Kiwi Rider October 2023 Vol.2 | Page 34

Finn Pearce
The Lawtons
10-year-olds Ben Pearce and Bodie Harper to 79-year-old Dick Gardner . Dick first rode the Kaikoura in 1961 before taking up rally driving . He resumed riding trials again in the early 1990s and has been a regular at the Kaikoura since then . The social class was won by Peter Dunn , Dick was second and Bodie third .
SIDECHAIRS The sidechairs were divided into two grades , A and B . On the first day Kendall McDonald and Hamish Barnett were only six points behind Paul Jackson and Glenn Smith , but over the next two
days Paul and Glenn extended their lead to win the A grade for the 15th time . The B grade was a close contest between Dave Chambers with his cousin Brian as a swinger and John Lawton who had Connor Newton as his passenger . The Kaikoura also has classes for Juniors , Women and Twin shocks . Finn Pearce was the junior winner , Gabby Gundry won women and Stu Lawton was the best of the twin shocks . The full results of the trial are available on the Pioneer Club ’ s website : www . pioneertrials . co . nz / kaikoura-3-days /
Mats Petit
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