Mangakino’s Maximus Purvis (Altherm JCR
Yamaha), who raced to seven wins from 11
starts at the Whakatane Summercross
Overall I’m pretty happy with the
improvements he’s shown in the past
few weeks. His speed is very good
and that’s the main thing
“He tucked the front end of the bike
under in one race and stalled the bike while
leading in another. These are the mistakes
we need to eliminate,” said Coppins.
“These sorts of things are the difference
between winning and finishing second.
“Overall I’m pretty happy with the improvements
he’s shown in the past few weeks. His speed
is very good and that’s the main thing.”
Purvis rode a Yamaha YZ250F at the MX Fest
in Taupo at Labour Weekend, and the Auckland
Motocross Championships at Tuakau in November
was his first ride on a 125cc bike since (he won the
national junior 15-16 years’ 125cc title in) April.
He had a thorough work-out on both bikes
at Whakatane.
It is still undecided whether class Purvis will race
the 125cc or MX2 class at the nationals, or even if
he might tackle them both.
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