Three Tauranga motocross riders gained the top three places at the New Zealand Championships in Auckland over the weekend.
Ben Townley won the championship in the senior open class and Mount Maunganui riders Cody Cooper and Mason Phillips came second and third respectively.

A serious shoulder injury in 2008 sidelined Ben from competing and he was using the latest New Zealand Championship series as a way to reignite his motocross passion.
Ben was the MX2 world champion in 2004 the United States east coast champion in 2007.
The New Zealand Championships was made up of four series, the last being the Fox Auckland Motocross event in Auckland on Saturday night.
Ben won the series with 222 points, followed by Cody Cooper on 182 points and Mason Phillips also on 182.