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MARCH 21, 2016: The national title was his to lose and the only real pressure on South Islander Hamish Harwood at the weekend was what he would apply to himself.The Waitakere-based rider from Takaka (CML KTM 250F) had been in scintillating form through the first three of four rounds of this season's New Zealand Motocross Championships and had built a solid 13-point advantage for himself before arriving at Taupo for the final round on Sunday.He knew that a cool and calm approach would earn him hi

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