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H amilton’s Kayne Lamont and Mount Maunganui’s Josiah Natzke should be in a confident mood after celebrating the premier class wins at the pre-nationals motocross hit-out at Whakatane in late December. Both men have plenty of overseas experience and that’s what it took for them to match and beat the world class athletes lined up against them at the 48th annual Honda-sponsored Whakatane Summercross motocross event near Matata on December 28-29. Transdiesel eni Lubricants Kawasaki Racing Team rider Natzke won the MX2 (250cc) class trophy during the senior phase of racing at Whakatane, thrilled to be able to add that to the New Zealand Supercross Championships SX2 class title that he won in November. Natzke had celebrated his debut ride for the Kawasaki team in New Zealand in October by winning the MX2 class at the annual MX Fest extravaganza in Taupo and this string of wins sets him up nicely for the 2020 New Zealand Motocross Championships that are set to kick off in Balclutha on February 1. This latest result further enhances his glorious homecoming after a season of racing in the United Kingdom. Josiah Natzke “ I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NATIONALS NOW, WITH TALENT COMING FROM OVERSEAS TOO AND I’M EXCITED ABOUT THAT 22 KIWI RIDER