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FEBRUARY 28, 2007: There is a famous saying: Those who can, do; those who can't teach.
But, in the case of Subway Yamaha team riders Darryll and Damien King, they can do both and are set to prove it this weekend.
Between them, the two Waikato men own all New Zealand's motocross riches --the national 125cc, 250cc and 500cc titles -- but you won't hear them blowing their own trumpets.
They'll let actions speak for them and, starting Friday, they'll do that as they pack up their Yamaha bikes and head to Huntly to coach some of this country's young up-and-coming motocross stars in the Leatt Brace Ride Day at Kimmy's Dirt Bike Park.
The session is cost free and Hamilton’s Darryll King says he expects it will be a big motocross party.
The following day, the King brothers head north to the two-day Auckland Motocross Championships, where they will spend most of Saturday's junior action on the sideline, ready to assist with words of advice.
“We want to assist some of the young men who will be the bright young stars of the future, junior riders such as Ngatea's Luke Temple and Warkworth's Hamish Dobbyn.”
On Sunday, the King brothers will go from mentors and talkers to men of action as they line up to show the cream of New Zealand talent why they have the No.1 plastered on the side of their Yamaha bikes.
They will also have teenagers Jesse Donnelly (Paraparaumu) and Jayden Jessup (Upper Hutt) camped under their Subway Yamaha Team awning.
The two 17-year-olds, only recently out of the junior ranks, have shown incredible strength and pace in recent months, enough to earn them factory support.
“It's an opportunity to blood some new talent, to give them a taste of life as a factory rider. I can't race at this level forever and we need to have the next generation groomed to take over,” said the 38-year-old Darryll King.
Meanwhile, Cambridge’s Damien King (31), the national 125cc champion, is focussed on reinforcing the dominance he enjoyed at the Patetonga Valley Championships, near Morrinsville a fortnight ago.
“I expect a tough fight with Rotorua's Michael Phillips because I know he'll be fast and fit as he readies himself for his Australian campaign. But there's nobody I fear,” said Damien King.
“I just hope the track gets rough on Sunday (at the Harrisville track, south of Pukekohe). The rougher the better will suit me. That's when my experience will help,” said the former world championship GP racer.
