Round
two gets set.
.Report: T Sutherland.
Shuffle time?
S1
Waikato's Paul Brown heads to the tight twists
and turns of Taumarunui with a healthy 16 point lead over
his closest title challenger.
Sadly Irishman Greg Kinsella who is poised
at 72 points after DNFing a race at Taupo won't be in contention
for the title. He's off back to sunny Ireland after this
weekend (it was snowing
when he left) to defend his own national throne.
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Be sure to catch VOR's Greg Kinsella this
weekend. His
hacking sideways corner control is really
quite special
Not that Brown will have an easy run of things.
Brendon Stephenson is the closest title challenger at this
stage but there are plenty capable of hauling him back with
two thirds of the races to go.
One Aaron Slight has taken the leap. He came
out for a 'bit of a play' last week and had such a good time
he's asked Energy Honda and Crown Kiwi to put a bike together
for him. Energy Honda's Craig Flood is also planning to
ride.
Stephen Briggs is another capable of taking
wins. He had two non scoring races and will be looking to
salvage some pride in the remaining races. Team mate Brendon
Coad is another to look out for as are locals Russell Josiah
and Ian Atkins.
Motocrosser Blake Gillard was certainly torn.
He has got the bug but will be unable to make the meeting
this weekend as he has been offered a ride on a new prototype
KTM250SXF. It was a close thing but he vows "I'll be back".
Husaberg 2005
Supermoto Nationals
S1 Class Round
1.
| Position overall |
Rider |
Home Town |
Points (after 1 round) |
Bike |
Race reults |
| 1st |
Paul Brown |
Waikato |
87 |
Husaberg 650 |
1 / 3 / 2 / 3 |
| 2nd |
Greg Kinsella |
Ireland |
72 |
VOR 570 |
2 / 0 / 1 / 1 |
| 3rd |
Brendon Stephenson |
Dannivirke |
71 |
KTM 610 SMR |
5 / 2 / 6 / 4 |
| 4th |
Blake Gillard |
Auckland |
67 |
KTM525EXC |
4 / 5 / 3 / 8 |
| 5th |
Aaron Slight |
Masterton |
66 |
Honda CRF450 |
7 / 4 / 4 / 5 |
| 6th |
Brendon Coad |
Auckland |
51 |
KTM 525 SMR |
3 / 0 / 5 / 6 |
| 7th |
Russell Josiah |
Taumarunnui |
51 |
Yamaha YZ450F |
8 / 9 / 7 / 9 |
| 8th |
Stephen Briggs |
Papakura |
47 |
KTM660 |
0 / 1 / 0 / 2 |
| 9th |
Carl Richmond |
Matamata |
45 |
Honda CRF450 |
6 / 10 / 16 / 7 |
| 10th |
Nigel Bevin |
Taupo |
43 |
Husaberg 550 |
11 / 11 / 9 / 10 |
Fastest lap of the day: :Kinsella 1:14.505
Sportsman Class
Kyle Smith will be looking to maintain
his healthy lead and is keen to try the Taumanruni track.
Husaberg
2005 Supermoto Nationals Stockmen (all in) Class.
Round 1.
| Position overall |
Rider
|
Home Town
|
Points (after 1 round)
|
Bike
|
Race reults
|
| 1st |
Kyle Smith |
Pukekohe |
100 |
Kawasaki KX250 |
1 / 1 / 1 / 1 |
| 2nd |
Craig Brown |
Pukekohe |
76 |
Kawasaki KX250 |
7 / 3 / 3 / 2 |
| 2nd |
Graham Wedlake |
Hastings |
76 |
Honda CRF450 |
4 / 5 / 2 / 3 |
Fastest lap of the day: K Smith 1:18.215
Round 1 report.
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