DOUBLE GLORY FOR KARAKA RACER
Labour Weekend ’ s MX Fest in Taupo is a must-see and must-do event for anyone with a passion for Kiwi motocross and Karaka ’ s Hayden Draper certainly ranks among that number . The teenager took his Husqvarna FC250 to stun his rivals across the Tasman Sea late in September , winning the younger of the two 250cc classes at the annual Australian Junior Motocross Championships in Western Australia , but then he rolled a two-stroke engine Husqvarna TC125 to the start line at Taupo over Labour Weekend . He was keen to maximise his racing and his
LMC Husqvarna Race Team had entered the 15-year-old into both the junior racing on Saturday and the senior racing the following day at Taupo ’ s MX Fest . It was quite literally a win-win scenario , with the year 10 Howick College pupil winning both his classes outright over the two days . He was the only individual at the event to win classes on both Saturday and Sunday . With 2-1-1 results in the junior 15-16 years ’ 125cc class on Saturday , Draper convincingly won the trophy ahead of experienced fellow Auckland region rider Jack Ellingham and local Taupo rider Declan Connors .