Titirangi’s Callan May (Yamaha), the
biggest threat to Paul Whibley this
season in the NZXC competition
the Aucklander winning round five at Matata
and round six in the Woodhill Forest, but
these were the only races he attempted and
so he had no chance of winning outright.
“Callan May (of Titrangi) was the rider most
likely to challenge me for the outright win, but
he didn’t show up at Pahiatua,” said Whibley.
“I didn’t know what the points situation
was before racing on Sunday, but I thought
I’d done enough to win with my consistency
throughout the series anyway.”
In the meantime, Whibley is hoping to entice
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a handful of leading Yamaha factory team
riders to come over from the United States
in the New Year, to come under his wing and
prepare for their own 2018 GNCC campaigns.
“It will be exciting for everyone. It will be great
for them to have training here in a different
environment and for the Kiwis too who might
get to race against them while they’re here.
“I’ll run a training camp in Rotorua and Taupo,
as well as training them here in the Manawatu.
“They will be here for three weeks and hopefully
they’ll get to race a proper New Zealand event too.”