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RACE UPDATE FROM NICK BURKE #42 RD 3 2020 NZSBK 7-8th March 2020 Hampton Downs Circuit Round three of the 2020 NZSBK Championship was held over the weekend at Hampton Downs, proving to be a challenging weekend for myself and the Bayride Motorcycles #Yamalube Yamaha Motor New Zealand YZF-R6.Friday got off to an early start with securing a prime position to set up the pit and sign on etc. We capitalised on the four 20 minute sessions made available though out the day as I had to get feel for the improvements made to the bike after fitting a #Nitron rear shock. Saturday dawned with clear skies and surprisingly...

Yamaha Motor New Zealand Media Statement 9.03.20 Heading north for the New Zealand Superbike Championship’s (NZSBK) third round, as part of the Mike Pero Motofest 2020 at Hampton Downs, saw the Yamaha Motor New Zealand team excel - lifting the NZTT title in three classes and taking the Superbike championship lead.In the top-tier Yamaha Racing Team (YRT) Christchurch’s Alastair Hoogenboezem bounced back from a hefty crash in the first race to take out the prestigious TT title on his Yamaha YZF-R1.Yamaha Racing Development Team (YRDT) rider Rogan Chandler, of Wellington, had a stunning return to form, riding his YZF-R6 to...

Race Report: Kyan Loomans Rotorua 01/03/2020 MX Nationals ROUND THREE 125cc seniors. Sunday was a mixed bag, 1st race I had an average start, not the smartest lines choices and I finished 8th. 2nd race began with another average start  but I learnt from Race One and rode a lot better to finish 8th again. Last and 3rd race I got off to an average start again, but had a fire in my belly as I seem to do really well at the end of the day on rough tracks. I was making passes everywhere, got to 6th, but changed my...

Altherm JCR Yamaha Media Statement - 02.03.20 Altherm JCR Yamaha riders Kirk Gibbs (MX1) and Maximus Purvis (MX2) are two men on a mission, both storming into the lead of their Fox New Zealand Motocross Championship classes yesterday in Hawke’s Bay. Riding their respective Yamahas in the series’ penultimate round at Ngaruroro Raceway, near Fernhill, they are the men with the upper hand in their title hunts, when the championship wraps up in Taupo, in a fortnight.Sunshine Coast-based Gibbs was untouchable in the premier class on his YZ450 - qualifying first and winning three from three races. The top-notch results...

Altherm JCR Yamaha’s Gibbs (MX1) and Purvis (MX2) on the podium in Rotorua 24.02.20 Every so often in motocross racing, a rider has the kind of race that makes all the hard work worth it. For him. For his team. For the sport. Altherm JCR Yamaha’s MX1 contender Kirk Gibbs had that race yesterday at the Fox New Zealand Motocross Championship’s second round - where he crashed at the start of the second moto, got back on his YZ450 and proceeded to blast his way through the premier pack from a lowly 17th to take the win. His Team Manager...