Words & photos: Andy McGechan/bikesportnz.com
If Scotty Moir can pick up where
he left off with the Suzuki Series
on Boxing Day, then it could be
his turn to shine at the Superbike
Nationals in 2018.
T
hat’s the forecast after the Taupo
man’s scintillating performance in
the popular annual pre-nationals
Suzuki Series, which wrapped
up on Whanganui’s famous
Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day.
Moir arrived at Whanganui with a
slender seven-point lead over his two
key rivals, Aucklander Daniel Mettam
and Whakatane’s Mitch Rees, but he simply refused
to let the pressure tell on him at this third and
final round of the 2017 Suzuki Series on Tuesday.
The 33-year-old Moir dominated the traditional
post-Christmas race meeting, wrapping up the
Suzuki Series’ premier Formula One class title
and also celebrating a start-to-finish win in the
coveted Robert Holden Memorial feature race.
Suzuki man Moir knew the main trophy was well
within his grasp and a sensible approach to racing
on Boxing Day would be enough to get the job