Biddle and Summers had been so far in
front of the other riders this season that
none of this affected the overall outcome
and Summers was still able to finish the
season runner-up, with Te Awamutu’s
David Hall winning the final race of the
weekend and clinching the third podium
spot for the series.
“I never expected this today. After being
taken out in the first corner of the first race
here at Taupo and not scoring any points
and then the next race being red-flagged
twice and nobody scoring any points…
it was just lucky that I had such a points
buffer to start the day,” said Biddle.
“When I first started racing 600s I never
thought I’d ever be in this position.”
“I wasn’t thinking so much about creating
history. I just wanted to win for all the
people who have supported me for so
long, Cheryl and Phil London from WIL
Sports, Kawasaki New Zealand and MTF
Finance have backed me and I wanted to
reward them. I have respected and looked
up to guys who have won this in the past,
riders such as Craig Shirriffs, Sam Smith
and my partner Jake [Lewis] too.
“There was so much going on this
weekend. We were really well prepared
with two bikes ready to go and my
mechanic Ozzy (Feilding’s Chris Osborne)
is probably the hardest working man in
the paddock and I’m thankful to him. I
had good speed this year too, with four
out of five pole positions won. It all came
together for me.”
She said she intends to race in Australia
later this year, with “plans to be announced
... watch this space”.
Other class winners after the weekend’s
final round of the series at Taupo were
Glen Eden’s Daniel Mettam (Superbikes);
Palmerston North’s Jacob Stroud
(Supersport 300 class); Papamoa’s Leon
Jacobs (250 Production class); Jacob Stroud
(Superlites); Whangamata’s Ben Rosendaal
(650 Pro Twins); Australia’s Yanni Shaw
(125 GP); Hamilton’s Jesse Stroud (GIXXER
Cup) and Taupo’s Andy Scrivener and Tina
McKeown (sidecars).
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