DIRT NEWS

Karaitiana Horne for the 2024 and 2025 racing seasons . Set to race across both New Zealand and Australia for the upcoming seasons , the 15-yearold rider has already shown spectacular pace through her titles in both Junior and Senior categories . Karaitiana is currently the Junior Women ’ s National Champion and Senior Women ’ s National Champion in New Zealand . Originally from the Ruapehu area , Horne decided to compete in the Australian ProMX Championship for the first time in 2024 . Horne currently sits in seventh position in the

Australian ProMX championship standings , heading into the final MXW round at Queensland Moto Park in August . For the 2025 season , Horne plans to compete in both the New Zealand and Australian MXW competitions . “ I ’ m really happy to be working with Kawasaki again this year , I ’ m so grateful for the opportunity and excited to see what we can do ,” said Horne . “ We are extremely excited to have Karaitiana onboard with us at Kawasaki ,” says Kawasaki Motors Sales and Marketing Manager , Laura Jones . “ She has an enormous amount of talent for such a young rider , and we ’ re hoping to see her on a ProMX podium in the near future .”

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