Kayne Lamont
Brad Groombridge
upon, but, he’s off to a pretty good start to
the season.
“He’s only had four or five rides on the new bike,
but I’m happy to say he’s already got the speed to
win on it. Kayne always goes well here at Taupo,
but so too does Cody (Cooper). It was a good result
for Kayne.
“It was a bad end to the day for (Lamont’s MX2
class team-mate, also from Mangakino) Maximus
Purvis, with him crashing out of the last MX2 race.
But, before that unfortunate incident, he was also
showing great speed.”
Kiwi international Josiah Natzke (Honda Racing
Team CRF250) finished 1-2-2 and eventually won
the MX2 class overall and, despite finishing runner-
up in the first of three MX2 class races and then
winning the second race of the day, Purvis’ race
three mishap and subsequent non-finish meant
he dropped back to seventh overall for the class
“Luckily, Maximus wasn’t too badly injured but he
might need a week or two off now,” said Coppins.
“It’s early in the season and I’m pleased that we
have such a good foundation to build on.”
Blake Gillard
Tyler Steiner
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