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Photo - Bruce Anstey
The New Zealand Motorcycle Grand Prixs were run today, Sunday 5 December, in adverse weather conditions at Ruapuna Raceway, just outside Christchurch. The rain showers, which came and went all day made it very tricky for riders to decide on which tyres to use.
TT winner Bruce Anstey back to his Wellington home for this season’s racing, dominated the Superbike Class on his Suzuki GSX-R1000. Anstey got excellent starts in both wet races today and led from the green flag to the chequed.
Defending champion, Hamilton’s Andrew Stroud messed up the start of the Grand Prix, similarly to Saturday and again ended up on the grass at turn one.
Honda’s Jared Love had an excellent day on his CBR1000 with a second and a third, while Suzuki’s Ray Clee finished the day second in the points after also getting a second and a third.
Yamaha’s Tony Rees had problems adapting to his wet tyres and could not add to his win of yesterday.
The 600 Sports Production Class is extremely close, with three different winners over the weekend, New Plymouth’s Shaun Harris took race one on his Suzuki, Timaru’s Johnny Hepburn took race two for Kawasaki and Hamilton’s Andrew Stroud won the Grand Prix on another Suzuki.
The Motorcycle Trader & News Championship now moves to Teretonga, outside Invercargill for round two next weekend.
Provisional Results:
Round One Motorcycle Trader & News Championship - Ruapuna Raceway.
Formula Three:
Race One:
Terry Fitzgerald, New Plymouth, Suzuki SV 650, 1;
Jason Easton, Foxton, Tigcraft 465, 2;
Jason Nairn, Suzuki SV650, 3.
Race Two:
Easton, 1;
Fitzgerald, 2;
Nairn, 3.
NZ Grand Prix:
Fitzgerald, 1;
Neil Smith, Blenheim, Yamaha 400, 2;
Martin Dunn, Warkworth, Kawasaki 400, 3.
Points:
Fitzgerald, 72 points,
Easton, 63 points,
Nairn, 58 points.
600 Sports Production:
Race One:
Shaun Harris, New Plymouth, Suzuki GSXR 600, 1;
Craig Shirriffs, Palmerston North, Suzuki GSXR 600, 2;
Johnny Hepburn, Kawasaki XR600, 3.
Race Two:
Hepburn, 1;
Andrew Stroud, Hamilton, Suzuki GSXR600, 2;
Shirriffs, 3.
NZ Grand Prix:
Stroud, 1;
Harris, 2;
Matt Ford, Parnassus, Honda CBR 600, 3.
Points:
Stroud, 65 points,
Harris, 65 points,
Hepburn 63 points.
250 Grand Prix:
Race one:
John Beck, Invercargill, Yamaha TZ 250, 1;
Hayden Bool, Kirwee, Honda RS250, 2;
Andrew Graham, New Plymouth, Yamaha TZ250, 3.
Race Two:
Beck,1;
Bool, 2;
Graham, 3.
NZ Grand Prix:
Bool, 1;
Kevin Brookes, Whangamata, Honda RS250, 2;
Beck, 3.
Points:
Bool, 72 points,
Beck, 67 points,
Bagshaw, 52 points.
125cc Grand Prix:
Race One:
Jay Lawrence, Paekakariki, Honda RS125, 1;
Steven Wood, Blenhiem, 2;
Cameron Horgan, Christchurch, Honda RS125, 3.
Race Two:
Lawrence, 1;
Wood, 2;
Horgan, 3.
NZ Grand Prix:
Midge Smart, Auckland, Honda RS125, 1;
Horgan, 2;
Wood, 3.
Points:
Horgan 64 points,
Wood 62 points,
Smart 60 points.
Superbikes:
Race One:
Tony Rees, Whakatane, Yamaha R1, 1;
Ray Clee, Auckland, Suzuki GSXR1000, 2;
Shaun Harris, New Plymouth, Suzuki GSXR1000, 3.
Race Two:
Bruce Anstey, Wellington, Suzuki GSXR 1000, 1;
Clee, 2;
Dean Fulton, Mount Maunganui, Honda CBR1000, 3.
NZ Grand Prix:
Anstey, 1;
Love, 2;
Clee, 3.
Points:
Anstey 68 points,
Clee 64 points,
Rees, 59 points.
Sidecars:
Race One
Andy Scrivener/ Chris Meads, Taupo, Sowerby 1300, 1;
Chris & Richard Lawrence, Auckland, Yamaha 600, 2;
Spike Taylor / Dennis Simonsen, Masterton, LCR R1 1000, 3.
Race Two:
Phillip Law / Angus Ravenwood, Honda 1000, 1;
Scrivener / Meads, 2;
Chris and Richard Lawrence, 3.
NZ Grand Prix:
Law / Ravenwoods, 1;
Scrivener /Meads, 2;
Lawrence Brothers, 3.
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