Organised at late notice and run later in the year than is normally the case , due to unforeseen circumstances the opening round of three in the 2023 Whyteline Beta Motorcycles-sponsored series was held at Rotoma , in the Bay of Plenty , in the second weekend in November . Round two was held at a rain-drenched Maddix Park , in the hills overlooking Tauranga , just two weeks later , and the stage was then set for a thrilling finale at Tinui , near Masterton , in December . Taupo ’ s Wil Yeoman had finished third overall at the first round , but his intentions were perfectly clear and the two men who finished ahead of him that day , Taupo ’ s three-time former national champion Brad Groombridge and Cambridge ’ s Jared Hannon , certainly knew they had a fight on their hands . And so it proved , with Yeoman winning the day at Maddix Park and shooting himself to the top of the standings after