riders, the kiwi battled to the line, narrowly missing out on second by just 0.04 seconds. “It was a really good race for me. We went w ..read more

CAPTION: Oparau’s James Scott (Yamaha), locked in a fierce battle for the lead in this season’s Yamaha New Zealand Enduro Championships series. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The cream is supposed to rise to the top and that’s exactly what’s happening in this season’s Yamaha New Zealand Enduro Championships. After two of five rounds, it’s Taupo’s Brad Groombridge and Oparau’s James Scott locked in a tight battle for the lead, both men no strangers to winning New Zealand titles and, quite naturally, neither of them has been inclined to give an inch. The championship series kicked off a ..read more

CAPTION: Taupo’s Brad Groombridge (Beta RR300), the early leader in this season’s New Zealand Enduro Championships series. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Taupo’s Brad Groombridge knows a thing or two about winning enduro events and actually he’s quite good at motocross and cross-country racing too. This season’s five-round Yamaha-sponsored New Zealand Enduro Championships kicked off at Omihi, near Christchurch, at the weekend, and the gruelling back-to-back two days of tough racing on steep farmland certainly required a diverse range of off-road bike riding skills. Hosted by the Chris ..read more

Karaitiana Horne made history on the motocross track today by winning the New Zealand junior women’s title after winning the senior title last weekend. “We are incredibly proud of Karaitiana today – I am pretty sure that no young men in motocross have ever achieved this and that makes her double title even more impressive,” says Motorcycling NZ (MNZ) Women’s Commissioner, Sandra Perry. “The MNZ Women’s Commission has been supporting clubs to increase the number of women involved in the sport, including riders, and the numbers and calibre of riders has been great to see. “This is the first year ..read more

The 2024 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships CAPTION: Raetihi’s Karaitiana Horne (Kawasaki), in sublime form at both the senior and junior New Zealand Motocross Championships this season. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It would be no stretch of the imagination to say that Raetihi teenager Karaitiana Horne is on top of the world, the New Zealand motocross world at least. Just over a week ago the adult elite of New Zealand motocross wrapped up their annual championship series in Taranaki and, in the Manawatu/Horowhenua region at the weekend just gone, it was the turn of the sport ..read more

The 2024 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships CAPTION: Foxton’s Phoenix Van Dusschoten (Honda No.722) gets the jump on the rest of the 14-16 years’ 250cc class riders at the start of this race at the 2024 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships this season. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The cream of New Zealand’s junior motocross talent was on show in the Manawatu/Horowhenua region at the weekend and what a show they all produced. While parts of the country were receiving yet another dousing of rain, the Flipps Motocross Park at Himatangi soaked up brilliant weather over the ..read more

The 2024 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships CAPTION: Expect fast and furious action such as this when the gates drop for the 2024 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships in the Manawatu/Horowhenua region this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Just last weekend the adult elite of New Zealand motocross wrapped up their annual championship series and now it’s the turn of the sport’s rising young stars to reveal who’s ready to step up. Indeed, the future of Kiwi motocross will be on show in the Manawatu/Horowhenua region this coming weekend when the 2024 New Zealand Junio ..read more

CAPTION: Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (Yamaha), likely to be among the frontrunners in this season’s Yamaha New Zealand Enduro Championships series. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The 2024 Yamaha New Zealand Enduro Championships series will again kick off in the South Island this coming weekend and once more it’s expected to be a torrid affair. Four of the five rounds in this season’s series will offer twice the value because each of them will be two-day affairs, with the fifth-round finale a one-day competition. The first two rounds of the championships are in the South Island and the remainin ..read more

CAPTION: West Auckland’s Hamish Harwood (KTM No.153) leads the charge into the second corner in this MX1 class race on Sunday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Some things are just worth waiting for and the 24-hour delay called before the eventual running of the finale for the 2024 Yamaha New Zealand Motocross Championships in Taranaki is a fine example of that. The hilly track on Barrett Road, on the outskirts of New Plymouth, suffered a deluge of rain over the days leading up to the scheduled fourth and final round of the series on Saturday – part of the “atmospheric river” that had b ..read more

Hi All Unfortunately the weather has not been on our side, which has presented us with major challenges for racing on Saturday. After meetings at the track the call has been made to transfer round 4 of the 2024 Yamaha NZ Senior Championships to Sunday  14th April. Saturday 13th April Riders Meeting at the track 3pm to confirm Sunday timetable Early Sign-On 4-6pm Sunday 14th April Sign-On 6-7am 7.15am Riders Briefing 7.30am (ish)Practice Entries will be rolled over to Sunday. Prize-Giving will now a “pre-event dinner and drinks” (same timetable) , please continue to support the venue as th ..read more