DIFFICULT CONDITIONS Host Manawatu-Orion Motorcycle Club president Brad Ritchie agreed it was a massive effort that had been put in by his club volunteers and it was “ an amazing spectacle ” from every point of view . “ Thousands upon thousands of man-hours go into creating this each year and it ’ s so special because this is the home of the first event motocross GP event in New Zealand . “ We had some difficult conditions to work with ... scorching heat on Saturday and then we turned up on Sunday with a reasonably dry track , but that became drenched as the day wore on . Conditions were optimal in the middle of the day but , by the end , it was barely rideable . “ I take my hat off to all the competitors . We had plenty of overseas riders here this year from Australia , Japan , the Czech Republic and from France too .”
Right : Josiah Natzke was third overall Below : Richard Horne won both the novelty River Race challenges
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