score a winning hat-trick at Timaru included Southland international rider Buchanan ( in the Supersport 600 class ); Greymouth ’ s Garth Wilson ( Supersport 600B class ); Hamilton ’ s Jesse Stroud ( Supersport 300 class ); Southbridge ’ s Ben Rosendaal ( Pro Twins class ); Richmond ’ s Heath Botica ( Formula Sport class ); Wellington ’ s Nixon Frost ( GIXXER 150 class ); Palmerston North ’ s Barry Smith with Stu Dawe ( F1 Sidecars class ) and Whanganui ’ s Peter and Michael Dowman ( F2 Sidecars class ). Other riders to break lap records at Timaru were ; Buchanan ( Supersport 600 class ); Taupo ’ s Karl Hooper ( Formula Three class ); Auckland ’ s Nick Southerwood ( Super Twins class ), Buchanan ( Supersport 300 class ) and Christchurch ’ s Hunter Charlett ( Supersport 150 class ). Buchanan ’ s seemingly flawless 600cc title defence suffered a setback when he crashed soon after the start of race three for the Supersport 600 class at Timaru , but that turned out to be a mere blip on the radar as he won the re-start on his back-up bike and continued to grow his championship points lead . So dominant has Buchanan been this series that he almost has the class wrapped up now with just the final two rounds still to come , and the next event on his home track at Teretonga . Meanwhile , Stroud won the Allan Ramage Memorial trophy , topping the points ahead of Buchanan and Auckland ’ s Hamish Simpson in the separate series of three quick-fire races that wound up the weekend in Timaru . Entries for the Allan Ramage Memorial races were by invitation only , comprising the fastest qualifiers from the 300cc class .
YET TO COME Invercargill ’ s Teretonga Park Raceway circuit will
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