Podium – Damon Rees Memorial Trophy
And it was at Hampton Downs where fans could see that perhaps the hard-working Chandler had left his best for last . Chandler and his Suzuki New Zealand , Top Kat Roofing and TSS Motorcycles-sponsored GSX-R600 were almost untouchable at the North Waikato race circuit that weekend . He finished runner-up to just-crowned Supersport 600 class champion Cormac
Cormac Buchanan
Buchanan in the opening 600cc race of the weekend on the Saturday , before bravely winning a wet race two early on the Sunday , finishing ahead of visiting Australian star Jack Favell on that occasion . But the best of Chandler was still to come . The third and final Supersport 600 race , delayed due to heavy rain and eventually held late on Sunday afternoon , tripled up as not only the final race of the championship series , but also the New Zealand Tourist Trophy race and the inaugural Damon Rees Memorial race too . Chandler got off to a flyer and eventually won this special race by 7.8 seconds from Whanganui ’ s Luca Durning , with international rider Favell claiming third overall . With a 2-1-1 score-card for the weekend , Chandler emerged as the overall Supersport
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