Analysis: Why NZ needs a new pathway to world motorcycle racing

AnalysisAnalysis byEric ThompsonNZ Herald·2 Jul, 2026 08:30 PM5 mins to readEric Thompson is a motorsport writer for NZME‌Cormac Buchanan races in Moto3, the first rung of the grand prix world championship ladder.Cormac Buchanan races in Moto3, the first rung of the grand prix world championship ladder.For a country that has embraced speed, and per head of population is one of the most successful motorsport nations in the world, New Zealand has gone strangely quiet at the sharp end of international motorcycle racing.

There are no Kiwis on the top MotoGP grid, and none in the