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 | Super X 2010SUPERCROSS CLIMAX SET FOR CAPTION: Rangiora's McGoldrick brothers, Micah (left) and Isaiah McGoldrick (KTM), both on target to win junior titles on Saturday night. Photo by JANUARY 20, 2010: Another high-octane explosion is set for When national supercross championship leader Was this the end to the Kiwi international's comeback bid? Was this the end to Townley's first But the Tauranga man then won the next two races and looked comfortable doing it. The 25-year-old Townley therefore remains on target to take his first national title in more than 10 years and he will hopefully wrap it all up on the land beside the TelstraClear Events Centre in With his 9-1-1 results in Tokoroa on Saturday, Townley extended his lead in the championship chase to 26 points over his nearest threat, Christchurch Honda rider Winner on the night in Tokoroa was fellow With 1-3-2 results, the seasoned international leapt from fourth to third equal in the championship standings and he fully intends to move up one or two more places this Saturday night. "I struggled a bit tonight because my sore knee has no strength in it," said The Senior Lites (250cc) class in Tokoroa belonged to defending champion Rangiora’s Isaiah McGoldrick (KTM) won the junior 250cc class at Tokoroa and created a 16-point buffer over nearest challenger Managh crashed at Tokoroa and is now sidelined for up to three months, leaving the way clear for third-ranked rider, McGoldrick's younger brother Micah topped the podium in the Junior Lites (85cc) class at Tokoroa and he now enjoys a 21-point advantage over Feilding’s Leading standings after round three of the Senior open: 1. 2. 3= 3= Senior lites: 1. 2. 3. Junior 250cc: 1. Isaiah McGoldrick (Rangiora) 157 points; 2. 3. Junior lites: 1. Micah McGoldrick (Rangiora) 172 points; 2. 3. Credit: Words and photo by A high-resolution copy of the attached image is available for publication, copyright free, and at no charge, simply by contacting the photographer, phone 027-324-0892. Credit line must be run if photo is used. Code No. MNZ-AM183 Please note: If you have received this in error or do not wish to continue receiving regular updates regarding NZ motorcycle sport, please reply with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject field. The Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 came into effect on September 5. If you don’t wish to receive these emails, please let us know and we’ll remove you from our database. JANUARY 13, 2010: The only thing certain about supercross racing is that nothing is certain. Tauranga's Ben Townley leads the open class and Queenstown's Scott Columb is top of the Lites (250cc) class at the halfway stage of the four-round New Zealand Supercross Championships but there are still two rounds to go and anything can still happen. Round three is set for this Saturday night at the Amisfield track in Tokoroa and both Townley ( Townley is a comfortable 20 points clear of Christchurch Honda rider Columb is the defending senior 250cc champion but he has not had it all his own way this season and it was dual-class campaigner Columb made up for the slow start to his 2010 campaign by dominating the evening at Sunday's round two at Motueka, emerging at the end of the event with a narrow six-point lead. Columb had been nine points behind "I haven't been overly impressed with my riding lately, to be totally honest," said Columb. "I crashed during qualifying at round one and had blurred vision for the rest of the meeting. I came to Motueka feeling a little better and, of course, I'm happy to come away from Motueka with the series lead. "I'm not many points in front but I've turned it around," said Columb. "Timaru didn't really go to plan and I struggled there." Rangiora brothers Isaiah and Micah McGoldrick (both on KTM bikes) leads the two junior categories, the Junior 250cc class and the Junior Lites (85cc) class respectively. The fourth and final round scheduled for Credit: Words by TOWNLEY STRETCHES SUPERCROSS LEAD CAPTION: Tauranga's JANUARY 11, 2010: Bay of Plenty rider Ben Townley was simply unstoppable at round two of the New Zealand Supercross Championships at Motueka on Sunday. The Each time he edged out an injured Meanwhile, in the seniors Lites (250cc) class, it was time for defending champion Columb had a difficult opening round in Timaru a week earlier but he was in superb form at Motueka on Sunday, finishing 1-2-1 in his three races to overtake early series leader Tight action in the junior grades saw Wanganui's Managh dominated on Sunday as he scored 1-2-1 finishes, moving up from second overall and 11 points behind McGoldrick to equal first in the standings. Second best in this class on Sunday was In the junior Lites (85cc) class, Rangiora's Micah McGoldrick (KTM), younger brother of Isaiah, stretched his points lead with 1-3-1 results, while Pahiatua's Feilding's Motorcycling "Everywhere we can see the level of racing improving all the time. Tailenders in the lites classes are not getting lapped and it's the best supercross racing we've seen in "It's the best depth of talent we've seen, real quality racing," said Ritchie. More sizzling action is expected at round three in Tokoroa this Saturday night. The fourth and final round is set for Leading standings after round two of the Senior open: 1. 2. 3. Senior lites: 1. 2. 3. Junior 250cc: 1. Isaiah McGoldrick (Rangiora) 100 points; 2. 3. Junior lites: 1. Micah McGoldrick (Rangiora) 115 points; 2. 3. Credit: Words by Super-X >>> TOWNLEY KEEN TO BUILD ON LEAD
But, since just before Christmas, he has been back in action and fast heading towards full fitness again after the enforced layoff. It was a huge confidence boost for the 25-year-old Tauranga-based rider when he won the opening round of four in the New Zealand Supercross Championships near Timaru on Wednesday night. But there's no time to catch his breath with the next round set for this Sunday night, just a few hours' drive up the road, at Motueka's popular Rat Track facility. Townley ( Townley ended the evening with 55 points, five points more than Christchurch's McDonald, so there's really nothing to separate the two riders as Sunday's action at Motueka will surely prove. "I qualified fastest and felt pretty good all night (at Timaru)," said Townley. "I stalled the bike on lap one of race one but came back through the entire field to win that. It felt awesome. Race two I was battling with ( "I'm looking forward to the other rounds now and hopefully building on my points lead," he said. Meanwhile, The riders will warm up for Sunday's racing by contesting the one-round South Island Supercross Championships, at the same Motueka venue, on Saturday evening. Credit: Words by Super-X > TOWNLEY DRAWS FIRST BLOOD JANUARY 7, 2009: The But again it was a winning one. He finished 1-3-1 in his three open class races at the Backflips Supercross facility at Pleasant Point, ending the evening with 55 points, five points more than recently-crowned national MX1 motocross champion Honda's Third best in the open class was Timaru's Craig Smith impressed by winning the battle for 'superpole', the Honda rider coming out as top individual at the end of 16 two-rider shootout races. The junior lites (85cc) class was won by Micah McGoldrick, Isaiah's younger brother, who scored a hat-trick of wins, with Feilding's Motorcycling "There was a 50% increase in rider numbers and twice as many spectators turned up than were anticipated by the host club," he said. Ritchie said the racing was very close and all the top eight riders in each class stole a shot of the limelight. More of the same is expected in Motueka on Sunday. Leading standings after round one of the Senior open: 1. 2. 3. Senior lites: 1. 2. 3. Junior 250cc: 1. 2. Isaiah McGoldrick (Rangiora) 54; 3. Junior lites: 1. Micah McGoldrick (Rangiora) 60 points; 2. 3. Credit: Words by
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