KIWI RIDER 01 2019 VOL.2 | Page 118

Defending NZ Superbike Champ Sloan Frost improved at Timaru, settling into third in the standings FROST Timaru’s Harry Parker won the Allan Ramage Memorial trophy, topping the points ahead of Jacob Stroud and New Plymouth’s Hayden Lockhart in the separate series of three quick-fire races that wound up the weekend. Entries for the Allan Ramage Memorial races were by invitation only, comprising the fastest 12 qualifiers from the 300cc and 250cc groups. Motorcycling New Zealand road-race co- commissioner Grant Ramage said “it was a good-sized crowd, especially considering the wet weather we had on Saturday, and they would have been well entertained by the close racing”. After round three at Hampton Downs in March, the nationals continue on in the Manawatu on March 30-31, before wrapping up at Taupo on April 5-7. 2019 NZSBK CALENDAR ROUND 1 – JANUARY 5-6, MIKE PERO MOTORSPORT PARK, CHRISTCHURCH ROUND 2 – JANUARY 12-13, LEVELS INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, TIMARU ROUND 3 – MARCH 2-3, HAMPTON DOWNS MOTORSPORT PARK, NORTH WAIKATO, MIKE PERO MOTOFEST ROUND 4 – MARCH 30-31, CIRCUIT CHRIS AMON, MANFEILD ROUND 5 – APRIL 5-7, BRUCE MCLAREN MOTORSPORT PARK, TAUPO 118 KIWI RIDER