Kiwi Rider Apr 2025 Vol.2 | Page 34

Callum Dudson

The Kawasaki rider from Taupo dominated and then wrapped up the Yamahasponsored 2025 New Zealand Crosscountry Nationals at the final round in the South Island in mid-March in much the same way he did when also winning the premier senior crown for a third consecutive time a distant seven years ago. The four-round 2025 series wrapped up near Gore with two thrilling back-to-back rounds three and four – round three on the Thursday( March 20) and then the final round two days later( on Saturday March 22) – with the Kawasaki KX450-mounted Groombridge able to add this year’ s main title to the senior crowns he had previously collected in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

ROUNDS ONE AND TWO This year’ s series kicked off with rounds one and two on separate farmland properties at Waituna West, near Rewa, in late January and early February, with Rotorua’ s defending senior champion Callum Dudson( Honda) and the experienced Groombridge sharing top honours in the senior ranks, each of them winning one round and finishing runner-up at the other.
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