Geoff Batt

I’ve been riding bikes in one form or another since 1995. I started riding solo speedway as a 16 yr old in England. Over the next 6 years I rode on a semi professional basis for the Isle of White, Oxford and Rye House. The biggest highlight being qualifying and riding in the British U21 final.

I gave up racing for a while before moving to NZ in 2004. I purchased a MotoX bike and started racing on a casual basis afterwhich I attended my first trackday and discovered my real passion. This developed into more trackdays until I bought my first race bike in 2008.

Home Town:	Pokeno
BIKE:	Bike #76 2003 SV650
RACE CLASS:	Formula 3 Superlight Open Twins
FIRST RACE:	Pacific Series, Taupo 2009
FAVOURITE RACETRACK:	All North Island tracks for different reasons!
OTHER HOBBIES:	Motocross, volunteer Firefighter
HIGHLIGHTS:	Bike Rider Magazine Summer Series F3 Winner
SPONSORS:	Botany Honda Motorcycles, Metzler tyres

Updates

NZ Superbike Champs, Taupo 23/24 March 2013

posted on: 2013-04-12 14:11:36

So following an extremely successful Rd 4 at Hampton we headed off to Taupo for Rd 5. As with Rd 4 I couldn’t make the Friday practice session so headed down very early (4:30!!) Saturday morning. I was 1st session on track at 8:30 and needed to sign on and get through scruitineering before then! Luckily my... Read More

NZ Superbike Champs - Hampton Downs, March 2013

posted on: 2013-04-12 14:06:45

So the long awaited Nationals arrived. I made a decision to do both North island rounds at the start of the season, I did one round last year and one the year before but always a little half heartedly. I really wanted to make these 2 meetings the focus of my season but after having a pretty average year I was questioning if I should bother! Read More

Auckland Club Champs R4

posted on: 2013-04-12 14:05:29

I was looking forward to getting out on Hampton again - I’d made quite a few changes to the bike since my last visit back in December and was keen to have a ride at the track I’m probably most familiar with to see how it felt. I... Read More

Battle of the Streets

posted on: 2013-03-04 17:56:56

February 2013 This was always going to be interesting! I entered in 2010 on my RGV 250, and it was a disaster really, the day was full of crashes and I only got 1 practice and 1 race. I’ve wanted to do it again for a few years but wanted to be comfortable with the bike I... Read More

BRM Summer Series R1 Mansfield

posted on: 2013-02-13 15:23:14

Sunday the 13th saw the start of the Summer Series and my first trip to Manfield for the season. After a pretty average run up to this event I was hopeful I could turn things around and get back on the podium. Saturday was a practise day so I took the opportunity to re... Read More

Auckland Club Champs R3

posted on: 2013-01-03 15:10:31

Saturday the 15th was the 3rd round of the Auckland club championships at Hampton downs. After a disappointing Rd 2 I was hoping for some decent results! Read More

Auckland Club Champs R2

posted on: 2013-01-03 15:06:28

I was a little more nervous than usual as I hadn’t been on a bike of any description for 9 weeks since the last round. I had put my bike onto a dyno to try and improve the fuelling and get a little more mid range power back after it’s winter rebuild so I was keen to see the effects. Read More

Auckland Club Champs R1

posted on: 2012-10-25 16:06:09

After a frantic week with many late nights in the garage and a trip to Taupo on Friday to run the engine in I finally arrived at Hampton Downs Saturday morning ready for the 1st round of the Auckland club championship. Read More