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“Max rode really well at Summercross today… dominated really,” said Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing Team manager Josh Coppins afterwards. “It was the first time for Max on the new race bike. I’m happy with his progress. “And then for Yamaha to also finish 2, 3 and 5 in the MX1 class today was also great.” There was also an impressive cluster of Yamaha riders at the top of the women’s RIDE - UPLOAD - REVIEW 108 KIWI RIDER grade, with Motueka’s Roma Edwards dominating the class on her Yamaha YZ125, followed by Cambridge’s Rachael Archer (Yamaha YZ250F) and Hamilton’s Amie Roberts (Yamaha YZ250F), with Te Kuiti’s Samantha Kelly (Yamaha YZ250F) and Tauranga’s Jesse Waterhouse (Yamaha YZ250) rounding out the top five. Wairoa’s Tommy Watts (Kawasaki) won the Youth MX (125cc) class.