After a two-year hiatus being forced on organisers , due to elements beyond their control , the return to premier motocross racing at Woodville was naturally greeted with much enthusiasm . It ’ s possible to describe this year ’ s big Hondasponsored event as a massive Trans-Tasman challenge , with the premier MX1 class mostly a two-rider battle between Australian import Jed Beaton and Kiwi former national No . 1 and former outright Woodville winner Hamish Harwood . It was a Trans-Tasman challenge also because the event boasted a unique New Zealand versus Australia competition for the females , the inaugural FIM Oceania Women ’ s MX Cup included within the weekend ’ s jam-packed programme . To cut a long story short , even though badly injured , Harwood scored a remarkable cleansweep of wins to dominate the men ’ s MX1 class and Australian heroine Charli Cannon led her six-rider contingent to victory in the Oceania women ’ s contest . It was win-some , lose-some for the friendly Australasian rivals .
Hamish Harwood smashed the fingers of his left hand on a wooden trackside marker post early during practice and , even with a solid suspicion that he ’ d broken bones , the gutsy Aucklander , his glove soaked in blood , still battled to a clean sweep of wins in the premier MX1
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