Ticket giveaway for superbikes
Six national titles will be decided at the final round of the New Zealand Superbike Championship at Taupō this weekend.
To celebrate organisers are offering six passes to the action this weekend for readers of the Taupō & Tūrangi News. Email your name and phone number to news@tauponews.co.nz with the answer to the question: How many titles are up for grabs this weekend?
BMW rider Rogan Chandler lost his points lead in the premier superbike class last weekend at Hampton Downs and goes into Taupō level on points with Luca Durning, also BMW mounted.
The 600 Supersport class is also up for grabs, wit Yamaha rider Haydn Fordyce battling it out last weekend with points leader Jake Lewis before scoring a popular maiden national championship race win.
Another personal first came in the 150 Supersport race three at Hampton Downs where Billy MacRae nailed his first national win, ending Hunter Charlett's eight-race winning streak.
However, Charlett added his name to 300 Supersport championship national honours board after another podium-topping three-race streak.
Yamaha rider Harriet Grace, who celebrated International Women's day with her first two national championship podiums, is another to watch, climbing to third in the series standings.
If there was a Hampton's Hero last weekend then Cameron Leslie would be the clear winner.
Still struggling after a serious leg injury sustained in the opening round, Leslie made a clean sweep on the ProTwin class on his Yamaha, and twice hobbled to the top step of the 600 Supersport podium.
Another triple winner was Aprilia's Tyler King in the new Sportbike class, but Zak Fuller (Honda) still holds a narrow 16 point championship lead going into Taupo.
Multi NZ champion Dennis Charlett bagged three podiums and holds a good 51 point ProTwin championship lead over Azlan Blackwell.
Spike and Bubba Taylor have stretched their Sidecar points tally to 190, followed by Barry Smith (163), who was joined in the outfit last weekend by Vaughan Maine after brother Dave was injured yesterday.
Away from the racing, road riders will once again have the opportunity to take part in a free three-lap track cruise around the Taupo circuit on both Saturday and Sunday.