Battling against the bigger 450cc bikes of most of his rivals, the Aucklander took his fuel-injected Suzuki RM-Z250 motocross bike to an amazing sixth overall at the weekend’s fourth and final round of the series.
This was easily enough for the 19 year old to again take top step of the podium for under-300cc four-stroke class riders – his third class win out of four starts.
In fact, Greenslade’s finish at Cheviot on Saturday gave him an almost perfect record for the series, his only glitch being an unaccustomed fifth in his class (and eighth overall) while suffering with a head cold at a muddy round three near Martinborough a fortnight ago.
“I’ve been riding injured all season too,” admitted Greenslade. “I hurt my shoulder last September and it’s never had a chance to recover. Then I re-injured it at a national enduro championship round near
Despite this handicap, the university student, who is studying sport and recreation, has been no stranger to the front end of the field this season, often finding himself locked in battle with such cross-country stars as fellow Suzuki riders Michael Vining (RM-Z450) of Huntly, and Napier’s John O’Dea (RM-X450).
“It’s been a great series this year…the competition was certainly tough,” said Greenslade. “It was really dusty at Cheviot and, because the laps were so short, we were coming up on lapped traffic pretty quickly.
As well as running away with the class win, scoring 1-1-5-1 results in the under-300cc four-stroke category, Greenslade also finished a remarkable sixth outright, meaning he will be able to swap the No.913 digits on his Suzuki to No.6 next season.
“Racing at the weekend was pretty straightforward for me, but I have to admit I was a little disappointed with my end result. I was running third outright in the series at the start of the day and now I have slipped to sixth. I guess I am pretty hard on myself, though, because sixth on a 250 is pretty okay.
“The bike is a great package. The RM-Z250 is a medium sized motocross bike and doesn’t have the top end speed of a big 450. Plus I didn’t have a bigger fuel tank installed, so that meant every time I caught up to other riders, I’d lose time by having to come into the pits.
“Yeah, I guess sixth overall and first in class is pretty okay then, isn’t it?” he smiled.
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