Cormac Unbeaten in Christchurch at the Weekend

Cormac Buchanan dominated the SuperSport 300 category at the Bridgestone NZ Grand Prix over the weekend.

The three-day meeting was originally meant to host the New Zealand Superbike Championship’s (NZSBK) opening round but that has now been postponed until March.

Cormac is part of the Altherm JCR Yamaha Road Racing and Development Team, and on February 12 and 13 he will be back racing in Invercargill at the Yamaha Motor New Zealand Sprint Races at Teretonga Park.

The event double as a fundraiser to help finance the 15-year-old’s return to Europe to contest the 2022 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and FIM JuniorGP campaign.

Cormac said his European experience last year was incredible.

“I learned so much competing at Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup against the best young racers in the world and in such a professional environment. I’m pumped to get back and see what I can achieve in 2022. We now know what we have to do. All of the processes and tracks will be more familiar now which will allow me to focus on the racing itself and representing New Zealand the best I can,” he said.

Cormac certainly settled back into racing successfully on his national turf swiftly, making gains every race on his Yamaha YZF-R3 and finishing the Ruapuna weekend unbeaten in the 300 category races.

“I was rapt to chalk up a new SuperSport 300 lap record, taking over 0.3 seconds off the one I set at NZSBK Championship this time last year. Kudos to Motorcycling Canterbury and all the officials for giving us the chance to not only race but reconnect trackside while sharing our passion for road racing.”

Along with defending the national SuperSport 300 title he won last year as a rookie, Cormac is focused on making his mark internationally in 2022.

“I want to be fighting consistently in the points and I’m determined to improve as the season progresses given the calibre of competition I will have around me at both Rookies Cup and at the FIM Junior GP in the European Talent Cup, as I will be contesting both championships,” he said.