DIRT GUIDE
YEOMAN
In the end, May snatched the lead from
Whitaker and went on to win the race by
one minute from Whitaker, with Sutton
moving up to claim third overall, seven
minutes further back, and Grey was forced
to settle for fourth, crossing the finish line
just over a minute behind Sutton.
“
I have been away from racing
for the past eight months
because of injury, so it was
good to be back on the pace
-MAY
MAY
This made it a Yamaha 1-2-3 for the Dirt
Guide series, with Sutton winning from Grey
and May claiming third overall, despite him
contesting only two of the three rounds.
May, who had also won the previous
round of the Dirt Guide Series in June,
took three laps before he could find a way
past Whitaker at the final round as the
multi-times national moto trials champion
continued to show great speed after taking
the holeshot.
“I had a bit of arm pump to deal with, but
was happy to stalk Jake [Whitaker] and
check out his lines,” said May afterwards
“I have been away from racing for the past
eight months because of injury, so it was
good to be back on the pace.”
The weekend’s racing doubled also as the
first round of six in the parallel-but-separate
Yamaha NZXC Series and Sutton will now be
hoping that he can maintain his momentum
and push on to further glory in this longer