Monday, 11 January 2021, 5:56 am
Whakatane s
Mitch Rees (Honda CBR1000), leading rider in the premier
Superbike class after racing in Christchurch at the weekend.
Photo by Andy McGechan,
BikesportNZ.com
It was a typical
summer scorcher in Canterbury at the weekend as the 2021 New
Zealand Superbike Championships (NZSBK) got underway in
thrilling fashion.
The four-round series kicked off at
Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Ruapuna, on the outskirts of
Christchurch, and the two-day Underground Brown-sponsored
affair produced some of the closest and most thrilling race
action that had possibly even been witnessed on the twisty
3.4-kilometre race circuit.
Lap records fell
constantly – and unfortunately so too did some of the