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Photo - Nellie Knarston (KX85), born in Romania and moved with her sister Claudia to NZ before her first birthday. Both girls are riding for the Strathallan College:
358 riders representing 121 schools will compete on Friday 1st April at New Zealands biggest one day Schools Motocross Event. Its a day off school for the Intermediate and Secondary School Children who will race for trophies in 8 different age and capacity classes and then compete in two teams races for each class to decide which school will win the Schools Motocross title for 2005.
Pukekohe High School won the event in 2004 with a team made up of Kawasaki KDX200 mounted William Thompson, Matthew Prumm on a KTM125 and his sister Katherine Prumm on a Kawasaki KX125. They won with an 8 point margin over Taupo-nui-a-tia College and Mahurangi College in 3rd. St Peters School were the winners in 2003 ahead of Hamilton Boys High and Paraparaumu College.
The event is in its fifth year and has gone from strength to strength to become the largest event of its kind in the country.
The Schools Motocross includes classes for:
- 15-18 year old 125cc riders
- 12 - 14 year old 125cc riders
- 14-15 year old 85cc riders
- 13 year old 85cc riders
- 11-12 year old 85cc riders
- Novice Intermediate School riders
- Over 120cc Novice College riders
- Under 120cc Novice College riders.
"This is your chance to see New Zealands top Junior Motocross riders at one location on a weekday - guaranteed the best day at work you will have all week" said Event Director John Cobb.
The racetrack is located in Auckland at the MotoXtreme Yamaha Raceway on Ardmore Quarry Road about 4 minutes drive from Papakura on the Papakura to Clevedon Main Highway.
Practice starts at 10.00 am on Friday and racing gets underway at 11.00 am continuing through to 4.00 pm.
There is always a big crowd at the event with hundreds of parents and supporters from the schools packing out the venue and the carparks crammed to maximum capacity with competitors vehicles and racebikes.
The riders are enthusiastic and approachable and the pit areas are open to spectators with full access to the race circuit which will be power-harrowed and watered then groomed between races to prevent dust.
