Kiwi Rider May Vol.2 2023 | Page 42

BEL-RAY CROSS COUNTRY JUNIOR WINNERS
2000 Karl McGovern 2001 Kyle Smith 2002 Jake Boyd 2003 Ross Chapman 2004 Carl Barakat 2005 Hamish Stone 2006 Sam Greenslade 2007 Ricky Ramsey 2008 Brandon Given 2009 Callan May 2010 Jason Dickey 2011 Jason Dickey 2012 Dane Russell 2013 Taylor Rae 2014 Sean Kelly 2015 Jake Wightman 2016 Logan Shaw 2017 William Eyre 2018 Coby Rooks 2019 Adam Loveridge 2020 Luke Lempriere 2021 Bailey Morgan 2023 Millen Cargill
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of them have gone on to win NZ titles and raced overseas , which highlights the value Ramsey saw in a Nationals feeder programme for cross country racing . Worthy of note is that Grant Dickey , who took the first series title in 1991 , and his son , Jason , are the only family members to win the overall title over the event ’ s 30 year history . Jason Dickey took the outright series once win again this year to rack up his fourth , and on track were seven previous series winners ( Grant Dickey , Neville Coombe , Mark Fuller , Craig Brown , Phil Goodwright , Jason Dickey and Andrew Charleston ). Every one of them had a smile on their face when they crossed the finish line . And that ’ s when the bench racing started , which went on late into the night ...
Pic : Janine Ashdown
The ‘ Bel Ray Girls ’: Leigh Beckhaus , Biba Brewer , Suzie Wilkins
Inaugural race winner Grant Dickey ( right ) with son Jason , four time winner inc 2023
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