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OCTOBER 29, 2007: Nobody could come close to New Zealand’s Josh Coppins, except his New Zealand team-mate Daryl Hurley, when the annual Trans-Tasman Oceania Motocross war was waged in Australia at the weekend.
And, as expected, nobody could touch Kiwi women’s world champion Katherine Prumm in the women’s battles.
However, despite the total dominance of Motueka’s Coppins (Yamaha), Hawera’s Hurley (Suzuki) and Auckland’s Prumm (Kawasaki), the Australian team retained the Oceania Trophy, the Bledisloe Cup of motocross.
While Coppins and Hurley finished 1-2 in the prestigious MX1 class, also finishing in that order in the overall standings, it was the junior and Pro Lites classes that Australia notched up a winning total of points.
It was the same as last season, when the Oceania Motocross was staged at Taupo, with New Zealand winning the prestige MX1 class but being beaten in the small bike classes.
Many of the New Zealand riders were critical of the track at Barrabool, Victoria, a location that had not seen much moisture in the past few months, creating clouds of dust and a rock-hard riding surface.
