This season’ s ultimate off-road motorcycling competition could be the toughest yet, with so many different riders featuring at the top and each of them in contention for ultimate glory. Three rounds into the seven-round 2025 New Zealand Hard Enduro Nationals and there have now been three different outright winners.
Above: Blake Affleck( left). Below: Sam Parker. Previous page: Luke Thompson
ROUND ONE Taranaki pair Luke Thompson and Sam Parker battled to an incredibly close first and second overall respectively in the premier Gold Grade over the two days at round one of the Yamaha-sponsored series in Taranaki back in March, with round two in Central Otago in April featuring several fresh faces at the top.
ROUND TWO Whitecliffs rider Luke Corson, Whangarei’ s Owen Broughton, Tokoroa’ s Jake Wightman, Owaka’ s Blake Affleck and Auckland’ s Mitchell Gallagher, among others, were the stand-out Gold Grade individuals at round two in the
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