Wil Yeoman
the forest at Ohakuri for the first time . “ My start was pretty average ,” Dudson conceded , but he quickly made amends and had worked his way up to fifth by the end of lap one . By this stage , Taupo international Wil Yeoman had established a healthy lead , with fellow Taupo rider Groombridge close behind . Dudson powered through and into third position shortly afterwards and that wound up being the final top-three finishers , Groombridge winning from Yeoman , with Dudson third at the end of two brutal hours
( eventually four laps ) of racing . Third place was enough for Dudson to seal up the series victory , with Hayward finishing the day fourth overall and New Plymouth ’ s Sam Parker rounding out the top five . “ The laps were longer than normal , it was dry and even a little dusty in places and became rough too , but I managed to keep a steady rhythm and flow going ,” said Dudson afterwards . “ I was pleased to pass Hayward early on , because he was one rider in particular that I really needed to watch out for in terms of the
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