Words & photos:
Andy McGechan/bikesportnz.com
ENDURO
GROOMBRIDGE
RECLAIMS NZ
ENDURO CROWN
ay of Plenty's Brad
Groombridge doesn't mind
if you call his style "boring",
not if it means he's national
champion yet again. The truth is,
Groombridge's riding style is far
from boring, although spectacular is
not always the best way to tackle an
enduro course... and the Suzuki star
is certainly an expert at that.
“
...apart from setting the
brake and clutch levers
to his preferred angle and
applying his personalised
graphics, he took the
stock-standard bike and
absolutely smoked the
competition
22 KIWI RIDER
The Alpinestars-sponsored New
Zealand Enduro Championships
came to a thrilling conclusion with
racing in the Santoft Forest, near
Bulls, on Saturday, June 9, followed
by the final round on farmland near
Martinborough on Sunday, June 10,
and on both days Groombridge was a
dominant force.
The 27-year-old Taupo locksmith
took a brand new Suzuki RM-Z250
bike to win both days of these back-
to-back rounds four and five of the
2018 nationals.
And, apart from setting the brake
and clutch levers to his preferred
angle and applying his personalised
graphics, he took the stock-standard
bike and absolutely smoked the
competition.
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