When Two G.O.A.T.s Teamed Up | 2023 Oparau 8 Hour Cross Country (HIGHLIGHTS)

The inaugural Oparau 8 Hour harescramble bore witness to a truly one-off occurrence. You see, Brad Groombridge - New Zealand’s greatest cross country rider of all time, was looking for a teammate to contest the epic endurance event with (this would be the longest race in our country’s history) and Kawasaki just so happened to be looking to promote their newly-released KX450X, a dirt bike purpose built for the discipline. So they drafted in none other than Cody Cooper - New Zealand’s greatest motocross rider of all time! Surely this duo would be unstoppable… But 50mm of rain the day before threw more than a spanner into the works - Watch as they masterfully navigate the adverse conditions, keeping level-headed in spite of multiple setbacks and manage the surprisingly staunch competition from James and Cooper Scott, Oparau locals who were extremely fast early on. Pay attention to things like line selection and throttle inputs - This is truly a masterclass in riding a muddy, slippery, rough and rutted racetrack!
RIDERS
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Brad Groombridge - 2023 Kawasaki KX450
/ @brad.groombridge
Cody Cooper - 2023 Kawasaki KX450X
/ @codycoopermx
EDITED BY
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Ash Sowman
‪@ashsowman‬

[@onboardoffroad]

If you somehow missed the documentary about this race, I'd recommend watching that first: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6DQd5mfjp6AiNk

[@sportyboyjackson]

Love your content saw u at rd3 sprint series I was in the minis for my first race

[@CharlieGuiver-pn1bb]

You should do more documentary’s because there the best

[@Packo008]

Hats off Ash, absolutely love this kind of vid. Almost 50 now but still want to get over to do one of these. Could watch BG ride all day and night, never a dull moment. Coop had some serious flow there in parts. Keep puttin them out, subscribed till I die.✊️

[@1961riccardo]

Well done Beautiful Couple, in the first part of the video seen so far, Nice Pilot, Sweet and Aggressive where needed, He knows the route well and all its pitfalls, now I see the first change and I comment on the Second Pilot👋👋🤠.By Riky.

[@1961riccardo]

Well done. Opening up some straights like this and usually good.🤠

[@emanuelbenitez9551]

Exelent video

[@1961riccardo]

Very nice Pilot A bit of Nice Gamble Well done Hello from Riky.,👋👋🤠.

[@nicolasayer1908]

Brilliant stuff. Kudos to you riders, slippery terrain/fence lines and brutal 450 power, what could possibly go wrong? 😂

[@jasonwhite-yy5ne]

this is awesome makes Me want to go have fun

[@richardlennon4148]

Glad they took it easy on the slippery bits😅.

[@1961riccardo]

Scusatemi ma sta finendo la batteria del cellulare a Domani Ragazzi By Riky.🤠

[@merinofarmeragriculturewor4623]

First comment awesome content 🇦🇺👍👍 iv got a CRF 250R 2004 race bike just rebuilt all by my self

[@Sam-zc3oe]

Yolll what up ash pls pin me 💯💯🇳🇿