The KoM win was also a welcome boost for him
ahead of the Honda New Zealand Motocross
Grand Prix at Woodville, which will be quickly
followed by the four-round nationals – round
one in Taranaki on February 4, then Rotorua
on February 25 and Hawke’s Bay on March 11m
before wrapping up at Taupo on March 24.
“I didn’t have any real expectations arriving
here,” said Carter afterwards. This is only my
second ride back since recovering from an injury I
sustained while racing in the United States in June.
My first comeback ride was at the Whakatane
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