Ben Broad
racer Coppins suddenly became part-time
racer for the Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing
Team that he manages and quickly showed he
was still a potent force on the race track.
Coppins finished the job he had started a week
earlier, finishing 1-2-1 in his three SX2 class outings
at Winton and he took the title by a comfortable 29
points from Tauranga-based former Rangiora rider
Micah McGoldrick (Honda Racing Team CRF250).
Third overall in the SX2 class this year was
Kotemaori cross-country ace Reece Lister
(Bike Worx BikesportNZ.com KTM).
“I had no intention for myself to be racing this
series and I had nothing scheduled until racing in
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Reece Lister