Rotorua Motorcycle Club Inc

Event: Round 3 NZ Motox Championships
Location: Patetonga Motocross track, Central North Island
Class: MX2
Bike: Honda CRF250
Track conditions: Fast clay track
Weather conditions: Fine and sunny
Overall for the day 1st
Series Standings: 1st
 
After having a 3 week brake and getting settled back into NZ life it was time for the 3rd round. This time the track was new to the series and not one that had been used as a National track before.
It was a hard clay track that they had ripped and watered so in practise it was a little slippery and muddy but we all new by the time the first race came around it was going to be perfect.
Qualifying went good and I put down the fastest time and qualified first.
 
Moto 1 I didn’t get off the gates good at all and had to push my way through on the first few corners. By the 2nd lap I had the lead and started pulling away. Team mate Peter Broxholme stayed with me a few seconds behind but I wasn’t worried about him. About the 20min mark of the race I pushed the front a little to hard into a fast corner and went down. I got back on as fast as I could and got the bike going but had dropped back to 7th.
I road as fast as I could to catch up to anyone and by the time the finish flag came out I had pulled all the way up into 4th.
 
Moto 2 again I didn’t get off the concrete gate the way I wanted and had to push through the pack. I settled in behind Scott Columb and Broxholme and on the second lap I made the passes and didn’t look back. Columb kept me pushing the hole race but I didn’t let him get close enough to try any funny business.
 
Moto 3 I got off the line a little better and snuck around the inside and came out in front. I pushed hard the first few laps and pulled a little gap on the field. Columb settled into 2nd and it was a repeat on moto 2.
I found a few new line between races and they were working so I started pulling away a little. With about 5 laps to go a laper got in the way and I got tangled up for a moment. It wasn’t long but it was enough for Columb to catch right up. I was angry and turned it up a notch. I managed pulled a little gap and held it for the rest of the moto.
 
I felt good all day on the bike and was happy how the day went. A little disappointed with the first race as it would of given me a good points buffer coming into the last round but that’s how it goes. 3 rounds down and one more to go.
The final round is this weekend in Taranaki. Bring it on
 
Mike