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 | Road Racing 2010/11 Press Release   ROAD RACE DATES CONFIRMED
Motorcycling New Zealand's Road Race Commission chairman Peter Ramage confirm the 2011 Castrol Power1 Road Race Championship dates from his Invercargill base yesterday.
The five round series will be as follows:
Jan 29-30th Levels Raceway South Canterbury Club
Feb 5-6th Teretonga Park Southland Club
Feb 12-13th Ruapuna Park Motorcycling Canterbury - GP titles
Mar 26-27th Hampton Downs Auckland Club - TT titles
Apr 2-3rd Manfield Manawatu Orion Club.
"The Commission is extremely please to finally be able to announce the dates for next season, especially as we have two new Clubs involved," said Ramage Draft regulations for Motorcycle road racing can be seen using this link >> http://www.nzsbk.blogspot.com/ Have your say before the end of June, 2010 16th April, 2010 : 2010 Road Race Championship Results 600 Sports Production Class A note from Emma Stoud, Administration of Motorcycling New Zealand : "I would like to advise you that the appellants (Glen Skachill & James Smith) have won their appeals; therefore relegation of points for Glen & James need to be reversed".
STROUD RETAKES NATIONAL CROWN
MARCH 28, 2010: Waikato’s Andrew Stroud is the No.1 superbike racer in New Zealand once again. The 42-year-old father-of-seven convincingly won both the premier superbike races at the fifth and final round of this year’s Castrol Power 1 New Zealand Superbike Championships at the new Hampton Downs circuit on Sunday, giving him a record eighth national title, and his first since 2006. Stroud seemed untroubled in winning the day’s first 15-lap superbike race – leading in from start to finish -- but it was a different story in the second leg, the 20-lapper that also counted as the national TT title race. In the second outing Stroud had to power his Brother Suzuki GSX-R1000 through the field after a bad start, eventually snatching the lead from defending champion Robbie Bugden (Suzuki) at about the midway point. Brisbane rider Budgen had no answer for Stroud, although he kept the Kiwi hero honest and harried him to the end, finishing less than a second behind Stroud. “I didn’t get a great start and got pushed around a bit at the beginning,” said Stroud. “But I didn’t panic and when I saw the gap widening, I just put my head down a bit. “I beat Australian Shawn Giles to take the New Zealand superbike title in 2006 but, for the past three years, it’s belonged to Robbie (Bugden). It’s good to have it back … to take it back for New Zealand,” said Stroud. Whakatane’s Tony Rees took a stock standard Yamaha R1 to win the race-within-a-race for open stock production class honours.
It was double the glory for the Waikato region with another Hamilton rider, Kawasaki’s Nick Cole wrapping up the 600cc sports production class, finishing 1-2 in his two outings on Sunday and ending the series a solid 40 points ahead of Christchurch’s James Smith (Suzuki). “It’s my first national title and I reckon it won’t be my last,” said an emotional Cole afterwards. Christchurch’s Alastair Hoogenboezem had already sewn up the national 125GP title at the previous round but that didn’t seem to slow him down at the final round. Hoogeboezem took his Honda to a hat-trick of wins over the weekend, stretching his advantage to 116 points over Orewa girl Avalon Biddle (Honda) in the final standings. The battle for formula three honours became a one-horse race when Foxton’s Jason Easton (Tigcraft Aprilia) lost his brakes and crashed out of the second F3 race of the weekend, gifting race winner and defending champion Glen Williams (Suzuki) an unassailable lead in the championship. To emphasis his command of the class, Palmerston North’s Williams also won the third and final F3 race to push his points buffer out to 51 points over Easton. Dannevirke’s Geoff Booth (Suzuki) overcame a first race glitch – when he had to settle for third spot -- to bounce back and win the next two 650 Pro Twins races, finishing the series 53 points ahead of Christchurch’s James Hoogenboezem (Suzuki). In the sidecars class, Wanganui men Stephen Bron and Dennis Simonsen (Suzuki) bagged another hat-trick of wins and easily wrapped up the class ahead of Canterbury pair Dave Annan and Warwicks Demmocks. Leading standings after the fifth and final round of the Castrol Power 1 New Zealand Superbike Championships at Hampton Downs at the weekend: Superbikes: Andrew Stroud (Hamilton, Suzuki) 228 points; Robbie Bugden (Australia, Suzuki) 175; Craig Shirriffs (Feilding, Honda) 139. Open Stock Production Class: Tony Rees (Whakatane, Yamaha) 100 points; Reece Pickett (Whakatane, Yamaha) 80; Brent Hall (Suzuki) 75. 600cc Sports Production: Nick Cole (Hamilton, Kawasaki) 187.5 points; James Smith (Christchurch, Suzuki) 147; John Ross (Christchurch, Yamaha) 140. 125GP: Alastair Hoogenboezem (Christchurch, Honda) 341 points; Avalon Biddle (Auckland, Honda) 225; Jaden Hassan (Auckland, Yamaha) 212. Formula Three: Glen Williams (Palmerston North, Suzuki) 324 points; Jason Easton (Palmerston North, Aprilia) 273; Terry Fitzgerald (New Plymouth, Suzuki) 251. 650 Pro Twins: Geoff Booth (Dannevirke, Suzuki) 326 points; James Hoogenboezem (Christchurch, Suzuki) 273; Jason Cameron (Kaiapoi, Suzuki) 235. Sidecars: Stephen Bron and Dennis Simonsen (Wanganui, Masterton) 295 points; Dave Annan and Warwicks Demmocks (West Melton, Rangiora) 188; Peter Goodwin and Dion Weedon (Bay of Islands, Papakura) 176. Words Andy McGechan  FEBRUARY 28, 2010: Hamilton’s Andrew Stroud is possibly less than two races away from reclaiming the New Zealand superbike crown he last held four seasons ago. The Brother Suzuki rider raced to two commanding wins in the class at the weekend’s fourth round of five in this year’s Castrol Power 1 New Zealand Superbike Championships at Feilding’s Manfeild race circuit. Stroud’s double race victory in the Manawatu on Sunday means the 42-year-old has stretched his lead to 43 points over the defending champion, Brisbane Suzuki rider Robbie Bugden, with just 50 points still available, at the fifth and final round at Hampton Downs, near Meremere, in March. Stroud’s massive points advantage came about thanks to two key factors – his own fantastic talent on a motorcycle and the incredible bad luck that struck main rival Bugden when his bike mysteriously ran out of power nine laps into the 14-lapper and he was forced to withdraw. “Winning was what I had in mind coming here and that’s also what I plan to do at Hampton Downs. I can afford to settle for seconds and thirds now but I wouldn’t be a real racer if I was happy to do that,” said Stroud. Second best superbike class rider on Sunday was home-town favourite Craig Shirriffs (Honda), while his team-mate, New Plymouth’s Hayden Fitzgerald was third overall. With Shirriffs finishing 3-2 at Manfeild, he has moved to third in the championship standings, with Christchurch Suzuki rider James Smith slipping to fourth and Fitzgerald remaining in fifth spot. It was bad luck all around for Smith as he also lost his grip on the lead of the other class he is contesting, the 600cc sports production class. Hamilton’s Nick Cole (Kawasaki) was one of the beneficiaries after Smith and Wellington’s Glen Skachill were each penalised 20 seconds after allegedly jumping the start of race one. That decision by track officials elevated Cole from fifth to third in race one. Cole backed that up by placing fourth in race two, that battle abbreviated to just three laps following a serious crash. So, finishing 3-4 on the day was enough for Cole to zoom into the championship lead, now 6.5 points clear of Smith. “This was a better weekend for me that I had expected,” said Cole. “Manfeild is not one of my favourite tracks.” The day’s outright winner in the class was Inglewood’s Midge Smart (Yamaha), making his first appearance in the championship and stunning with his 1-2 results. The battle for formula three honours continued between Manawatu friends and rivals Glen Williams (Suzuki) and Jason Easton (Tigcraft Aprillia), with defending champion Williams edging further ahead in the championship chase thanks to his 1-2-1 results. Easton had to settle for 2-1-2 at Manfeild and was disappointed to learn he is now 16 points behind Williams with just the final round to come. Dannevirke’s Geoff Booth (Suzuki) was untouchable in the 650 Pro Twins class, winning all three races in the class at Manfeild. He is now 36 points ahead of Christchurch’s James Hoogenboezem (Suzuki). Meanwhile, Hoogenboezem’s bother, Alastair (Honda), overcame problems racing without a footpeg when it fell off on his warm-up lap before race one in the 125GP class on Saturday, still managing third place and then bouncing back to win both his races the following day. He is a massive 90 points in front of teenage Auckland girl Avalon Biddle (Honda). In the sidecars class, Wanganui men Stephen Bron and Dennis Simonsen (Suzuki) finished 2-1-1 at the weekend, further boosting their lead in the championship. Leading standings after round four of the Castrol Power 1 New Zealand Superbike Championships at Manfeild on Sunday: Superbikes: Andrew Stroud (Hamilton, Suzuki) 178 points; Robbie Bugden (Australia, Suzuki) 135; Craig Shirriffs (Feilding, Honda) 113. 600cc Sports Production: Nick Cole (Hamilton, Kawasaki) 146.5 points; James Smith (Christchurch, Suzuki) 140; John Ross (Christchurch, Yamaha) 106. 125GP: Alastair Hoogenboezem (Christchurch, Honda) 266 points; Avalon Biddle (Auckland, Honda) 176; Jaden Hassan (Auckland, Yamaha) 172. Formula Three: Glen Williams (Palmerston North, Suzuki) 264 points; Jason Easton (Palmerston North, Aprilia) 248; Terry Fitzgerald (New Plymouth, Suzuki) 185. 650 Pro Twins: Geoff Booth (Dannevirke, Suzuki) 260 points; James Hoogenboezem (Christchurch, Suzuki) 224; Jason Cameron (Kaiapoi, Suzuki) 188. Sidecars: Stephen Bron and Dennis Simonsen (Wanganui, Masterton) 220 points; Dave Annan and Warwicks Demmocks (West Melton, Rangiora) 164; Peter Goodwin and Pion Weedon (Bay of Islands, Papakura) 136 Sunday, February 28, 2010 Close 600 Supersport Battle at Manfeild
The fourth round of the New Zealand Superbike championship was held in hot and sunny conditions at Manfeild on Sunday. Three riders battled for the lead in the opening stages of the first Superbike race. Defending New Zealand Superbike champion Robbie Bugden took the hole shot closely followed by Andrew Stroud, Craig Shirriffs and Hayden Fitzgerald. Castrol Hondas Shirriffs charged into second early in the race to split Bugden and Stroud’s dominating Suzukis.
Stroud then worked his way to the front of the pack and pulled a lead despite attention mid-race from Shirriffs, with Bugden riding the Triple R Mack Truck Suzuki close behind. Stroud took the win while Bugden made a pass on Shirriffs on the last lap to bring his GSXR1000 home in second. Stroud lead the field away in race two with Bugden and Smith close in tow. Fitzgerald moved into third on lap two as the trio pulled a gap from a slow starting Shirriffs, while Smith dropped down the order after running wide on a corner. Shirriffs then picked up his pace and closed the gap to eventually pass Fitzgerald mid-race. In the closing stages Bugden pulled out of the race with a technical issue, allowing Stroud to take the chequered flag unchallenged. Shirriffs was second with Fitzgerald third. After a mixed day of results, Triple R Mack Truck Suzuki team manager Red Fenton said, “I’ve had three seasons which have been really good, so we’ll be at Hampton Downs to win both classes. The Superbike championship hasn’t been decided yet, unless something happens to Andrew Stroud, so we’re definitely going there to win. It will be the first big race meet held at Hampton Downs, so it’d be nice to take two wins there, then we can carry on with the team racing in the Australian championship.” In the ultra-competitive 600 Supersport class James Smith lead the first lap of race one from Glen Skachill. From lap two Wellington rider Skachill held his advantage until the chequered flag, with Triple R Mack Truck Suzuki rider Smith second. However both riders were penalised 20 seconds for an alleged jump start, handing the provisional win to Midge Smart. The penalty decision will be appealed. Race two was shortened to just three laps following a crash, with half points awarded. Skachill took the win from Smart, with James Smith third. James Smith said, “The day has been good, the bike is good, I’ve had no problems with anything. I’m looking forward to Hampton Downs, I’m going to put it all on the line as I have to finish in front of Nick.” In the 125cc category Avalon Biddle won her first 125cc race this season, while Alistair Hoogenboezem took two victories to win the 2010 New Zealand 125GP title. In the F3 class Glen Williams earned two hard-fought wins from Jason Easton, who won race two. Riders now take a one month break until the final round at Hampton Downs, on March 27-28, and the 600 Supersport championship remains wide open. Provisional Results from Manfeild;
Superbike race 1: Andrew Stroud (Hamilton, Suzuki GSXR1000), 1; Robbie Bugden (Brisbane, Triple R Mack Truck Suzuki GSXR1000), 2; Craig Shirriffs, (Fielding, Honda CBR1000RR), 3; Hayden Fitzgerald (New Plymouth, Honda CBR1000RR), 4; James Smith (Christchurch, Triple R Mack Truck Suzuki GSXR1000), 5. Superbike race 2: Andrew Stroud, 1; Craig Shirriffs, 2; Hayden Fitzgerald, 3; Sloan Frost (Cambridge, Suzuki GSXR1000), 4; James Smith (Triple R Mack Truck Suzuki GSXR1000), 5. Superbike Series points; Andrew Stroud, 178; Robbie Bugden, 135; Craig Shirriffs, 113; James Smith, 108; Hayden Fitzgerald, 93. 600 Supersport, Race 1: Midge Smart (UK, Yamaha R6), 1; Nick Cole (Hamilton, Kawasaki ZX-600RR), 2; Sam Love (Tauranga, Yamaha R6) 3; Karl Morgan (Auckland, Suzuki GSXR600), 4; Dennis Charlett (Christchurch, Suzuki GSXR600), 5. 600 Supersport, Race 2: Glen Skachill, 1; Midge Smart, 2; James Smith (Triple R Mack Truck Suzuki GSXR600), 3; Nick Cole, 4; Karl Morgan, 5. 600 Supersport Series points; Nick Cole, 142.5; James Smith (Triple R Mack Truck Suzuki GSXR600), 140; John Ross, 118; Karl Morgan, 91.5; Jamie Galway, 71.5. 2010 Castrol Power 1 NZ Superbike Championship schedule; Rnd 5: Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, March 27-28 ENDS Words by Terry Stevenson STROUD CAN'T AFFORD TO RELAX
Quite the contrary, as championship leader The "I'm not far enough in front to be relaxing just yet," said the 42-year-old Stroud, determined to win back the title he last held in 2006. Stroud knows The There are two races for the superbike class at Manfeild on Sunday and a further two at the final round at Hampton Downs, near Meremere, to wrap up the series "If I finish behind Meanwhile, The 30-year-old printer shared the day’s overall honours with Hamilton’s Nick Cole (Kawasaki) at the previous round at Levels Raceway, just outside Timaru, last month and was therefore able to maintain his six-point advantage at the top of the standings. But, like Bugden, Foxton's Jason Easton (Aprilia Tigcraft) is within just 11 points of defending champion Glen Williams (Suzuki), of Palmerston North, in the Formula Three class, while Dannevirke’s Geoff Booth (Suzuki) continues to lead the 650 Pro Twins class, albeit now by just three points from Christchurch’s James Hoogenboezem. Meanwhile, Hoogenboezem’s bother, In the sidecars class, Wanganui men Credit: Words and photo by SHIRRIFFS TAKES TOP HONOURS AT PAEROA CAPTION: Feilding's Craig Shirriffs (Honda), top man on the streets of Paeroa on Sunday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com FEBRUARY 21, 2010: Feilding’s Craig Shirriffs is king of the streets … in downtown Paeroa anyway. Shirriffs was unstoppable at the annual Yamaha Battle of the Streets motorcycle race meeting in Paeroa on Sunday, winning the day’s first glamour race, the Formula Paeroa 10-lapper, and then the all-important King of the Streets feature race, before the day was cut short as the organisers “ran out of ambulances”. A spate of crashes kept the ambulance crews busy but when two sidecars collided, leaving four competitors injured, coupled with the fact an ambulance had been called away from the meeting to attend a nearby car accident, it left organisers with no alternative but to declare the meeting over. “We were already running behind schedule and we had to wrap it up before 5pm anyway,” said media liaison officer Paul Lance. “We had riders safety concerns and could not continue to run without an ambulance in attendance and we were under time constraints too. We had no alternative,” he said. But the thousands who flocked to the sun-baked Thames Valley town were certainly entertained by the bike racing that was completed. Honda’s Shirriffs again showed his liking for public street racing as he dominated the big bike class from the beginning, leading Honda team-mate Hayden Fitzgerald and Auckland Suzuki rider Ray Clee to the finish in the Formula Paeroa race and then heading Fitzgerald and Hamilton’s Nick Cole (Kawasaki) to the flag in the King of the Streets feature race. “It’s a pity Andrew Stroud and Gareth Jones weren’t here today … I love to race against them,” said Shirriffs. “It certainly made my day easier without them being here, certainly less stressful. “It’s nice to be able to turn up and win comfortably. That doesn’t happen often.” Meanwhile, Cole was also a double winner at Paeroa, taking his 600cc Kawasaki to victory in both formula two races, as well as chasing the 1000cc bikes of Shirriffs and Fitzgerald to the finish in the feature race. Leading results from the annual Yamaha Battle of the Streets race meeting in Paeroa on Sunday: King of the Streets: 1. Craig Shirriffs (Feilding, Honda); 2. Hayden Fitzgerald (New Plymouth, Honda); 3. Nick Cole (Hamilton, Kawasaki). Formula Paeroa: 1. Craig Shirriffs (Feilding, Honda); 2. Hayden Fitzgerald (New Plymouth, Honda); 3. Ray Clee (Auckland, Suzuki). Formula two: 1. Nick Cole (Hamilton, Kawasaki); 2. Karl Morgan (Auckland, Suzuki); 3. David Manuell (Auckland, Suzuki). Formula three: 1. Terry Fitzgerald (New Plymouth, Suzuki); 2. Scott Moir (Taupo, Honda); 3. Bill Van den Hoven (Tauranga, Yamaha). Post classics pre-82: 1. Sean Donnelly (Paraparaumu, Kawasaki); 2. Chris Sales (Feidling, Honda); 3. Steve Bridge (Hamilton, Ducati). Post classics pre-89: 1. Jay Lawrence (Wellington, Yamaha); 2. Patric Nussbaum (Kerikri, Kawasaki); 3. Peter Smith (Rotorua, Suzuki). Junior classics: 1. Ginger Molloy (Huntly, Bultaco); 2. Bill James (Wanganui, ALS); 3. Andrew Drake (Cambridge, Velocette). Senior classics: 1. Warren Marsh (Napier, Norton); 2. Colin Tate (Wanganui, Norton); 3. Neville Mickleson (Hamilton, Jawa). Sidecars: 1. Adam Unsworth and Stewart Dawe (Wanganui, Honda); 2. Chris and Richard Lawrance (Auckland, Yamaha); 3. Stu Prentis and Chris Meads (Hawera, Suzuki). Post classic sidecars: 1. Andy Scrivener and Steve Bryan (Taupo, BMW); 2. Neville and Joann Mickelson (Hamilton, Matchless); 3. Will Williamson (Triumph). Supermoto: 1. Toby Summers (Auckland, Aprilia); 2. Scott Moir (Taupo, Honda); 3. Scott Birch (Rotorua, KTM). Bears (non Japanese bikes): 1. Craig Sargeant (Waipukurau, Ducati); 2. Justin Power (Napier, Husqvarna); 3. David Hall (Te Awamutu, Aprilia). Credit: Words and photo by Andy McGechan CAPTION:
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