Jake Whitaker
credentials as a record eight-time New Zealand trials champion – a parallel motorcycling code where the emphasis is on balance and throttle control rather than pure speed – help add to the mystique that possibly surrounds him in this most difficult of off-road bike racing disciplines , but it ’ s a lofty position that is now coming under threat . The depth of talent in this sporting code runs deep in New Zealand and , with rising stars such
as Hayward now threatening to dethrone him , Whitaker would be the first to tell you that nothing can be taken for granted in hard enduro racing and he ’ ll need to be at his best if he ’ s going to nudge past Hayward and clinch this title for a fourth time in November . “ Congrats to Ryan on a well-deserved first gold class win ,” said Whitaker afterwards . “ We were both lucky to have the new generation 2024 KTM 300 EXC bikes arrive just in time for us and
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