Motocross action

READY OR NOT: Riders line up against the stormy-looking sky to start, ready to go whether rain or shine.

DIRT STORM: Clayton Smith, from Morrinsville College, tears up the peat on a fast turn.

DON'T LOOK NOW: Riders look determinedly down the line to get a grasp on the competition before taking off.

THE FLASH: The scenery streaks past as Kent Morley represents the host school at high speeds.

Hauraki Plains College hosted round two of the Patetonga on the Peat MotoX event this week, drawing in motocross enthusiasts from schools across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

Hauraki Plains College hosted round two of the Patetonga on the Peat MotoX event this week, drawing in motocross enthusiasts from schools across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

Hauraki Plains College hosted round two of the Patetonga on the Peat MotoX event this week, drawing in motocross enthusiasts from schools across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

Hauraki Plains College hosted round two of the Patetonga on the Peat MotoX event this week, drawing in motocross enthusiasts from schools across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

Hauraki Plains College hosted round two of the Patetonga on the Peat MotoX event this week, drawing in motocross enthusiasts from schools across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

Hauraki Plains College hosted round two of the Patetonga on the Peat MotoX event this week, drawing in motocross enthusiasts from schools across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

Hauraki Plains College hosted round two of the Patetonga on the Peat MotoX event this week, drawing in motocross enthusiasts from schools across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

Hauraki Plains College hosted round two of the Patetonga on the Peat MotoX event this week, drawing in motocross enthusiasts from schools across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

Hauraki Plains College hosted round two of the Patetonga on the Peat MotoX event this week, drawing in motocross enthusiasts from schools across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

MUCKING IN: Thames High School’s Mel Bax is certainly not afraid of a

MUD PIE SMILE: Hamilton’s St Paul’s student Ezra Berridge covered with mud but the happier for it.