King Country Motorcycle Club team ( pictured from left ) were Maz Parkes , Joel Hansen , James Scott , Maximus Purvis , Nixon Parkes and Harry Daly
“ Our team effort in 2001 was pretty cool . Getting on the podium at this event is a big deal ,” said Hurley . “ I ’ m happy to be supporting this ( BOTC ) event because I know the money is going to a good cause . It ’ s a lot more expensive to do the MXoN now than it was back in 2001 too . “ New Zealand has always had to race the MXoN on a limited budget and it ’ s a lot harder for us to travel from the other side of the world . We have to loan or borrow bikes from teams in Europe because it ’ s too expensive to take our own bikes
with us . “ The level and intensity of racing at the MXoN is like nothing else really . “ I know first-hand what goes into racing at that event . The United States and France and Italy ... they all want to be the No . 1 in the world at this event . It ’ s massive and a huge thing for New Zealand to have as presence too . “ I ’ ll be rooting for the Kiwi team that goes to the UK this year . I ’ ll pay for a streaming subscription and watch from home , as I tend to do these days .”
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