2021 NZ ENDURO CHAMPS CALENDAR
ROUND 1 – SATURDAY , APRIL 11 – TOKOROA ROUND 2 – SATURDAY AND SUNDAY , APRIL 24-25 – MARLBOROUGH ROUND 3 – SATURDAY AND SUNDAY JUNE 5-6 – MOONSHINE , KAPI-MANA ROUND 4 – SATURDAY , JUNE 12 – MASTERTON ROUND 5 – SUNDAY , JUNE 13 – MARTINBOROUGH
overall ahead of Cambridge ’ s national enduro No . 2 Dylan Yearbury ( Husqvarna ). Yearbury had won the previous day and so these combined results gave Yearbury the overall win for the weekend , with Scott finishing runner-up and Helensville ’ s 2021 series leader Tom Buxton ( KTM ) claiming third . “ I rode the enduro nationals last year just for fun , but now I can see I ’ m going well enough to take it more seriously ,” said Scott afterwards . “ It has taken a bit of getting used to the bigger-capacity bike ... the 450cc is not as light and nimble as my 250 motocross bike , but it ’ s still a lot of fun to ride . “ I wasn ’ t that happy with my first day ( in Marlborough ). I had a hard-surface tyre on the bike and the suspension was set too hard as well , more suitable really for a motocross where there are big jumps . I
wasn ’ t getting the traction I wanted . So I softened the suspension and put on softer compound tyres for day two and that seemed to work much better for me . “ These enduro guys can ride fast , that ’ s for sure . I don ’ t know how they do that ... well , I suppose I do now because I won day two , didn ’ t I ?” he laughed , “ If I can keep my momentum up , I know I can do in the enduro champs . It ’ s a great activity for my motocross off-season . It helps me to improve my skills and teaches me how to ride the more difficult terrain ( than what he ’ s more familiar with in motocross ).” “ I have not raced at Moonshine before , but I expect it ’ ll be shingle and rocks , similar to some of the stuff I ’ ve done already . I ’ m okay with that ,” said Scott .
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