Race Reports

Logan Blackburn Update:

Just a quick update on what Logan has been up to.
He rode last weekend in the Queensland Cup in Townsville.  Three days of riding in 27-Deg heat.

He is currently sitting 9th (U19s) in the Monster energy Australian nationals, still has 5 rounds to go!

He competed in the MX2 class along side some of the top Australian riders.  He had a few crashes and was struggling with some new suspension,  he finished 7th overall for the weekend!!! Really happy with the placing but disappointed as he could have done a lot better if the bike had been handling better.  Although he is riding a stock standard YZ250!!! very few of them around over here.

Will Keep you upto date with his riding as best I can.

If you want to read more of Logans reports see below under Logan Blackburn

Cheers

Donna Blackburn

Rotorua Motorcycle Club’s 2013 Primary / Intermediate School Challenge, 13 April 2013 

Wade Meredith

It was fun getting a chance to ride on the big track at Rotorua in the Rotorua Motorcycle Club’s 2013 Primary / Intermediate School Challenge.

There were 16 kids in my MX50cc 5-8 years class which was a good number to ride against.   I had a good practice and was second fastest.  I had a really bad start in the first race as my front wheel got stuck under the start gates so I was dead last off the line.  I managed to make my way back up to 5th place by the end of the race.  In the second race my start wasn’t good again as my friend Jakob and I bumped into each other when the gates dropped.  We both went a bit wobbly but luckily we didn’t actually fall off.

This time I made it to 4th place by the end of the race.  I was going into the third and final race tied on points for 3rd place with two other riders so I really wanted to get a good start!  Luckily I finally managed to start well and was second at the hole shot.  Then I managed to overtake the lead rider on the second lap and held onto first place to win the race.  The win meant I ended up in 2nd place overall and got to be on the podium!  Thanks to the Tauranga Motorcycle Club for sponsoring me.

Wade Meredith

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Sam Meredith

Last Saturday we went to Rotorua to ride in the Rotorua Motorcycle Club’s

2013 Primary / Intermediate School Challenge.  It was fun being able to ride on the main track – I liked the jumps, the berms and the big straights.  I qualified 17th out of the 43 riders in my MX65cc 7-11 years class.  In the first race I got a good start and rode pretty consistently for the whole race to finish in 7th.  In the second race I got another good start but a rider crossed the track as we went down the first hill and took me out.  By the time I got my bike back up and got going again I was in last place.  I fought my way back to 22nd place by the end of the race.  In the last race I got a great start and was in 5th place but unfortunately I stalled my bike out the back so lost a position but managed to hold that spot to finish in 6th.  I ended up in 12th place overall for the day.  I was aiming for top 10 but the second race let me down.  Thanks to the Tauranga Motorcycle Club for sponsoring me.

Sam Meredith

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Mini rider reports Summer Cross, 29th December 2012

Wade Meredith

I was happy that it wasn’t raining for us at Summer Cross on Saturday, instead it was really hot! I was riding in the 50cc 6-8 years MX class against 29 other riders. We walked the paddock track when we got to Awakaponga and I really liked it. At the start it was nice and smooth, but by the end of the day it had got a bit rutted and bumpy. I took it pretty easy in the practice and qualified 13th. For the races I got good starts all day and was round the first corner in the top group every time.

I came in 8th in my first race, picked up the pace a bit to take out 6th in the second race, then managed to squeeze a little bit more speed out at the end of the day and came home 5th in the third race. The best thing was I didn’t fall off once!! I ended up in 6th place overall and I was happy with that as most of the top riders in my class are 8 and I’m still 7.
Thank you to the Tauranga Motorcycle Club for sponsoring me.

Wade Meredith

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Sam Meredith

I was a bit nervous about Summer Cross as this was going to be my first event in my new 9-11 age class on my 65cc KTM. There were 37 kids in my class, so we had a very full start gate. This meant the first corner was pretty packed as we all raced towards it and tried to get around. In the practice I took it pretty easy getting used to the track and qualified 17th. In the first race I got a good start but got smashed into the tape on the first corner. I made my way back to about half way through the field but then my back brake locked on in the second to last lap and I couldn’t ride. My dad ran over and kicked the bike a few times (!!) then managed to get it going enough so that I could ride slowly to the finish line without using my back brake. So, I got 35th in the first race which I was pretty gutted about.

Luckily Dad managed to get the brake problem sorted before race 2 and I managed to stay on and finished 12th. In the third and final race I had a great start and was having an awesome battle with my friend Sean Callinan. Sean got me on the jump in the attached picture and I ended up finishing in 3rd place with Sean in 2nd. I was stoked to get a top three placing. I ended up in 9th place overall for the day which I was happy with as I was hoping to make it into the top 10.

Thank you to the Tauranga Motorcycle Club for sponsoring me.

Sam Meredith

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Rider reports from the Huka Honda Labour Weekend Extravaganza, 20th October 2012

Wade Meredith:

We went down to Taupo on Saturday for the Huka Honda Labour Weekend Extravaganza. This was the first time I had ridden at this event and I was riding with my big brother Sam in the 50cc 6-8 years MX class. I like riding the Taupo track because it’s nice and wide with some good fast straights and fun jumps. There were 18 kids riding in my class and my goal was to get in the top 10.

I got 9th in the first race which I was happy with for my first race of the day. Then in the second race I got tangled up with another kid and fell just after the start. Luckily I didn’t get hurt so jumped back on my bike and managed to make my way back to 10th from last place. I had an awesome last race, a great start and smooth fast riding the whole way to finish 5th. I ended up in 6th place overall which I was really happy with. The best thing was I got McDonalds as Dad had promised me that for dinner if I finished in the top ten!!

Thank you to the Tauranga Motorcycle Club for sponsoring me.
Wade Meredith
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Sam Meredith:

I was looking forward to riding at the Huka Honda Labour Weekend Extravaganza as I really like racing on the Taupo track. This was going to be my last race in the 50cc 6-8 years MX class because I turn nine before the next big event and move onto a 65, so I wanted to do well. I had a good ride in practice and qualified in 2nd place which I was happy with. I was on fire in the first race and led from start to finish. It was great to get to that chequered flag first!!

The second race went just as well as the first. Everything was going great and I finished in 1st place again. Then disaster struck at the start of race three. I didn’t get out of the start gates fast enough so I tried to get through a gap between two other riders when we got to the first corner. The gap closed in on me and I ended up at the bottom of a big pile up. I hurt my arm and my butt, but Dad ran over and said “come on buddy, you’ve got to finish, it’s your last race”. I got back on my bike and after a couple of slow laps, I raced really hard and got back to 8th place from dead last. I was gutted that I fell off, but as people have said, that’s racing. Because I managed to finish the last race, I ended up with enough points to hold 2nd place overall.
Thank you to the Tauranga Motorcycle Club for sponsoring me.
Sam Meredith
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