BIDDLE SETS
THE BENCHMARK
A
valon Biddle is no stranger to going
places, but at the third round of the
NZSBK Championship held at Hampton
Downs, she continued to set the benchmark
for female Kiwi racers to aspire to.
Aboard her MTF Finance sponsored
Kawasaki ZX-6R, Biddle showed why she
is one of the top talents this country has
produced in recent years by becoming the
first woman to claim her third NZ TT Trophy.
Having already won the NZ TT silverware in
both the 125cc and Superlite classes, Biddle
wasn’t particularly sure about her chances
going into the round at Hampton Downs of
adding the Supersport trophy to her list of
accomplishments.
“It’s pretty cool, I’ve won the 125 and
superlite TT’s before, but to be honest I
didn’t think I’d get the 600 as well,” Biddle
said.
The 15-lap race saw a fierce battle for top
hours between Biddle and Toby Summers -
also astride a ZX-6R - with Biddle holding on
to take the victory.
“It was cool to have quite a few of the MTF
franchise owners there when I won the TT
as a lot of them are ex-racers and I’m really
grateful for the support,” she said.
The TT win was the highlight of Biddle’s
weekend, as while she took out the biggest
race of the weekend, arch-rival for the
2019 Supersport championship title, Toby
Summers, took home victory in the previous
two races to extend his championship lead
over Avalon.
“To be honest, heading into Hampton
Downs I was only 9-points behind Toby,
but he rode really well at Hampton Downs
and extended his lead to 22-points. It’s a bit
annoying that he extended that lead a bit,
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but there’s still six races to go so anything
can happen.”
So with the supersport title still up for
grabs, what will the fastest woman on the
grid be focussing on for the rest of the
championship?
“The goal going forward is to ride