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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 ....
Hawke s Bay 19-year-old wins national motorcycle cross country title 19 Apr, 2021 09:53 PM 3 minutes to read Hawke s Bay s Tommy Watts (Yamaha), outright winner of the senior grade at this year s New Zealand Cross-country Championships. Photo by Andy McGechan / Bikesport NZ Hawke s Bay s Tommy Watts (Yamaha), outright winner of the senior grade at this year s New Zealand Cross-country Championships. Photo by Andy McGechan / Bikesport NZ Hawkes Bay Today By: Andy McGechan It was celebration time for Hawke s Bay s Tommy Watts at the weekend, with back-to-back wins in the South Island earning him his first national motorcycling cross-country title. The 19-year-old Napier-based former Wairoa man had a share of the lead in the Yamaha-sponsored competition after the first two four rounds for the series, with just two days of high-speed motorcycle racing in the South Island, near Balclutha on Saturday and then near Mosgiel on Sunday, to wrap it all up. ....