three rounds and were unbeaten in the series to easily wrap up the title with a race to spare . They comfortably won ahead of Auckland pair Adam Unsworth and Bryce Rose and Taupo ’ s defending champions Andy Scrivener and Tina McKeown . “ The series this year has produced some fantastic racing ,” said Motorcycling New Zealand road-racing commissioner Grant Ramage , “ Unfortunately , due to the COVID-19 restrictions , we were down to just three rounds this year , and we can ’ t control that , but we are already planning a six-round series for next year .
“ What we may have lacked in quality this year , we certainly made up for in quality . Lap times have been really fast and there ’ s a lot of talent coming through in the smaller bike classes . These are riders who will end up on the podium in the superbike class in the coming years .” Class champions for 2021 are Whakatane ’ s Mitch Rees ( Superbikes , Honda ), Christchurch ’ s Dale Finch ( Supersport 600 class , Triumph ); Napier ’ s SJ Cavell ( 650 Pro Twins , Suzuki ); Invercargill ’ s Cormac Buchanan ( Supersport 300 and Supersport 150 , Yamaha ); Tauranga duo Barry Smith and Stu Dawe ( Sidecars ).
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