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Dixon defends his NZ Junior 125cc title
Altherm JCR Yamaha Media Statement 08.02.21  TITLE CAPTION : Altherm JCR Yamaha rider Madoc Dixon on his way to defending his 15-16 years 125cc national title. He had to wait an extra year to do it but Altherm JCR Yamaha’s Madoc Dixon left nothing to chance when defending his 15-16 years 125cc title at the Farmer Autovillage Yamaha Motor NZ 2021 New Zealand Junior Motocross Nationals. The Tauranga youngster first won his national crown in 2019 and when Covid-19 caused the 2020 edition’s cancellation, he approached this weekend’s three-day event at Tauranga’s TECT All Terrain Park doubly determined to keep hold of...
Altherm JCR Yamaha’s Purvis dominates Woodville GP and NZMX Championship’s first round
Altherm JCR Yamaha Media Statement 02.02.21 FEATURE PHOTO; MAXIUMUS PURVIS #44 Caption: National MX2 defending champion Maximus Purvis did his Altherm JCR Yamaha team proud on Sunday, with a trio of wins at the Woodville GP/NZMX round one For the first time ever the International Woodville NZ Motocross Grand Prix combined with the NZ Motocross Championships’ (NZMX) opening round and Altherm JCR Yamaha’s Maximus Purvis made sure his name would be remembered at this historic event. The team’s MX2 rider and defending champion was unassailable on his YZ250F, dominating all three motos on Sunday. The first two outings on the hard-packed...
Ups and downs for Yamaha road racing riders as 2021 NZSBK kicks off
Yamaha Motor New Zealand Media Statement  11.01.21 The opening round of the 2021 New Zealand Superbike Championship (NZSBK) resulted in some stunning highs and some epic lows for the Yamaha Motor New Zealand teams at Mike PeroMotorsport Park, near Christchurch, over the weekend. Lap records, NZGP titles and multiple podiums were counterbalanced by DNFs and a crash as the five riders rode their Yamaha race machines right on the knife-edge line of their limits around the 3.4- kilometre circuit.The stand-out performance of the weekend was executed by the Yamaha Racing Development Team’s (YRDT) youngster Cormac Buchanan. His mum Kate best summed up...
Whakatane Summercross sees a win and a podium for the Altherm JCR Yamaha team
Altherm JCR Yamaha Media Statement  28.12.20  Cover pic: Kayne Lamont #4 The Altherm JCR Yamaha team ended 2020 strongly with an overall MX1 win and third in MX2 at the annual Whakatane Summercross yesterday.Kayne Lamont’s victory in the flagship class and Maximus Purvis’ podium also signal that the team’s riders mean business next year when the 2021 New Zealand Motocross Championship begins at the end of January. For the Altherm JCR Yamaha Team Manager Josh Coppins it was a particularly satisfying result for Hamilton-based Lamont. “Kayne rode really well and this was a good calculated event from him. Probably the best...
Yamaha wraps up its Suzuki Series with race wins all-round
Yamaha Motor New Zealand Media Statement 14.12.20  Featured Image : YRDT’s Cormac Buchanan rounds a corner of the Manfeild track on his YZF-R3 After racing two of the three Suzuki International Series’ rounds, the Yamaha Motor New Zealand road racing teams are armed with some race wins, a stack of data and some competitive seat time as they prepare for the New Zealand Superbike Championship’s (NZSBK) first round next month.  Racing at the Manfeild circuit yesterday, both teams' riders all recorded victories in their final hit-out in this series.  Riding in the top-tier Formula One Superbike class Yamaha Racing Team’s...