Motocross: New Zealand Championship series fires up at Woodville Grand Prix
25 Jan, 2021 11:25 PM
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Close racing will again be expected at Woodville this weekend as riders chase GP titles as well as national championship points. Photo / Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com
Close racing will again be expected at Woodville this weekend as riders chase GP titles as well as national championship points. Photo / Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com
Rotorua Daily Post
By: McGechan
The heat goes on in more ways than one this weekend as Woodville hosts the first major event of the 2021 motocross season.
With the weather tipped to break thermometers and entries in excess of 600 riders, the obvious popularity and continued growth of the annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville should ensure another bumper weekend of race action.
This means the racers will arrive for the two-day event in search of GP trophy honours, but now they ll also come to hunt valuable points towards national titles. Motorcycling New Zealand motocross commissioner Ray Broad said Woodville signified the start to a thrilling four-round senior New Zealand Motocross Championship series. Rounds follow in Rotorua on February 21, Pukekohe on March 20, and the fourth and final round at Taupō on March 28. “The Woodville GP has always been New Zealand s biggest motocross event, but, now that it s incorporating the New Zealand motocross championships, with all of the nation s top riders attending, it s going to be even more impressive.