Archive - The Final Sector

Three Kiwis set for ASBK's bold new summer era bow at Phillip Island

Durning, McLaren-Wood and Markham-Barrett named in a 29-rider grid for MotoGP’s farewell weekend at the fabled Victorian circuit

Sep 16 • The Final Sector

King's Ransom: The little loans Tyler King needs to take on the world

The rising Kiwi star is chasing ASBK, FIM Intercontinental Games, Cemetery Circuit, BEARS Sound of Thunder and NZSBK glory this summer.

Sep 5 • The Final Sector

Hunter Charlett is done with bad luck

The Kiwi teen brings a season of hard lessons to his quest for an R3 Asia-Pacific champs win at Motegi in Japan.

Sep 4 • The Final Sector

July 2026

From a photo of a kid with a mullet to double podiums at ASBK. The story behind Ryder Chamberlain's big break

Stu Avant went looking for a South Island kid worth backing. He found one.

Jul 2 • The Final Sector

June 2026

McLaren-Wood dedicates head-turning ASBK debut to fallen friends

From the back of the grid to brushing the podium in the wet, the Cambridge 21-year-old's wildcard weekend carried more weight than most watching…

Jun 29 • The Final Sector

35 years on from Aaron Slight, New Zealand finally has another ASBK champion

Measured for Greatness: Tyler King's historic title arrived with an instant reward — a team ride for 2026-27.

Jun 28 • The Final Sector

McLaren-Wood’s wildcard weekend a Kiwi bonus at ASBK finale

Silverdale teen Tyler King right in Supersport 300 title fight as a nail-biting weekend at Queensland Raceway looms

Jun 26 • The Final Sector

Mitch Rees, the Mountain Course, and why the people who matter already know

Jun 10 • The Final Sector

NZSBK 2027: One less round, same 12 races, bigger vision

Three rounds. Twelve races. One ambitious promoter with unfinished business

Jun 9 • The Final Sector

Rees rolls on with fresh TT best and another Supersport PB as experts hail Kiwi’s podium-esque trajectory

Little Mountain Course nuggets shared by pals Todd, Hickman and McGuinness are now clicking in real time for the increasingly impressive Kiwi

Jun 6 • The Final Sector

Rees delivers career best TT result on Supersport debut. The who’s who ahead of him tells the whole story

Personal bests on both Hondas, eight Supersport places gained on pure pace in the damp, and the Superstock and Senior TTs still to come

Jun 3 • The Final Sector

Arm pump, a rogue visor and a 127mph PB. Mitch Rees' 2026 TT is just warming up

A fumbling pit stop cost Rees a higher finish in Sunday’s Superbike TT but that’s already in the rear view mirror as he eyes Tuesday's Supersport and…

Jun 1 • The Final Sector

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