WORDS & PHOTO:
Andy McGechan/bikesportnz.com
Titirangi’s Callan May
with another top result
under his wheels
MAY WINS ONE CONTEST
AND BUILDS LEAD IN ANOTHER
ucklander Callan May has another piece of
silverware for his bulging trophy cabinet. He
settled for a runner-up finish, behind friend
and rival Sam Greenslade, at the weekend's third
round of six in the popular Yamaha and MotoSR-
sponsored NZXC cross-country series, an event
that also doubled as the third and final round of
the parallel-but-separate Motomuck Woodhill
Two-Man Series.
And while May (Yamaha YZ250FX) was able
to stretch his points advantage at the top of
the senior table in the NZXC Series – after also
winning the first two rounds of that competition
– his runner-up finish at Woodhill on Sunday was
enough for him to wrap up the outright win in
the Motomuck competition.
Runner-up to May in the Motomuck series
was fellow Yamaha rider Luke Mobberley, who
finished with a 2-2-3 score-card over the three
rounds.
As for the NZXC Series, May has strengthened
his grip at the top of the Expert Grade standings
– he is now 24 points clear of No.2 ranked rider
Seth Reardon (Whanganui, Yamaha) and 29 clear
of the rider in third position overall, Muriwai's
Mobberley.
May, a 26-year-old electrician from Titirangi,
prepares now for round four of the NZXC
Series, set for Matata on October 8, hoping to
extend his winning run in what is a remarkable
comeback after being sidelined with injury for
eight months.
Taupo's Wil Yeoman (Yamaha YZ125) won the
earlier junior grade race at Woodhill on Sunday
and he is now 19 points clear at the top of the
NZXC Series' junior standings, ahead of Oparau's
Hunter Scott and Muriwai's JayRoy Skinner.
Skinner wrapped up the junior grade for the
Motomuck Series, while Tokoroa brothers Jake
and Nick Wightman won the Senior Teams
section of the Motomuck Series.
After the racing at Matata next month, the
Yamaha NZXC Series heads back to the Woodhill
Forest again for round five on November 10,
before it finally wraps up at Waimiha, in the King
Country, on December 8.
May is supported by Yamaha Motor New
Zealand, Kiwi Rider magazine, Bikesport NZ.com,
The Dirt Guide, O'Neal, Oakley, Michelin, TCX
Boots, Renthal, Zeta, Twinair, Graphic Creations,
City Electrix and Construct Now.