Auckland MX Champs, 5-6 December 2015

[scott411]

details on www.pukemx.com

MX1 headliners Cooper, Coppins and Harwood,
MX2 Natzke,. Darryll King, Ehtan Martins, Harwood, Lamont

should be good racing on a track alot of riders call the best in the country,

[Buddy L]

Is Natzke back in Europe this year? and if so will he be in MX2 or still on the 125?

[scott411]

Is Natzke back in Europe this year? and if so will he be in MX2 or still on the 125?

yep, with Everts leaving KTM for suzuki, Joel Smets has taken over the KTM Juniors team,

they are racing EMX250 so a step up from EMX125 and a step blow MX2

[Buddy L]

Any results posted on line for the weekend just been?

[scott411]

senior
http://www.mylaps.com/en/events/1226120

Junior
http://www.mylaps.com/en/events/1225948

Mini
http://www.mylaps.com/en/events/1225928

few notes,

Kayne Lamont had a big crash in the restart of the 1st MX2 race, and was out for the day, Natzke crashed later in the same race as was out for the day,

David Rhind has a huge crash which brought out the red flag in the first MX2 race, and held the day up a bit for waiting for the helicopter to take him, his injuries are pretty bad and he is in for a long road ahead,

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/help4davidrhind

from his facebook,

David Rhind
8 December at 23:00 ·
To all the people who have reached out in support and prayers I would like to thank you! My family and I have appreciated it,also a big thank you to all my very close family and friends for being around for me and each other we have been overwhelmed with the support!big thanks to the rescue team at the track they did a fantastic job and the Westpac helicopter.big thank to whyteline Paeroa Mark Whyte Dameion Toby Adams for their support setting us up, much appreciated, to team big black Jordan Crawford Joel Trappitt Ryan Spargo you guys have been a massive help to me with the racing and will be a big part of the recovery!Also a big thank you to Paulette O'Dwyer Brenden Spargo Jessie Spargo and Mitchell Spargo for all the stuff u guys do for me! To my pearents Julie-ann Rhind and Trevor rhind and big brother Dale Rhind and his family I love you guys and we will get thru it😁keep smiling !! To all people worried and wondering I just have a couple of cracked and Brocken ribs , a Brocken sternum , broke the t-3. And t-4 vertebrae , and have very minor feeling in my legs , but that will change cus I never give up and rehab has already started😁😁

[Buddy L]

Best lap time on a 250 = 2.19.63
Best lap time on a 450 = 2.19.55

Not much in it, can people ride a 250 in the 450 class if they want and contend for the championship?

[scott411]

Best lap time on a 250 = 2.19.63
Best lap time on a 450 = 2.19.55

Not much in it, can people ride a 250 in the 450 class if they want and contend for the championship?

Natzke was riding in the 450's on a 250F, not sure you can do it at the nationals tho, and your starts could uffer,

the MX1 was last and teh track dried off a fair bit in the hour lost to the helicopter, to that could be a second or so there,

MX2 bikes are normally pretty close on lap times, but then racing and making passes is more difficult when racing against 450's,