Ōpārau's James Scott is ready for Europe. It's just that Europe is not quite ready for him.
With a podium finish in one class and an outright win in another, this year's New Zealand Motocross Championships were a great success for the 18-year-old Scott and he has been brimming with confidence before another motocross campaign in central Europe.
In addition to winding up third overall in the MX2 (250cc) class in the 2020 New Zealand Motocross Championships, the four-round series wrapping up at Taupō two weeks ago, Scott also won the battle-within-a-battle for Under-19 class honours.
However, with the recent Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic causing worldwide chaos, many major sports events have had to be put on ice and Scott's European 250cc Championship (EMX250) bid for 2020 has now been delayed a few months.
And that's the best-case scenario, with a global lockdown on sports events likely to extend until Christmas and beyond.