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Yamaha Motor New Zealand Media Statement 15.03.21 Yamaha’s Buchanan enters history books with double title win Title Photo ABOVE: The Yamaha Racing Team is made up of (from left) rider Alastair Hoogenboezem, Nigel Friend, Nic Bishop, Dan McKenzie, Tim McArthur and rider Jake Lewis CAPTION: Invercargill 14-year-old Cormac Buchanan celebrates winning both the Supersport 150 and 300 class titles. There’s a saying that proclaims ‘it’s a lot harder to defend a championship than to win one’, which Yamaha Racing Development Team’s (YRDT) Cormac Buchanan not only confounded but added to at the final New Zealand Superbikes Championship (NZSBK) round in Taupo over...

  Yamaha Motor New Zealand Media Statement 02.03.21  Yamaha riders won both the Senior and Junior races at the 2021 New Zealand Cross Country Championships’ first round on Sunday. TITLE CAPTION: The Senior race podium had two Yamaha riders on it with Napier’s Tommy Watts (#912, centre) claiming the win and PWR Yamaha Team Manager Paul Whibley (#99, left) finishing second. Hosted by the Bushriders Motorcycle Club in Marton, the event was held on Rangitikei farmland and saw Tommy Watts #912  prove he is as handy on a YZ450F over a three-hour race, as he is in the short, sharp motocross events that...

Altherm JCR Yamaha Media Statement 23.02.21   Title Image : Altherm JCR Yamaha’s Maxiumus Purvis took his riding to the next level in the MX2 class, extending his championship lead as he defends his 2020 title   Maximus Purvis and his Altherm JCR Yamaha team both took it to the next level at the New Zealand Motocross Championships’ second round on Sunday with a completely dominant performance in the MX2 class.   Mangakino’s Purvis was unassailable at the Rotorua track, recording the P1 position in qualifying; all three races and overall for the day. He remains unbeaten halfway through the four-round season, after...

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 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...