Wellington’s Sloan Frost may be the defending national superbike champion and Taupo’s Scotty Moir may have ruled the 1000cc class during the pre-nationals Suzuki Series, but neither rider can afford to rest on their laurels. The five-round 2019 New Zealand Superbike Championships kick off at Mike Pero Motorsport Park, at Ruapuna, Christchurch, this Saturday and...Read More
It is bound to be another scorcher on the tarmac this summer with the New Zealand Superbike Championships now expanded to five rounds, two events in the South Island and three north of the Cook Strait ferry terminal. Last season’s four-round series provided racers, sponsors, supporters and fans alike with edge-of-the-seat racing throughout the competition,...Read More
Motorcycling New Zealand (MNZ) has renewed partnerships with some longstanding supporters of NZSBK for the 2019 championship and welcomes some new ones to the mix too. Honda New Zealand, MX Timing and Pirelli have been involved with the championship for a number of years, delivering high quality products and services essential to running of the...Read More
Mad Love Media and Dallas Photographs have been confirmed as Motorcycling New Zealand’s (MNZ’s) official photographers for the 2019 NZSBK Championship. Both familiar characters on the road racing circuit, Kirsten Sudbury of Mad Love Media and Dallas Alexander will again bring their complementary styles to all five rounds in the series. Known for his ability...Read More
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
