Motorcycling New Zealand (MNZ) is excited to confirm the support of two leading motorcycle manufacturers, Suzuki New Zealand and Yamaha New Zealand, as Associate Partners for the 2019 New Zealand Superbike Championship (NZSBK). MNZ General Manager Virginia Henderson says it’s great to see the manufacturers coming back to support NZSBK, the pinnacle of road racing...Read More
Motorcycling New Zealand (MNZ) and DHL Express New Zealand Ltd (DHL) are excited to confirm DHL as an Associate Partner for the 2019 NZSBK Championship and Presenting Partner for NZSBK Round 4 at Circuit Chris Amon, Manfeild, on 30-31 March 2019. DHL Express has a number of global motorsport partnerships, including the MotoGP™ World Championship,...Read More
Motorcycling New Zealand (MNZ) and CTAS NZ Ltd (CTAS) have renewed their long-standing media partnership for the 2019 NZSBK Championship. With Manfeild added to the 2019 calendar, all five NZSBK rounds will be live streamed and available to view, free of charge, from anywhere in the world. NZSBK is the pinnacle of road racing in...Read More
Hold on to your helmets, road racers! The NZSBK Championship is expanding to five rounds in 2019, with the addition of Manfeild to the second half of the calendar. Great news for motorsport fans too – Circuit Chris Amon at Manfeild is the longest motor racing course with uninterrupted views in the Southern Hemisphere. The...Read More
The 2018 New Zealand Superbike Championship ended with a hiss and a roar at Taupo on Sunday. With comfortable points leads, it had seemed that many of the various category leaders would have to do little more than show up at Taupo’s popular Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park at the weekend to collect their trophies. But,...Read More
It has been gripping viewing right from the start and it’s fair to expect more of the same entertainment in Taupo this weekend too. Race winners in this season’s New Zealand Superbike Championship have been impossible to forecast in a series that has produced so much of edge-of-the-seat dog-fighting. In the premier Superbike class, the...Read More
They are great mates off the track, but fierce rivals on it, and the battle for New Zealand Superbike Championship honours became even more heated for Jake Lewis and James Hoogenboezem at the weekend. The two Supersport 600 class riders were separated by just 10 points at the start of the third round of four...Read More
The New Zealand Superbike Championship standings were given a massive shake-up at the third round of four at Hampton Downs at the weekend, setting race fans up for a thrilling final round at Taupo in two weeks’ time. Former national superbike champion Sloan Frost took a “safe and sensible” approach to ensure his title bid...Read More
The New Zealand Superbike Championships resume at Hampton Downs, north of Huntly, this weekend with so much at stake for so many of the competitors. Two of four rounds are now in the record books, but the pressure goes on now as the second half of the season begins. The racing at Hampton Downs’ third...Read More
The wait is almost over! After six long weeks and plenty of weather you wouldn’t want to go racing in, NZSBK action is back to set the track alight for Mike Pero Motofest at Hampton Downs this weekend. The first two rounds at Ruapuna and Levels in January saw no shortage of drama, excitement and...Read More
