KIWI RIDER JANUARY 2018 VOL.1 | Page 27

Taupo, Sunday, December 10 ding, Sunday, December 17 nday, December 26 The Barry Smith and Tracey Bryan are always fast and never discount the improving Peter Goodwin/ Kendal Dunlop pairing, nor serial Suzuki Series sidecar champion Adam Unsworth He had a spectacular crash with passenger Stu Dawes during the opening round at Taupo last year – then came back to win at Whanganui. There’s everything to play for in this years sidecar class. The new GIXXER Cup is a very popular Suzuki NZ initiative to encourage young racers into the sport between 14- and 21- years-old, at an acceptable cost. For their $5995 riders receive a new Suzuki GSX150F along with a Bell helmet and Alpinstars race gear. 18 youngsters will form the grid during round one at Taupo. The 2017 Suzuki Series also includes several support categories with F3, Post Classic, and Supermoto riders all vying for top honours. The BEARS class now includes bike from all brands plus four-stroke F1 machines 900cc to 1300cc, and F2 bikes 400cc to 899cc to give club riders a category to enjoy their racing and make use of older machinery. The class is now called Formula Sport/BEARS. Early-bird tickets for all rounds round are available at www.cemeterycircuit.co.nz and go in the draw to win a Suzuki GIXXER150 if tickets purchased online. The winner will be drawn prior to Whanganui. Is this all the competition will see of Tim Reeves & Mark Wilkes this year? KIWI RIDER 27