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Though beaten to the chequered flag in the first two of three races in the premier MX1 class at the penultimate round of the 2019 New Zealand Motocross Championships at Pukekohe on Sunday, Australian visitor Gibbs quickly bounced back, roaring to victory in the final MX1 outing of the day.It was a "damage limitation" exercise of sorts for the defending national MX1 champion and his fight-back to win race three gives him an excellent chance of pushing through to retain his crown at the fourth and

It was a week late, but the penultimate round of the 2018 NZ MX Nationals was finally held, after being cancelled – no, postponed – for a week. The decision to postpone the event came after torrential downpours, and the flooding that came with it, seeing the third round of the New Zealand Motocross Championship pushed to the following Saturday of March 17.The roads weren’t the only things open on the new date, as the clouds also did the same, seeing some brief showers that eventually became down

While a handful of motocrossers can cross swap codes and dominate on any given Sunday (or, ya know, Saturday) on the off-road scene, Brad Groombridge has proven time and time again that he's always a force to be reckoned with on the tracks and trails. That's across the board, in all the dirt-based codes, too. He's not the only weapon racing two classes in the motocross scene, but he is the only one to be racing two classes in the NZ MX Nationals, while defending a New Zealand Cross Country Champ

After a season opener of the 2018 NZ MX Nationals that saw a win by the contender, Kayne Lamont, there was no doubt that this season would have some surprises in store. The premier class star of Workshop Graphics-supported Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing had the first round sorted, taking all three wins, as well as the lead in the championship.Heading into the second round in Rotorua, the focus was on the battle between Lamont and the six-times and reigning champion, Cody Cooper. When the chequers fle