“The bike was awesome, stock standard,
straight out of the manufacturer’s crate.
I’m looking forward to the nationals now,
with talent coming from overseas too and
I’m excited about that.”
The 20-year-old Chase was naturally
disappointed not to achieve the MX2 class
win for himself after featuring at or near the
front in all five of his races.
“I won two out of five races today and it was
definitely hard racing on this track. It’s a build-
up event for me and I have not felt 100 percent
all week... lacking energy and just feeling weak,
but I still showed I’m on the pace to win,”
Chase concluded.
The MX1 class was more cut and dried after
national MX1 champion Cody Cooper (Honda)
decided the injury he had sustained during
training on Friday was “too uncomfortable”
Kayne Lamont
for him to continue beyond the first lap
of his warm-up at Summercross on the
Sunday morning, clearing the way for Bay
of Plenty’s Lamont and visiting Belgian
rider Jens Getteman to take charge.
Lamont (Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing
Team YZ450F) won the first four of five
MX1 races on the Sunday, with Kawasaki
hero Getteman runner-up each time, but
Getteman saved his best for last, taking
his borrowed, stock-standard Kawasaki
KX450F to win the longer-duration final
MX1 race of the day.
It was Getteman’s first time in New
Zealand and the track unfamiliar to him –
although he did still qualify fastest – but his
Grand Prix racing experience from Europe
meant he was able to settle into a good pace
in the longer final race of the weekend.
Jens Getteman
KIWI RIDER 27