CLASS RESULTS
In terms of class honours, Groombridge
won the combined under-200cc two-stroke
class and under-300cc four-stroke class this
season, while Whitaker won the over-200cc
two-stroke class.
Whitaker is a record eight-time national
champion in the parallel but different moto
trials code and only converted to enduro
racing a few years ago, but he took his KTM
300XC to solid finishes this season, his best
result a runner-up finish to Groombridge at
round three near Nelson in May.
Other class winners in the AA Grade this
season were Chris Power (over-300cc four-
stroke class) and Hamilton’s Phil Singleton
(veterans’, over-40 years’ class).
Meanwhile, it was a groundbreaking
performance from Thames rider Natasha
Cairns this season.
“
Cairns (KTM 150XC) knew
that if she could maintain
her momentum throughout
the double-header Santoft/
Martinborough weekend,
then she was on target to
win the grade
Leading the way in the A Grade (formerly
known as the Intermediate Grade)
competition from the second of five rounds,
the 32-year-old turned heads and, at the final
round in June, it was finally time for her to
step up and accept the silverware.
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CAIRNS
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