Nathan Tesselaar
Groombridge finished runner-up at Mosgiel, behind
Queenstown’s former national motocross champion
Scott Columb, with Tesselaar claiming third spot,
and this was easily enough for Groombridge
to celebrate overall championship victory.
“I should have gone toe-to-toe with Scotty
(Columb) and we passed each other for the lead a
few times, but I let him go in the end. I didn’t need
to race with him. He wasn’t in contention for the
title and not a threat to me,” said Groombridge.
“It was more important for me to concentrate
on winning the championship.
“Now I’ve matched (Pio Pio’s) Paul Wilson and
(Palmerston North’s) Adam Reeves in winning
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Adam Loveridge