NATZKE
Natzke had been the best-performed of the
Kiwi riders at Mt Smart Stadium and so he
therefore arrived at Tokoroa with 17 points
already in the bank, while Waitakere’s
Ethan Martens turned up with 15 points to
his credit, Te Puke’s Logan Blackburn had 13
points already, Taupo’s Brad Groombridge
had 11 and Dunedin’s Madison Latta had 10
points safely in his pocket.
But Natzke’s three wins from three starts
at Tokoroa then pushed his advantage out
from two points to 15 points over Martens,
who managed 3-3-2 at Tokoroa, while
Mangakino’s Maximus Purvis captured the
third podium position with a 4-2-3 score-
card that night.
“This track (at Tokoroa) was a lot different
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from Auckland (Mt Smart Stadium,
with a crowd of 21,000) and a lot more
tame because this is just New Zealand
supercross, not really international scale. It
was a lot more fun and more low-key here,”
said the 19-year-old Natzke.
“I got more time on the track at Tokoroa,
so it was a lot more relaxed. The previous
weekend was so intense.
“I had not ridden for two months and
then just once last week, before turning
up here. I wasn’t planning on riding while
at home (from Germany) for the European
off-season, but the offer of a bike came
along from (Auckland businessman) Cannon
Smith and it was too good to say no.