Motorsport
Pahiatua's Paul Whibley overcame a hand injury to finish third in the latest round of the Off-Road Motorcycle and ATV Championships in the US.
A crash in the week leading up to the event which saw Whibley hit a tree "pretty hard" left him with an injured hand and a damaged bike and there were doubts about him even making it to the start line, but some good work by his mechanics and a determined mindset produced a positive result.
Overnight rain made for tricky conditions and Whibley found himself in fourth place through the opening stages.
"I was not pushing too hard as it was difficult to hang on, the plan was just to survive and pick up some points," he said.