Maximus Purvis
Rotorua’ s final round on Saturday, March 15, beaten to the top step of the day’ s podium by West Auckland rider Harwood( who clocked in 1-1-2 results), but it was easily enough for Purvis to clinch the title overall for 2025, with Harwood in second and Mount Maunganui’ s Natzke taking third.
MX2 In the close-fought MX2( 250cc) class, Dixon was just four points ahead of nearest challenger Cobie Bourke( Honda) at the start of the day in Rotorua and the battle would obviously go down to the wire. Dixon’ s 4-2-5 score-card at Rotorua meant he finished only fourth overall for the day, beaten by Opotiki’ s multi-time former New Zealand champion Cody Cooper( GASGAS) – the 41-year-old showing he still has the strength and talent to win at the top level – while Pukehina 18-year-old Flynn Watts( Yamaha) finished runner-up and Taihape’ s Hayden Smith( Husqvarna) was third overall on the day. Fortunately for Dixon, he really only had to
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