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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Title PIC: Christchurch’s Yamaha Racing Team rider Alastair Hoogenboezem (#43) charges for the lead in the F1 Superbike class at Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park on Sunday. Yamaha Motor New Zealand Media Statement 07.12.20  The Yamaha Motor New Zealand road racing teams aced their first 2020/2021 season’s competitive outings, with three of the four riders topping their classes at the Suzuki International Series yesterday.  It's been a long time between laps for the Yamaha Racing Team’s (YRT) Alastair Hoogenboezem (YZF-R1) and the Yamaha Racing Development Team’s (YRDT) Rogan Chandler, Harry Parker and Cormac Buchanan, yet they all scored race wins over the Bruce...

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