2022 NZ VETS & WOMEN ’ S MX CHAMPS
competition , winning each of his three races by a huge margin . The Motul Honda Team rider won his races by about half a lap each time , finishing between 40 seconds and a minute ahead of the different runners-up . The event had been scheduled for two days , but torrential rain overnight on Saturday forced the organisers to abandon day two .
Above : Ryan Johnstone . Below : Greg Nicholls
RESULTS Other class winners were Morrinsville ’ s Kieran Leigh ( vets 30-34 years ’ class ); Te Awamutu ’ s Mark Penny ( vets 45-49 years ’ class ); Whakatane ’ s Darren Capill ( vets 50-54 years ’ class ); New Plymouth ’ s Mitch Rowe ( vets 55-59 years ’ class ); Taupiri ’ s Mark Fuller ( vets over- 60 years ’ class ); Te Awamutu ’ s Graham Adams ( vets over-70 years ’ class ); Raetihi ’ s Karaitiana Horne ( junior women 125-250cc class ); Matamata ’ s Penny Lang ( junior women 85cc class ); Blenheim ’ s Stacey Emms ( vets women 30-39 years ’ class ) and Cambridge ’ s Sandra Hannon ( vets women over-40 years ’ class ).
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