CAMBRIDGE
The BOTC event is staged primarily to
raise funds to assist in sending a New
Zealand team to the annual Motocross
of Nations (MXoN) event – the Olympic
Games of motocross – this year to be
held in the United States in October.
Six-rider teams representing 27 clubs
from the length and breadth of New
Zealand travelled to Taupo for the BOTC
event and, at the pre-race briefing, the
naming rights sponsor for this year’s
MXoN campaign was revealed, along
with the naming of a squad of riders who
are on the short-list to contest the MXoN
in Buchanan, Michigan, on October 6-7.
Innovative building company Penny
Homes was announced as the MXoN
team’s main sponsor this year and
the six riders named in the short-list
for Team New Zealand were: Mount
Maunganui pair Cody Cooper and Rhys
Carter, Massey’s Hamish Harwood,
Christchurch’s Dylan Walsh and Taupo
bothers Cohen and Wyatt Chase.
Motorcycling New Zealand general
manager Virginia Henderson thanked
the participating clubs and the host
Taupo Motorcycle Club, for their
support and also appreciated that event
commentator Neil Ritchie and results
and timing co-ordinator Nicole Bol had
donated their time to the event.
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