The launch of the Star Insure TransTasman Challenge highlights the beginning of a bold new era for the New Zealand Superbike Championship. Up to six Australian Superbike riders will be making the trip across the Tasman to compete in the final two rounds of 2025 NZSBK. The opening two rounds will serve as qualifiers for...Read More
The 2023-24 New Zealand Superbike Championships CAPTION: Australian Ant West (centre) was declared outright series winner in the premier Superbike class after the sixth and final round of the New Zealand Superbike Championships at Hampton Downs on Sunday. He is flanked by last year’s champion and now national No.2 Mitch Rees (left) and his...Read More
CAPTION: The premier F1/Superbike class blasts through the first turn at Taupo, round one of the 2023-24 Suzuki International Series/NZSBK in December. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The New Zealand Superbike Championship and Suzuki International Series will not be run in conjunction in 2024-25. The two major stand-alone competitions did combine for the 2023-24 season...Read More
The 2023-24 New Zealand Superbike Championships CAPTION: The Supersport 600 class blasts off the start line at Teretonga on Sunday with (from left) Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (Suzuki), Whanganui’s Luca Durning (Ducati) and Invercargill’s Cormac Buchanan (Yamaha) leading the way. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Weather conditions were mixed and so were the results at...Read More
With advancement in technology, there is growing appreciation and popularity of Airbag Race Suits for Road Racing. MNZ endorse the use of Airbag Race Suits for Road Racing. Please be reminded that the use of Back and Chest Protectors is still a requirement as per rule 8.1b of the Road Section of the Manual of...Read More
The 2023-24 New Zealand Superbike Championships CAPTION: Invercargill’s Cormac Buchanan (Yamaha), chased here by Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (Suzuki), is determined to put on a great show in front of his hometown crowd this coming weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The 2023-24 New Zealand Superbike Championships (NZSBK) literally zoomed through the first four of...Read More
The Road Race Commission would like to remind all competitors of thefollowing rule which can be found in the supplementary regulations for theNZSBK championship: Non-Official Practice – There is to be no practice at any of the tracks for NZSBK Competitors 10 days prior to the NZSBK Round apart from Unofficial Practice/Track Days available which...Read More
The 2023-24 New Zealand Superbike Championships CAPTION: Christchurch’s former New Zealand Superbike champion Alastair Hoogenboezem (No.43) has put himself in front of Whakatane’s defending champion Mitch Rees (No.1) a couple of times already this season. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The pressure will certainly be on for competitors in this season’s New Zealand Superbike Championships...Read More
The 2023-24 New Zealand Superbike Championships CAPTION: Jonny Lewis (Aprilia RS660), from Mahana, near Nelson, an outstanding performer in the Super Twins class at Ruapuna Raceway at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The 2023-24 New Zealand Superbike Championships (NZSBK) reached the halfway stage in Canterbury at the weekend with various title hopefuls making...Read More
Kawasaki Ninja 400’s and Intake Restrictors The Road Race Commission would once again like to remind all competitorsand associated stakeholders of the parity control measures that continue to beundertaken within the NZSBK paddock, particularly in this instance as theyrelate to the Kawasaki Ninja 400’s and their use of intake restrictors. Immediately following race one at...Read More
