Tommy Watts is equal-pegging on points for the championship lead
“ I had a slicker fuel stop and that ’ s what helped me into the lead ,” said Whibley . “ After I was in front , I pushed hard to try to open up a gap on the others . Tommy ( Watts ) was chasing hard , but it was comfortable for me in the end .” The 90-minute junior race held earlier in the day was again won by Wil Yeoman , the Taupo teenager finishing ahead of Eketahuna ’ s Luke Brown , with Cambridge ’ s Bailey Morgan taking the final podium spot . With two wins from two starts now , Yeoman has a comfortable lead in the junior grade , ahead of two-time runner-up man Brown , with Morgan moving up to third overall for the championship . Best of the junior 85cc bike riders at Dannevirke was Masterton ’ s Max Williams , a repeat of the result he achieved at Marton .
“ The track was perfect , dust-free after there ’ d been rain on the property earlier in the week ,” said Motorcycling New Zealand cross-country commissioner Chris Smyth . “ It was a pretty demanding course though . I guess , for Reece Lister , it ’ s a case of ‘ to finish first ; first you must finish ’, but I ’ m sure he ’ ll be a feature again at the rounds coming up . “ It ’ s pretty exciting to have two riders sharing the lead at the halfway stage in the senior grade . It ’ s really anybody ’ s title to win in the top three or four positions .” Points from only the best three results from the four rounds will be counted towards the championship titles , with riders to discard their worst result . This also allows competitors the option of having to make only one trip across Cook Strait .
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