Madoc Dixon
MX2 GOES TO COOPER Dual-class ironman Cooper celebrated seven wins from nine starts in the MX2 ( 250cc ) class , then clinched the title with a race to spare on the Sunday at Taupo – a solid fifth placing in that penultimate race enough for him to achieve that – and so he sat out of the final MX2 race in a bid to save his energy for a final push in the MX1 class . Cooper finished the series four points clear of Auckland-based former Taihape man Hayden Smith in the MX2 class , with Oparau ’ s James
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