BikeMart
Cup, up for grabs.
For five years the very
best racers have done battle for the "BikeMart Supermoto
Champion" title and it has perhaps become the countries
most coveted prize in Supermoto. This year the title is up
for grabs in the 450 class at the
annual
boxing
day races.
Shayne King was the cup's inaugral winner back
in 2002 and right from it's inception it has been a hotly
contested title. King had 2004 champion Stephen Briggs take
a race off him on a KTM380 that first year. There have been
plenty of torrid battles over the years since.
A number of former Superbike Champions
have made their mark, including Tony Rees, Russell Josiah,
Jason McEwen and Dean Fulton but none have wrestled the
supereme title.
Racers dedicated to Supermoto have proven to
be the title favorites save King's win and this year's event
should again prove interesting.
Two contenders from Papakura must be in the
favorites. Both former winners of the Cup, Toby Summers and
Stephen Briggs have the right ingrediants. Briggs has of
course been right up there from the start and Summers who
won the Bike Torque series this winter is the reigning BikeMart
Supermoto champion. Summers has had a couple of trips across
the ditch to try
out the hot Australian series and will be fairly sharp on
his Yamaha come Boxing Day. Briggs who has spent most of
his Supermoto career on the big KTM660 is no slug on KTM's
hot 450 so look out for the number 8 to be putting the pressure
on.
Craig Flood (#95) has proven his mastery of
the road course here over the years and watch out for Paul
Brown
probably
the fastest Supermoto racer not to have won the BikeMart
Cup. This could well be his year.
Brendon Croad (#5), Scott Wilkins, Mitch Rowe.
Any one of these part time Supermoto guys are capable of
bolting for race wins.
If you've not been to the Cemetery Circuit
event before make this year the one. A course that includes
the all new off road section hasn't been run in over fifty
years of the events history. This year could prove to be
something special.
2005 BikeMart Supermoto Cup report.
2004 BikeMart
Supermoto Cup results.
2003 BikeMart
Supermoto Cup results
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out all the top racers who have been doing a bit of
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