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Class leads consolidated at the second round of the NZ MX champs.

Words & photos: Andy McGechan

MX ACTION

HOT AND STEAM

Hamilton’ s Kayne Lamont, Takaka’ s Hamish Harwood, and Mangakino’ s Maximus Purvis maintained their respective class leads at the second of four rounds of the New Zealand Motocross Championships in Rotorua in February, although not without a fight or two. The 2018 series is now at the halfway stage and former national MX2 champion Lamont( Altherm JCR Yamaha Racing Team YZ450F) has a nine-point advantage over Australian Kirk Gibbs( CML KTM Racing Team 450) in the MX1 class; Purvis is 12 points ahead of Australian Mason Semmens( CML KTM Racing Team 125SX) in the 125cc class and Harwood( CML KTM Racing Team 250SX) now enjoys a massive

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