25/03/2026
NZSBK Championship 2026 and Taupo International Motorsport Park round 4 wind up.
In my wildest dreams I never expected to be on lap record pace by the end of each round with 2.5/4 tracks Iβd never seen, let alone battling for a few wins, so to say it was a success could quite well be an understatement!!
Taupo I got to do the practice day in the rain which was cool as Iβd never been in the rain on my R15 with full wets on.
Saturday was qualifying & race 1 which was P2 and P3 in the race with some cool battles throughout with my mate Ryder C Racing
Ryder got the slip on me down the last straight taking P2.
Congratulations to Hunter Charlett Racing who had shot off up the road easily taking P1 and also the 150 Supersport Championship.
Race 2 was much the same but we had slightly closed the gap to Hunter.
Race 3 was awesome for the most part- some awesome battles with Hunter for all of the race and Ryder was right there behind, in the very final corner I got a little off line heading in and tried to lean the bike more to make the corner and got on the gas and round she went into the kitty litter!
Not affecting my championship position finishing πππP3πππ
Congratulations to Hunter on Winning the 150&300 Championships and all my other friends/competitors for all there awesome efforts and improvements, Troy Stephens Racing 28, Issy Smith Racing, Samuel Chave Racing, Tyler Lambarth.
There were plenty of great times on and off track so a huge thankyou to fellow riders, friends, family Steve Bagshaw for being my day 1 friend and coach, Keiran Mair Racing for the top notch team vibes and spare bike and everyone involved in making the 2026 NZSBK Championship a success. Greatfull.
Thankyou Steve for organising the IMD 250 for a sweet ride in the legends parade( Lucky boy )
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