2024 New Zealand Motocross Championship

2024 New Zealand Motocross Championship season

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The 2024 New Zealand Motocross Championship season was the 50th New Zealand Motocross Championship season. ^[1]

The series had four rounds across the country, running from early February to mid April.

Maximus Purvis was the reigning champion in the MX1 class, however, he did not defend his title due to recovering from knee surgery. ^[2] In the MX2 class, Cody Cooper was the reigning champion after picking up his tenth senior national title in the 2023 New Zealand Motocross Championship. ^[3]

At the conclusion of the season, it was Hamish Harwood who won the MX1 title. ^[4] This was Harwood's sixth senior national title overall and came after a season-long battle with former Motocross World Championship racer Jed Beaton. The MX2 class saw a three-way championship battle between reigning champion Cooper, Australian rider Caleb Ward and James Scott. In the end it was Scott who would take away his first senior national title by seven points over Cooper.

Race calendar and results

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MX1

Round	Date	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Race 3 Winner	Round Winner
1	3 February	Rotorua	Hamish Harwood	Hamish Harwood	Jed Beaton	Hamish Harwood
2	25 February	Balclutha	Jed Beaton	Hamish Harwood	Jed Beaton	Jed Beaton
3	23 March	Pukekohe	Hamish Harwood	Hamish Harwood	Hamish Harwood	Hamish Harwood
4	14 April	Taranaki	Jed Beaton	Jed Beaton	Hamish Harwood	Jed Beaton

MX2

Round	Date	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Race 3 Winner	Round Winner
1	3 February	Rotorua	James Scott	Cody Cooper	Caleb Ward	James Scott
2	25 February	Balclutha	Cody Cooper	Cody Cooper	Caleb Ward	Cody Cooper
3	23 March	Pukekohe	James Scott	James Scott	Caleb Ward	James Scott
4	14 April	Taranaki	James Scott	Cody Cooper	James Scott	James Scott

Circuit locations

Rotorua

Balclutha

Pukekohe

Taranaki

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2024 New Zealand Motocross Championship locations

MX1

Participants

Team	Constructor	No	Rider	Rounds
Altherm JCR Yamaha	Yamaha	B	Jed Beaton [6]	All
	Husqvarna	2	Darryl King	4
Bikeforce Suzuki New Zealand	Suzuki	8	Tyler Steiner	All
Powerzone Motorcycles	Kawasaki	9	Madison Latta	All
Murray Thorn Motorcycles	Yamaha	10	Ethan Waters	1
CML Gas Gas	Gas Gas	16	Hayden Smith	1–2
	Gas Gas	18	Josh de Reus	All
KTM Canada	KTM	23	Josiah Natzke	1
Pumps & Filters	Yamaha	24	Liam Hutton	All
The Riders Circle	Yamaha	32	James Rountree	All
	KTM	42	Josh Bensemann	2
	Yamaha	44	Max Singleton	All
Tasman Honda	Honda	48	Nic D'Arcy	1–3
LMC Husqvarna Racing	Husqvarna	57	Joshua Jack	All
Vertex Lubricants	KTM	72	Seth Thompson	All
	Gas Gas	73	Ezra Holmes	1–2
Mahana Earthworks	Yamaha	81	Hayden Wilkinson	All
	Yamaha	82	Callem McCulloch	3
Honda Motul Racing New Zealand	Honda	93	Jack Treloar	All
MTF Finance	Yamaha	115	Liam Kerr	All
TSS Motocycles	Gas Gas	124	Zak Nolan	1–3
CML KTM Racing	KTM	153	Hamish Harwood	All
	KTM	157	Logan Maddren	3
Action Moto	Kawasaki	179	Davi Jordan	All
	KTM	254	Cam Negus	1
	Yamaha	255	Luke van der Lee	1
	Honda	338	Brad Groombridge	4
City Honda	Honda	393	Toby Winiata	All
Kawasaki New Zealand Crownkiwi	Kawasaki	491	Sam Cuthbertson	All
Hawk Moto Lindsay Farm	Kawasaki	712	David Ashton	1, 3–4
	Yamaha	734	Jonathan Martelli	1
	Gas Gas	921	Luke Maitland	All
Mach 1 Yamaha	Yamaha	950	Preeda Boon	4

Riders Championship

Points are awarded to finishers of the main races, in the following format:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
Points	25	22	20	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos	Rider	Bike	ROT			BAL			PUK			TAR			Points
1	Hamish Harwood	KTM	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	285
2	Jed Beaton	Yamaha	5	3	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	271
3	Jack Treloar	Honda	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	4	3	3	3	226
4	Joshua Jack	Husqvarna	6	7	6	5	5	5	6	4	3	5	4	Ret	179
5	Luke Maitland	Gas Gas	12	6	7	11	9	7	4	3	5	4	12	Ret	155
6	Sam Cuthbertson	Kawasaki	8	8	9	7	7	9	14	9	6	16	15	10	134
7	Seth Thompson	KTM	7	20	10	6	21	Ret	5	6	13	10	5	5	123
8	Hayden Wilkinson	Yamaha	13	16	15	12	10	10	7	7	9	12	10	9	122
9	Tyler Steiner	Suzuki	23	11	19	9	6	6	13	10	7	17	7	6	120
10	Hayden Smith	Gas Gas	4	5	5	4	3	3							108
11	James Rountree	Yamaha	15	10	12	17	13	14	9	13	11	15	9	11	103
12	Madison Latta	Kawasaki	20	14	13	8	8	8	20	18	DNS	9	11	8	94
13	Toby Winiata	Honda	11	18	14	10	11	16	8	17	16	11	14	13	93
14	Davi Jordan	Kawasaki	19	17	Ret	18	16	13	11	12	8	8	8	12	89
15	Max Singleton	Yamaha	22	15	16	13	17	11	16	8	12	14	13	14	82
16	Nic D'Arcy	Honda	18	12	20	14	12	12	10	11	10				70
17	Josiah Natzke	KTM	2	2	3										64
18	Josh de Reus	Gas Gas	14	21	18	16	15	17	12	16	17	13	16	15	62
19	Brad Groombridge	Honda										6	6	4	48
20	Liam Hutton	Yamaha	25	22	21	19	18	18	17	14	15	18	17	16	37
21	Ethan Waters	Yamaha	9	9	8										37
22	Ezra Holmes	Gas Gas	16	19	17	15	14	15							30
23	Luke van der Lee	Yamaha	10	13	11										29
24	Preeda Boon	Yamaha										7	Ret	7	28
25	Liam Kerr	Yamaha	24	23	22	20	19	19	19	19	18	19	19	17	20
26	Logan Maddren	KTM							15	15	14				19
27	David Ashton	Kawasaki	27	24	24				18	20	19	21	20	18	10
28	Darryl King	Husqvarna										20	18	19	6
29	Jonathan Martelli	Yamaha	17	Ret	DNS										4
30	Zak Nolan	Gas Gas	26	25	23	22	20	20	Ret	Ret	DNS				2
	Josh Bensemann	KTM				21	Ret	DNS							0
	Cam Negus	KTM	21	DNS	DNS										0
	Callem McCulloch	Yamaha							DNS	DNS	DNS				0
Pos	Rider	Bike	ROT			BAL			PUK			TAR			Points

MX2

Participants

Team	Constructor	No	Rider	Rounds
WBR Bulk Nutrients Yamaha	Yamaha	D	Kobe Drew	1
CML Gas Gas	Gas Gas	1	Cody Cooper	All
CML KTM Racing	KTM	4	Madoc Dixon	1
		192	Reuben Smith	All
Empire Kawasaki	Kawasaki	10	Taylah McCutcheon	1
Honda Motul Racing New Zealand	Honda	14	Cobie Bourke	All
		722	Phoenix van Dusschoten	1, 3
Hamburger Transport	Kawasaki	17	Bradley Hamburger	2
Yamaha Whangarei	Yamaha	20	Logan Denize	All
Team MR Motorcycles	Yamaha	22	Flynn Watts	1
Southland Honda	Honda	26	Mitch Weir	2–4
Crownkiwi Alpinestars Honda	Honda	41	Curtis King	All
		110	Rian King	All
Nelson Motorcycles	KTM	43	Luke Heaphy	All
Scammell Honda Race Team	Honda	55	Jack Symon	All
		58	Ryan Harris	All
		242	Michael Buchanan	2
Altherm JCR Yamaha	Yamaha	108	James Scott	All
	KTM	115	Declan Pyper	3
	KTM	121	Jack Coleman	1, 3
	KTM	122	Ryan Gwynn	2
	KTM	141	Freddie Gordon	1–2
Team MR Moto	KTM	144	Tyler Brown	1
		999	Jared Hannon	All
	KTM	163	Ryan Crawford	2
Holeshot MX	Husqvarna	164	Reece McBride	2
Action Moto Ndub	Kawasaki	178	Ajay Jordon	1
Whyteline MR Motorcycles	KTM	199	Alex Garland	1
Husqvarna Junior Racing	Husqvarna	254	Jack Deveson	1
	KTM	278	Yanni Emerson-Rae	1–2
Honda Hub New Plymouth	Honda	279	Sam Corston	All
	Yamaha	309	Nixon Parkes	1, 3–4
	Honda	363	Rhys Kelly	3
Kawasaki NZ Bike Torque Taumarunui	Kawasaki	394	Karaitiana Horne	2
	Yamaha	472	Liam Hoffman	All
LMC Husqvarna Racing	Husqvarna	485	Caleb Ward	All
	KTM	699	Jacob Simpson	2, 4
	Yamaha	717	Jayden McKenzie	1
Yamaha Whangarei	Yamaha	809	Tyler Cooksley	All
MotoSouth	KTM	828	Brandon Hall	2
	Yamaha	911	Nate Adams	3
Maxh1 Yamaha MotoHQ	Yamaha	939	Kurtis Gooch	All
	KTM	972	Carlin Hedley	All
	Yamaha	982	Aaron Manning	1

Riders Championship

Points are awarded to finishers of the main races, in the following format:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
Points	25	22	20	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos	Rider	Bike	ROT			BAL			PUK			TAR			Points
1	James Scott	Yamaha	1	2	2	2	3	3	1	1	3	1	3	1	271
2	Cody Cooper	Gas Gas	4	1	3	1	1	2	5	2	2	2	1	2	264
3	Caleb Ward	Husqvarna	3	3	1	5	2	1	2	5	1	3	2	3	253
4	Jack Symon	Honda	8	8	6	3	4	4	9	9	6	4	7	6	183
5	Rian King	Honda	6	5	5	4	Ret	5	3	4	4	5	4	Ret	171
6	Jared Hannon	KTM	5	6	7	10	6	10	11	8	7	7	5	4	167
7	Cobie Bourke	Honda	11	13	10	Ret	5	7	4	3	5	6	Ret	5	144
8	Reuben Smith	KTM	10	10	8	6	10	13	10	10	8	13	6	7	141
9	Curtis King	Honda	16	16	18	7	12	9	7	6	9	11	10	8	123
10	Logan Denize	Yamaha	17	15	13	11	8	15	8	7	15	12	9	10	112
11	Luke Heaphy	KTM	13	18	15	8	7	14	16	13	10	9	8	11	110
12	Ryan Harris	Honda	19	12	17	9	9	8	15	15	16	14	14	14	90
13	Carlin Hedley	Honda	14	23	16	12	13	12	13	16	13	10	12	13	87
14	Tyler Cooksley	Yamaha	18	14	11	13	Ret	11	12	12	11	16	15	12	86
15	Mitch Weir	Honda				14	11	6	19	14	12	15	11	15	72
16	Madoc Dixon	KTM	2	4	4										58
17	Nixon Parkes	Yamaha	22	21	14				17	17	14	8	13	9	55
18	Jack Coleman	KTM	21	7	28				6	11	Ret				39
19	Kobe Drew	Yamaha	7	9	9										38
20	Liam Hoffman	Yamaha	25	25	23	15	14	17	18	20	19	18	16	16	36
21	Flynn Watts	Yamaha	9	11	12										31
22	Bradley Hamburger	Kawasaki				16	15	16							16
23	Kurtis Gooch	Yamaha	27	27	25	21	19	25	Ret	DNS	DNS	17	17	17	14
24	Rhys Kelly	Honda							14	Ret	17				11
25	Tyler Brown	KTM	12	20	DNS										10
26	Yanni Emerson-Rae	KTM	24	22	22	20	16	18							9
27	Brandon Hall	KTM				17	17	20							9
28	Jack Deveson	Husqvarna	15	19	21										8
29	Sam Corston	Honda	28	28	24	18	18	21	20	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	7
30	Aaron Manning	Yamaha	20	17	19										7
31	Declan Pyper	KTM							Ret	19	18				5
32	Reece McBride	Husqvarna				19	Ret	19							4
33	Phoenix van Dusschoten	Honda	26	Ret	DNS				Ret	18	Ret				3
34	Jayden McKenzie	Yamaha	23	24	20										1
35	Jacob Simpson	KTM				26	20	22				DNS	DNS	DNS	1
	Ryan Gwynn	KTM				22	21	23							0
	Ryan Crawford	KTM				24	22	Ret							0
	Michael Buchanan	Honda				23	23	24							0
	Freddie Gordon	KTM	30	Ret	27	25	Ret	DNS							0
	Ajay Jordon	Kawasaki	29	26	26										0
	Alex Garland	KTM	Ret	DNS	DNS										0
	Taylah McCutcheon	Kawasaki	Ret	DNS	DNS										0
	Karaitiana Horne	Kawasaki				Ret	DNS	DNS							0
	Nate Adams	Yamaha							Ret	DNS	DNS				0
Pos	Rider	Bike	ROT			BAL			PUK			TAR			Points

References

1. "Rotorua the place to be". Andy McGechan. bikesportnz.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
2. "NZ motocross champion to undergo knee surgery". rotoruanow.co.nz. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
3. Te Puke Times (28 March 2023). "Cody Cooper gives Kawasaki first NZ MX title since 2007". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved February 1, 2024.
4. Andy McGechan (16 April 2024). "Hamish Harwood Overcomes Hardship To Claim The 2024 New Zealand Motocross Championships". fullnoise.com.au. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
5. "2024 Senior Motocross Championship Dates". Motorcycling New Zealand. mnz.co.nz. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
6. Alex Gobert (19 January 2024). "JCR Yamaha drafts in Beaton for New Zealand nationals". motoonline.com.au. Retrieved 1 February 2024.