A
lthough the spectator numbers were
considerably less than had been
experienced in New Zealand in the
past, the racing was, thankfully, still great
entertainment and this gave a glimmer of
hope to Motorcycling New Zealand (MNZ)
motocross commissioner Ray Broad and
MNZ supercross co-ordinator Jim Cooper.
Both men spoke to the riders’ during their
pre-race briefings to express their dismay
at the turn-out, but, on the plus side, they
also both said that they were impressed
with the calibre of the riding that was on
show at round one of the series at Winton
and at the final round at Tokoroa.
Oropi’s former national Supercross champion
Ben Townley dominated the 450cc SX1
class at both rounds of the Transdiesel
eni Lubricants-sponsored series, although
Rangiora’s Cody Murphy was equally
outstanding and went close to pinching wins
from him on several occasions at Tokoroa.
Sadly, these two were the only individuals
to contest both rounds of the series and so,
realistically, it could only really be one of these
two riders who would in the SX1 title for 2019.
“
THESE TWO WERE THE ONLY INDIVIDUALS TO CONTEST
BOTH ROUNDS OF THE SERIES AND SO, REALISTICALLY,
IT COULD ONLY REALLY BE ONE OF THESE TWO RIDERS
WHO WOULD WIN THE SX1 TITLE FOR 2019
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