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Photo - Shayne King:
New Plymouth’s Shayne King dominated round one of the SsangYong New Zealand Motocross Championship held in varying conditions, at Pleasant Point just outside Timaru today, August 8.
The 1996 500cc World Motocross Champion, took his Castrol Red Riders Honda CRF 450R to a third and two wins to lead the 500cc Championship from brother Darryl (Hamilton) on his Yamaha, Castrol Red Rider teammate Corrie Sargent came home third.
King continued his dominance in the 250cc class with two wins, unfortunately he ran into a problem in the third race, which left him second overall. King was ably supported by teammate Peter Bloxholme with two thirds.
The Red Rider’s were not so lucky in the 125cc class , with Cody Cooper, getting caught up in an incident.
The class was dominated by Hawera’s Daryl Hurley (Suzuki) who has just returned home from racing in the USA.
Cooper showed his speed cutting through the field after his mishap and is looking forward to round two.
Mary Perkins flew the Honda banner high in the new Open Women’s Class, bringing her Honda CRF 250 home third behind Katherine Prumm (Kawasaki) and Elyse Wadsworth (Yamaha).
Provisional Results - Round One SsangYong NZ Motocross Championship
Pleasant Point, Timaru Sunday August 8.
500c class.
Race one:
Corrie Sargent, Wellington, Honda, 1;
Darryl King, Hamilton, Yamaha, 2;
Shayne King, New Plymouth, Honda, 3.
Race Two:
S King, 1;
Tony Carroll, Australia, Yamaha, 2;
D King, 3.
Race Three:
S King, 1;
D King, 2;
Sargent, 3.
250cc Class:
Race One:
Shayne King, New Plymouth, Honda, 1;
Danny Ham, Australia, Suzuki, 2;
Peter Bloxholme, Tauranga, Honda; 3.
Race Two:
S King, 1;
Ham, 2;
Shaun Fogarty, Gisborne, KTM, 3.
Race Three:
Ham, 1; Mark Penny,
Te Awamutu, Suzuki, 2;
Bloxholme; 3.
125 cc Class:
Race One:
Daryl Hurley, Hawera, Suzuki, 1;
Cody Cooper, Opotiki, Honda, 2;
Luke Burkhart, Masterton, Suzuki, 3.
Race Two:
Michael Phillips, Rotorua, Kawasaki, 1;
Scott Columb, Queenstown, Suzuki, 2;
Jason Mc Donald, Christchurch, Honda, 3.
Race Three:
D Hurley, 1;
Barry Morris, Wellington, Yamaha, 2;
Michael Phillips, 3.
Women’s Open:
Race One:
Katherine Prumm, Auckland, Kawasaki, 1;
Mary Perkins, Hastings, Honda, 2;
Elyse Wadsworth, Blenhiem, Yamaha,3.
Race Two:
Prumm, 1;
Wadsworth, 2;
Perkins, 3.
Race Three:
Prumm, 1;
Wadsworth, 2,
Perkins, 3.
Prepared for Castrol Honda Red Riders by Motorsport Network Ltd
