Connors ( junior 8-11 years ’ 85cc ); Hamilton ’ s Mikayla Rowe ( class pre-2001 bikes ); Scott Taylor ( enduro bikes ); Waitara ’ s Ollie Payne ( mini 65cc ); Helensville ’ s Adam Bockett ( mini 50cc ). Other key individuals to shine at the weekend included former national motocross champions Kayne Lamont , from Hamilton , Oparau ’ s James Scott and Cambridge ’ s Mike Cotter , along with New Plymouth ’ s Greg Ngeru , Kumeu ’ s Logan Maddren and road-racing frontrunner Toby Summers , from Manukau , to name a few . Cotter , the general manager at Kawasaki New Zealand , showed he ’ d forgotten nothing from his heyday 20 years ago as he kept Natzke and current national MX2 No . 3 James Scott , from Oparau , honest in the MX2 ( 250cc ) battles . Cotter , a 46-year-old father-of-two , races only rarely these days but muscle memory must surely have come into play as the three-time former New Zealand champion ( in 1999 and 2000 ) finished a creditable third overall in the MX2 class .
“ COTTER , THE GENERAL MANAGER AT KAWASAKI NZ , SHOWED HE ’ D FORGOTTEN NOTHING FROM HIS HEYDAY 20 YEARS AGO AS HE KEPT NATZKE AND CURRENT NATIONAL MX2 NO . 3 JAMES SCOTT HONEST
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