Jake Whitaker leads the Gold
class after two rounds
determining where the silverware ends up this
season.
Saturday is the event prologue, a preliminary
phase, set over a man-made course and on
Sunday the riders head off-road.
There will be diversions in place for the Bronze
Class riders to avoid some of the worst obstacles
and a natural terrain motocross section is also
included, providing a high speed element into
the equation.
“The series is really storming along,” said
Motorcycling New Zealand enduro commissioner
Justin Stevenson.
“We are getting good rider numbers at these
events and we typically expect more at the two-
day events, so there should be a great turn-out.
“There is a big enduro-cross section, the largest
in New Zealand, that will be the feature from
1pm on Saturday and there’s good spectator
viewing for that. We are looking forward to a
splendid weekend of entertainment.”
Just as it did for last year’s inaugural extreme
series, the competition will again wrap up with
another double-header weekend, at the two-day
Nut Buster hard enduro at Oxford.
Only three of the four rounds of the Yamaha
NZ Extreme Off-road Championship are to be
counted, with riders to discard their one worst
score from the three North Island rounds.
The 2019 Yamaha NZ Extreme Off-Road
Championships are supported by Mitas tyres,
Macaulay Metals, Best Build Construction,
Silver-bullet, Kiwi Rider magazine, Dirt Rider
Downunder magazine, Moto Events NZ and NZ
Car Parts (Auckland).
The fourth and final round will be on November
15-16, Nut Buster, Oxford, Christchurch.
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