Rider News

FEBRUARY 29, 2016: It seems everyone was braced for "Cyclone Courtney" at the weekend, except her victims.Everyone in New Zealand knew she was coming, but the shock was still profound when Otago's Courtney Duncan cut a swathe through her opposition at the opening round of the Women's Motocross World Championships in Qatar on Sunday morning (NZ time).The mostly-unheralded 20-year-old Duncan (Altherm JCR Yamaha YZ250F) battled nerves as she qualified fourth fastest in Qatar, but then she wreaked h

MARCH 1, 2016: The grip continues to tighten as the high-profile Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing Team heads into the second half of its New Zealand Motocross Championships campaign.Australian import Dean Ferris was again in command at the second round of four in the series near Palmerston North on Sunday.The new venue at Himatangi became progressively rougher as the day wore on, the sand-based track offering no let-up as it wore down both man and machines, but Ferris seemed to thrive in it and posted

Racing at the third round of four in the 2016 New Zealand Motocross Championships at Horohoro, just outside Rotorua, the Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing Team rider was simply untouchable, racing his way to a hat-trick of wins in the hotly-contested MX2 (250cc) class. If he had not crashed and knocked his head at the previous round in the Manawatu a fortnight earlier, forcing him to the sidelines and rendering him unable to score in two of that day's three races, Lamont could well be considered th