Invercargill-based Superbike rider Cormac Buchanan (14), had a successful second round at the New Zealand Championships this week.

Riding in both the Supersport 150 and 300 classes for the Yamaha Racing Development Team (YRDT) he was looking to back up the trifecta of wins he notched up in both categories at the opening round last weekend.

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In the first race, Buchanan and team-mate Harry Parker (Timaru) – racing on his hometown track – engaged in a tight tussle. Buchanan took the honours after Parker was forced to retire with a mechanical issue.

Parker came out swinging in race two and beat Buchanan to the line by 0.1 seconds.

“I was gutted to see my winning streak end but there’s no denying Harry was on form and determined on his home track. We pushed each other every moment of the race and it was awesome,” Buchanan said.

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The battle continued in race three before Parker crashed out of contention, enabling Buchanan to dominate proceedings once again.

“This class is hotly contested so every point is valuable and I’m stoked to be able to extend my overall tally before we head into the North Island rounds,” Buchanan said.

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In the Supersport 150 ranks, he won both races and set a new lap record in the process.

Parker has dropped into third place in the championship points, while Buchanan continued his outstanding 2021 season, with victories in four out of five of his Supersport 300 and Supersport 150 races.

Cormac;s results from round two:

SuperSport 300

Qualifying – P

Race one –

Race two –

Race three –

SuperSport 150

Qualifying – P

Race one –

Race two –

New lap record

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