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Sunday, 27 June 2021, 5:08 pm
Oparau s
James Scott (Honda CRF450X), on his way to winning the
opening round of this year s Dirt Guide Cross-country Series
on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan,
BikesportNZ.com
It s almost as if
Oparau s 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 he s doing the
same thing in the parallel and similar cross-country dirt
bike racing environment.
The 19-year-old fencer has
had no previous experience racing the powerful Honda CRF450X
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.