Above : The Woodville MX GP podium for the premier MX1 class saw Taupo ’ s Wyatt Chase ( centre ) take the No . 1 spot , with West Auckland ’ s Hamish Harwood ( left ) in the No . 2 position and Mount Maunganui ’ s Cody Cooper third overall . However , it was slightly different for the national championships podium , with Harwood on top and Chase on the second step , with Cooper third in both instances
MX1 Taupo ’ s Wyatt Chase therefore won the Woodville GP crown for the first time and West Auckland ’ s Hamish Harwood , incidentally the GP title winner last season , missed out on repeating the feat . However , Harwood left Woodville with a slender six-point lead in the premier MX1 class for the national title hunt . The national series continued on at Rotorua three weeks later ( on February 21 ) and Harwood was able to extend his lead in the class , the KTM man now enjoying a 16-point lead over the new No . 2 man in the MX1 class , Mount Maunganui ’ s multi-time former champion Cody Cooper . The New Zealand Motocross Championships continue on to round three at Pukekohe on Saturday , March 20 . It all wraps up at Taupo on Sunday , March 28 .
MX2 Meanwhile , Mangakino ’ s Maximus Purvis won the MX2 ( 250cc ) class for the Woodville GP trophy and he also therefore led that class for national honours , while the same applied for Matamata ’ s Brodie Connolly in the MX125 class . Like Harwood , Purvis also pushed on at Rotorua and ballooned his MX2 class lead out to 27 points over his nearest threat , Mount Maunganui ’ s Josiah Natzke . However , Connolly came unstuck at Rotorua , crashing to the sidelines and his national motocross championship
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