The New Zealand Supercross
Championships wrapped up in the
deep south on Saturday with new
champions crowned in every class.
Taupo’s Cohen Chase showed that
consistency counted most when he wrapped
up the premier senior SX1 title, his 2-3-2
score-line at the series opener in Tokoroa a
fortnight ago backed up by 3-2-2 results at
Saturday evening’s final round at Winton,
just outside Invercargill.
He finished the series 13 points ahead
of Nelson’s Reece Walker, with Dunedin’s
Campbell King claiming third overall for the
championship.
Mount Maunganui’s Josiah Natzke was
again in scintillating form at Winton, scoring
another hat-trick of wins in the senior SX2
(250cc) class, giving him a clean sweep for
the series and he took the title by a massive
34 points from Mangakino’s Maximus Purvis,
with Waitakere’s Ethan Martens claiming the
third podium spot for the championship.
In the senior SX Lites (125cc) class, the
result was declared after the Tokoroa
opener, with insufficient numbers entered
for this class at Winton.
Ohaupo’s Carlin Hedley therefore had
done enough at Tokoroa to take the title
for 2018, ending the championship ahead
of Waiuku’s Nate Adams and Upper Hutt’s
Brock Sullivan.
In the junior 250 class, Rangiora’s Korban
Paget kept up the high work-rate to ease
his way to the title. He had a solid lead after
Tokoroa and won both of the early races at
Winton.
Even an out-of-character fifth placing after
crashing in the last race of the series could
not undo all the good work and he took
the title by 13 points from Winton’s Connor
Newell, while New Plymouth’s Curtis King
completing the junior 250 podium.
In the Junior Lites (85cc) class, the two
brothers who had been leading the series
after Tokoroa, Hamilton pair Nicholas and
Dylan Westgate, were no-shows at Winton,
opening it up for Rongotea’s Rhys Jillings to
dive right in and take the title.
Invercargill’s Jack Symon actually won this
class at Winton, his 1-2-1 score-card giving
him the edge over Jillings’ 2-1-2 results,
but he had to settle for overall runner-up,
finishing just four points behind Jillings.
Winton’s Jordan Newell claimed the third
podium spot for this class.
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