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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