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Hi Motarders:
It\'s been a (another) big few weeks for Motards:
Bike Mart Supermoto
All the riders certainly seemed to enjoy themselves. \'Best one so far\' was
an often over heard comment. Nigel Healy was in devasting form. Taking every
race he entered. Everyone knew he was going to be a handful as the \'Bike
Mart Supermoto Cup\' winner was not only riding well but had a very
professional approach and his big KTM going real well. Rees slipping at the
final hurdle to have Whyte take 2nd over all. Former Supermoto race winners
Briggs and Symes grabbing bags of points along the way.
Stock wheel classes a hit:
The \'Lights\', \'Sportsman\' and \'Open stocker\' classes were a big hit. The
\'Sportsmans\' class provided some fantastic racing with Suzuki dealers Mark
Whyte (Whyteline Suzuki) and Russell Josiah (Bike Torque) scrapping on their
DRZ 400\'s with Mr Motorcycles Scott Wilkins (RM250). Whyte took the days
honours from Wilkins but not without a whole lot of scrapping along the way.
Dean Mabey (YZ250F) was positively sensational. Dominating the Lights class
and at times keeping the Sportsman riders at bay. Mabey showed that with no
125 two strokes to take on the big bikes, a 250 four stroke was well up to
the task . Mabey finished 14th in an \'A\' grade race out of the 39 entrants
for the day. Watch out for a huge field of \'Lights\' next season once the MX
fraternity work it out. The \'Open Stockers\' had a great mix with different
bikes really going hard.
Thanks to...
Too many individuals to mention but thanks to BikeMArt, Acerbis, Metzeler,
Dunlop, Mr Motorcycles in Pukekohe and Wheels of Thames.
More Supermoto\'s to come?
As far as we know at this stage, riders will have to wait until the dry
weather returns next summer for more Supermoto action. There is plenty of
supermotard stuff going on though. Just check out Supermotard.co.nz
Wellington had 18 motards turn up at one of their \'bucket\' meetings and this
kind of riding, as we\'ve said before, is a great way to get a feel for the
sport. The Auckland club are having motards at their bucket meeting this
Sunday (practice Saturday morning) so get along to the Mt Wellington kart
track.The \' Bike Mart Supermoto\' will be an annual event so talk to someone
who was there and we\'re sure they\'ll tell you to mark down Sunday the 14 of
March 2004 for the next one. There is also a wee rumour of a series over
summer...again Bike Mart and the website will keep you posted.
Oh and before
I forget check out the website for photos and also HERE: for
some excellent photos from the weekends event.
World Supermoto round 1 Marseille this weekend:
The first round of the world championship kicks off this weekend. Check out
Youthstream.org for coverage.
Todd Sutherland
Bike Mart
E-mail:
Phone: 025 292 6889
