Micah McGoldrick
the super motard class at the Nelson Street Races,
so I wasn’t really prepared for this,” said Coppins
afterwards. “But I guess it is a good way for my
team to start the season.”
Te Awamutu’s Daniel White (Kawasaki) had led
the Junior 125/250cc class battle at Tokoroa, but he
was a no-show at Winton and this left the way clear
for Dunedin’s Grason Veitch (KTM) to nip in and
take the crown.
Veitch impressed with his 2-1-1 results at Winton,
eventually taking the title by 14 points from
Christchurch’s Marshall Phillips (Yamaha). Third
overall in the Junior 125/250cc class this year was
fast-improving Ashburton rider Mitchell Stocker (KTM).
Grason Veitch