NATZKE
"I'll go back to the US now and hit the
ground there running.
"I've always strived to be one of the elite
group and so the hope is there that I will
perform well at Anaheim. That's why I'm
still here doing this sport... it's the ultimate
feeling."
He was up against some of those same
elite US supercross riders at Auckland too.
"You've got Justin Brayton who won a (US
supercross) race this season and Dean
Wilson was second in a (US supercross)
race too. Christian Craig is one of those
rising stars in the US, so for me to come
here to New Zealand and dominate
an event like this, it gives me a lot of
con dence
"I'm feeling good with the Suzuki too.
ince
rst s n a le over this i e it s
been fun. I think, with a little more testing,
I think I can show up at Anaheim with a
real weapon."
In the SX2 (250cc) class, it was American
rider Dakota Alix who took the glory at
t mart tadi m, nishin ahead o
Australian Ryan Marmont, with New
ealand s osiah at e claimin the nal
podium spot, followed by Waitakere's
Ethan Martens and Te Puke's Logan
Blackburn.