Scott Moir
Tony Rees
claiming half the field, Moir and Tony Rees included.
After the carnage was cleared, a re-start was
ordered and, for that race, both Moir and Tony Rees
lined up on back-up machines, Rees on his No.2
bike and Moir grateful to be able to borrow the
second bike belonging to Suzuki team-mate Frost.
Mitchell Rees led the way and Moir, even though he
was on the borrowed Frost bike, was soon nipping
at Rees’ rear wheel. These two cleared out from the
rest of the field and young Rees led until halfway
through the dramatic final lap, when Moir was
finally able to pounce and snatch the advantage,
taking the win by a bike length from Mitchell
Rees, with Suzuki pair Daniel Mettam (Glen Eden)
and Frost and then Yamaha’s Hayden Fitzgerald
(New Plymouth) rounding out the top five.
Moir’s riding was flawless all weekend, but
his performance in winning race two was
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