Auckland ’ s Cobie Bourke ( Honda ) could be a threat to Cooper in the MX2 class .
1-1-1 in the 125cc class . Dairy Flats ’ rising young star Cole Davies ( Yamaha ) finished runnerup to Harwood in all three 125cc class races , with Kerikeri ’ s Logan Denize ( GasGas ) snatching the third step of the podium with consistent 3-3-4 results . “ I felt like I had the speed and probably the fitness too , even after double-classing ,” said Harwood afterwards . “ But the dust meant I couldn ’ t see the edgy bumps and , when I got close ( to Purvis ’ rear wheel in the final race of the day ), I made some mistakes and I wasn ’ t really happy with the risk factor to try and make the pass . “ I said to myself ‘ okay , I ’ ll settle for second ’, but then I ’ d get close again and try to have another go at him . All-in-all , I ’ m happy with my day and the bikes were really good .” The dual-class ironman refused to use the back-to-back nature of his races as any kind of excuse . “ Instead of having two 20-minute races , I just treated it like I was doing one long 40-minute race ( like we sometimes do overseas ). It was tough , for sure . It would be one of the toughest tracks I ’ ve ridden in ages . “ I ’ ve been training in sand and this was nothing like that . But I don ’ t have a preference for any type of tracks ,” he said , perhaps giving a clue as to why he has been a champion over so many seasons .
COOPER DOMINANT IN MX2 Uncertainty currently surrounds the MX2 ( 250cc ) class , with results officially listed as “ pending ” from second ranking onwards , but there was no doubt about who dominated and won though . Cooper was simply unstoppable .
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