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September 10 2013
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Nationals beckon young rider by Alan Wheatley
A 10-year-old Dargaville student is heading off to the New Zealand national motocross championships in Auckland in November, to compete against riders from across the country as well as Australia and the United States.
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Considering he’s only been riding motocross bikes for six years and racing for three, Ivan Lumby has racked up a truly impressive record of achievement. The St Joseph’s student is a member of four clubs from Whangarei down to North Harbour, but also races at Taupo and Pukekohe and already has sponsorship from local bike dealer, Kaipara Motorcycles. Dad, Patrick says the sponsorship is important as the sport is not cheap. “Fuel, maintenance, spare parts and travel all mount up so the sponsorship is important, as racing every weekend gets very expensive, and Kaipara Motorcycles are a huge help.” Patrick says the high energy sport requires constant time, energy and money. “With engine speeds usually around 14 to 15 thousand rpm during racing, we have to re-build the engine every 25 hours and that, plus parts all costs.” Ivan’s trophy cupboard is bulging. He won his age group for the season at the Maungaturoto Motocross Club, was rookie of the year, and regularly finishes at the top of the field at Whangarei and Dargaville clubs. Those results are especially impressive as Ivan races a KTM 65 — that’s 65cc — while races he enters at Whangarei and Dargaville are against juniors on bigger, faster 85cc machines. “There’s not much competition in my class, so I race with the juniors and
p 10-year-old Ivan Lumby of Dargaville, his motocross bike and some of the trophies he has gathered
their bigger bikes, which I can’t quite ride myself as they are a bit tall.” At the North Harbour club, Ivan races minis for riders up to 12 years of age. “These are all 65cc bikes too, but with guys up to 12 who are more experienced and in fields of up to 25, I am happy to come in the top ten of those events.” The little two-stroke bike is feisty, but it’s not a monster. With 65cc, it will top
out at 90kph, but they still need a lot of skill and heaps of practice to fully master and they come with all the dangers and thrills of the big boys’ machines. Patrick says despite the size, their performance is impressive. “With me on board, it will do a wheel stand in second gear and they have enormous power in their mid-range and top end, so they fly.” continued on page 5 …