woman was Auckland ’ s Charlotte Russ . Meanwhile , in the 90-minute junior grade race held earlier in the day at Masterton , Te Awamutu ’ s Nixon Parkes took his 250cc bike to capture the outright win and also seal the title . Eketahuna ’ s Sheldon Brown was runner-up to Parkes at Masterton and he finished overall runner-up for 2023 , with Aucklander Millen Cargill arriving at the chequered flag fourth overall , behind Masterton ’ s Max Williams , enough to earn the third podium position for the junior championships . Best of the smaller bike riders this season was Rotorua ’ s James Bates , best of the 125cc two-stroke riders , while best of the 85cc twostroke / 150cc four-stroke bike riders was Raglan ’ s Ryley Shaw . Rotorua ’ s Grace Fowler was best of the junior women .
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