The outright series win was his for the taking and that ’ s just what Wainuiomata ’ s Jake Whitaker did when he dominated the third and final round of the 2022 Forestland Cross-country Series near Atiamuri at the end of August . Consistency was certainly also a factor after Whitaker ( KTM 250 EXC-F ) had finished third overall and then fourth overall at the previous two rounds of the popular series , but he truly dominated proceedings when it mattered most , at the grand finale , finishing the two-hour senior race more than a minute clear of runner-up rider Damon Nield ( KTM 250SX ), from Tauranga . When Auckland ’ s Ryan Hayward ( KTM 250 ) crossed the finish line in third position at Ohakuri , just a further minute behind , that made it a series clean sweep for riders on the