Pahiatua rider awaits US clash

A showdown between the two friends was widely anticipated.New Zealand off-road racers Paul Whibley and Rory Mead will have to wait just a little bit longer before they can go head-to-head in the Grand National Cross-country Championships in the United States.
The weekend's sixth round of 13 in the big American series, the Indy 100 at Gosport, Indiana, was cancelled because of flooding, the second time this season that weather has prevented a GNCC race from happening.
Whibley (Yamaha YZ450F) is a former GNCC champion and running third overall in this year's competition, while Mead is a first-timer in the series in the US, although an experienced international rider with major scalps to his credit.
Mead (Yamaha YZ450F) is a former New Zealand enduro champion and also leading this year's championship. He is riding selected GNCC events while the New Zealand series has a break.
Mead is expected back in New Zealand for the fifth round of six in the domestic series, at Riverhead Forest, near Auckland, on June 5.
In the weeks leading up to the GNCC round 13 race, both the Kiwi Yamaha men have been in impressive form and a showdown between the two friends was widely anticipated.
The deluge began during Saturday's racing and continued throughout the night to create some of the most unfavourable conditions, even by cross-country standards. After consulting with local public safety officials, the decision became clear to cancel the event for the day. It is tentatively being rescheduled.
Meanwhile, the next round is set for Altoona, Pennsylvania on May 29.
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