NZ Veteran's & Women's Motocross Champs - Day 2 and Results
After the mud of Saturday, the track on Sunday was a pleasure to ride. Ruts and berms developed and the lap times dropped. Club President, Scott Wilkins, was running in the 30-34 Unders. His MR Motorcycles ute was parked behind security gates at his apartment but some low lifes had attempted to steal it in the night. They damaged the ignition barrel which made it un-driveable and stole his brand new RM125 off the back. Only done one hour and recognisable with it's gold rims and steering head damper. He decided not to ride Sunday. Warm day and actually felt like Spring. More spectators turned out and several riders didn't come back. For a last minute track switch it worked very well. Results are courtesy of Nicole Bol from MX Timing who now has a webste: www.mxt.co.nz Nicole is Secretary of Taupo MCC and said that with most of their Committee up in the USA at MXoN and with the Vets/Women on they are going to run Taupo Club Day this Saturday to work in with Tokoroa on Sunday - nice work. 30-34 years Unders
30-34 years Overs
Hard and fast by both of the Kings and deserved of their titles. 35-39 years Unders
35-39 years Overs
Forgive me for the bold type but I can't turn it off even in the programme source - a bug. Mike Cotter and Craig Brown 'fought tooth and nail' and turned on an exhibition of speed and skill. The shear speed was great to watch. Well done guys. 40-44 years Unders
40-44 years Overs
Darren Capill would take the holeshot and lead for several laps before DK would take him. Hard work doing ten races and they were certainly on the gas. Still hard to get used to seeing Capes on a red bike. 45-49 years Unders
Pos No. Name Total points R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 1 OO7 Mitch Rowe 125 25 25 25 25 25 2 0 Mark Fuller 110 22 22 22 22 22 3 223 Ray Drake 96 18 20 20 20 18 4 11 John Peters 90 20 16 16 18 20 5 777 Stew Karstens 84 16 18 18 16 16 45-49 years Overs
Mitch Rowe rode the best I have seen him ride (that damned bold back again) and same was said by Commentator Neil Ritchie. His lap times were up there with the younger Classes. Well done Mitch. 50 years plus All in
Well done again Mosten. Same as last year Goudenz missed by 1 miserable point.
Women's Classes Junior Womens 8-16 yrs 85cc
Vet Women's 30 years plus All in
Five out of five for Julie and her experience showed. (where's that bold type gone again ?)
Woman 12-16 years 125/250F
Great racing from the front three and the #1 plate deservedly stays with Kimberley Murphy. Courtney Lindsay has certainly stepped up and gave Murphy 'a run for her money'.
Women's 15 yrs plus
This Class produced some of the most exciting racing of the weekend. In the extreme conditions of Saturday the Women ran a shortened track but asked on Sunday to run the full track. Letitia Alabaster showed maturity all weekend and rode very well. The arrival of Nikki Scott from Europe gave her competition but it was her weekend. Race 5 was the best race of this class after Scott gave away the lead when she put the bike down. There was a battle for the lead and Alex Dillon rode her best race of the weekend. Alabaster had the results sorted in her head and stayed out of the as a DNF would have cost her the title. |
Here is the reason why the Pukekohe Club had to move the Champs. The track was going to be on the lower slopes and the pit area on the flats. The Waikato River is very high at the moment and reached the bottom of the elevated back straight of the Club's Mercer Sand Track.