CLARK FOUNTAIN 3RD
If it wasn’t for the Gixxer Cup I would not be
circuit racing. I’d always wanted to try it, but
I never had the chance until the Gixxer Cup.
I started riding motocross when I was three
and got 6th in NZ, and I also got 3rd in the
Michael Godfrey and 4th at Woodville. Then
when motocross became too expensive
(sponsors are always welcome) I bought
an XR200 solo bike and won the NZ solo
champs at Oreti park speedway. I raced solo
for two seasons until I snapp ed the crank in
half on my Daytona 200. In the end I blew up
four XR200s and one Daytona motor.
My Dad saw an advert for the Gixxer Cup
and asked if I wanted to do it, and I said
“Yes!” straight away. He said we could, so
we went up to Feilding to get the bike and
ride it for the first time. It was raining for
the first ride and, as the bike was new with
new tyres, I really didn’t want to crash! I rode
anyway and it was so much fun.
The Gixxer Cup has been a real fun series.
I met so many great people, and made lots
of new friends. The racing has been so close
that one missed gear can drop you four
places. The slipstreaming was like nothing
I have ever done before! With no road
experience, Dad and I were only hoping for
a top 10 place in the series. But we smashed
that out with a 2nd in the Suzuki Series and
overall 3rd in the Gixxer Cup.
The GSX150F is so good from looks to
performance and the way it stops is just
amazing, it’s hard to believe that it is a road
bike. The Gixxer Cup is such a good class
to get into even if you don’t have much
experience, and the benefit is all the gear
comes with it.
This would not have happened without
the help of my sponsors and family. So
I would like to thank Hughes Motors,
ProMoto and Nelson Motorcycle Centre for
the work on the bike, Kiwi Rider magazine
and Bikesportnz for the advertising, Mann
Security and Cycles, the Mann family, Mum,
Dad and my br other Max for the help. I will
definitely be back again next year.
RACE THE GIXXER CUP
Want to give it a go? Ready to race at just $5995, including full Alpinestars race gear and a Bell helmet, Suzuki’s
air-cooled four-stroke single-cylinder, fully-faired GSX150Fs are prepared in Suzuki’s workshop by number one
Superbike rider Sloan Frost. Fitted with Dunlop AL13 tires and a host of other hand crafted race parts, your GSX150F
comes ready to race including a rear race stand. See www.suzuki.co.nz/gixxer-cup for more information.