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themselves. Being a high school event, many of the supporters who raced were our bill-payers, so it was great to see them well catered for too. Even though there were a few falls and crashes, everyone had an awesome day and I, for one, look forward to the club’s next event. The organisers were professional and welcoming, even being nice enough to give every rider a spot prize after their practice rounds. I think it was also important that they had the sportsmanship awards, which were given to those who were truly deserving. Organisers Dereck Taylor (Shorty), Melissa Stanaway, Sonya Condon and Muzza Swann all agreed, “As organisers we couldn’t have done any of this without the generous support of our sponsors, both locally and nationally. As we have attended and supported school MX events over a number of years, it was great to host an event here and we are looking forward to many more.” Congratulations to the school teams 1st Napier Boys High School, 2nd Paeroa College, 3rd Havelock North High, 4th Hauraki Plains College, 4th Gisborne Girls High, 5th Rathkeale College, 6th Gisborne Boys High.