2012 Backflips NZ Supercross Championship

Sunday 15 January: The final Round 3 was hosted by the Taupo MCC on Saturday.

No, I wasn't there but spoke to two who were at today's Puke Club Day at Harrisville.

Three more straight wins for Cody Cooper wrapped up the title by 24 points from Justin McDonald. The 39 points Matt Hunt collected at Timaru was more than enough for him to beat Josh Coppins for the number 3 spot on the podium.

Nasty shoulder injury for Brad Groombridge in the last race, the result of a pass that was never going to come off - he went down arms out and drove his arm up into the shoulder.

Rhys Carter left his best to he last in the Lites but he was still 24 points behind the Championship Winner, Scott Columb, who was 18 in front of Aussie visitor Geran Stapleton. Big concussion for Cam Dillon who crashed in Race 2 head first into the embankment and he was 'out' for several minutes - he's now home and okay - 3 weeks compulsory stand-down, 4 weeks before the Nationals is not what he needed.

Only 9 points in Race 1 for Josh May but he came back to win the Championship by 7. Big effort by Josiah Natzke to win the Lites and achieve a 3rd in the Junior 250 - he was on a YZ85 out to 103cc.