Press Releases - New Zealand Superbike Championship: NZSBK

January 24, 2018

NZSBK MID-SEASON UPDATE

Hard to believe we’re at the halfway point of the 2018 NZSBK Championship already. After two fantastic weekends’ racing in the South Island, we’re into the mid-season break until Round 3 takes centre-stage in the Mike Pero Motofest at Hampton Downs 3-4 March. Motofest will be a weekend not to be missed but more on...

January 15, 2018

NZSBK CHAMPIONSHIP REACHES THE HALFWAY STAGE

A gap is starting to open up at the top of the New Zealand Superbike Championship standings after another scintillating performance from former national champion Sloan Frost at the weekend. The conclusion of racing at Timaru’s Levels Raceway on Saturday and Sunday marked the halfway stage to the 2018 New Zealand Superbike Championship and an...

January 12, 2018

RISING STAR FROM TIMARU HAS A BIG FUTURE

Timaru’s Harry Parker may have a big future ahead of him, but, for now, all he’s concerned about is putting on a good show for his home-town fans this weekend. The second of four rounds in the 2018 New Zealand Superbike Championships are set for Levels Raceway, just outside Timaru, this Saturday and Sunday, and...

January 10, 2018

SUPER RACING FROM SUPERBIKE SERIES NEWCOMERS

They may be about as far removed from fire-breathing superbikes as they could be, and certainly among the smallest motorcycles to feature on the race track, but the new GIXXER Cup class has been lighting up the tarmac since before Christmas. Reserved exclusively for riders aged between 14 and 21 years, this inaugural GIXXER Cup...

January 8, 2018

SUPERBIKE NATIONALS OPENING ROUND HAD IT ALL

It was a drama-filled weekend for the opening round of the 2018 New Zealand Superbike Championship in Canterbury, with edge-of-the-seat racing in all the various bike categories. Under clear, blue Christchurch skies, Mike Pero Motorsport Park hosted the first of four rounds in this year’s series with the sport’s established stars all getting a shake-up...

January 2, 2018

NZSBK CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND

The 2018 New Zealand Superbike Championship kicks off in Christchurch this weekend and so will begin the battle to find the nation’s best motorcycle road racers across half a dozen separate bike categories. The nationals kick off at Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Christchurch, on January 6-7, with rounds to follow at Timaru’s Levels International Raceway on...