Supermotard
1 . Richard Dibben ( Whanganui , Honda ) 153 2 . Duncan Hart ( Tauranga , Yamaha ) 132 3 . Aden Brown ( Whanganui , Suzuki ) 108
Sidecars ( F1 )
1 . Barry Smith and Tracey Bryan ( Tauranga , LCR ) 146 2 . Adam Unsworth and Bryce Rose ( Auckland , Windle Honda ) 132 3 . Chris and Richard Lawrance ( Auckland , LCR Suzuki ) 99
Sidecars ( F2 )
1 . Tim Reeves and Mark Wilkes ( UK , LCR Honda ) 128 2 . Tony Baker and Shelly Smithies ( Penrith , UK , Baker Suzuki ) 107 3 . Gordie McKeown and Geoff Davies ( Tauranga , Honda ) 77
GIXXER CUP
Meanwhile , the fledgling GIXXER Cup class continued to impress at Whanganui , the newly-created class easily justifying its inclusion in the 2017 Suzuki Series . An integral part of the Suzuki Series , the seven-round GIXXER Cup did not wrap up at Whanganui and now continues on , set to be a feature also of the four-round 2018 New Zealand Superbike Championships , beginning at Mike Pero Motorsport Park , Christchurch , on January 7 , with rounds to follow at Timaru , Hampton Downs and Taupo . The GIXXER Cup class is reserved for riders aged between 14 and 21 years and all of them riding identical Suzuki GSX150F bikes . With the tagline “ Growing Future Champions ”, the GIXXER Cup is a production racing class that will provide a springboard towards a successful racing future at higher levels . Any number of the young riders have shown throughout the Suzuki Series that they are capable of winning .
Pre-82 sidecars ( Whanganui only )
1 . Bryan Stent and Tracey Bryan ( Whanganui , BMW ) 51 2 . Robert Hood and Mark Thompson ( Whanganui , Norton Commando ) 42 3 . Bruce Roberts and Jim Bilby ( Kimbolton , Triumph ) 34
Robert Holden Memorial Feature Race ( Whanganui only )
1 . Scott Moir ( Taupo , Suzuki ) 2 . Jay Lawrence ( Lower Hutt , Suzuki ) 3 . Shane Richardson ( Wainuiomata , Kawasaki ); 4 . Daniel Mettam ( Glen Eden , Suzuki ) 5 . David Hall ( Te Awamutu , Suzuki )
Hamilton ’ s Jesse Stroud , the 15-year-old son of Suzuki ’ s nine-time former national superbike champion Andrew Stroud , scored back-to-back wins at the series opener at Taupo and showed himself as a young man to watch for future stardom . Also impressive at Taupo was Whanganui 19-yearold Tarbon Walker , although a crash in race one proved costly in terms of his points , and other stand-outs there were the 14-year-old Greymouth
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