BIDDLE
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
(Suzuki GSX-R600) 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
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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”.