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Max Winders fifth twice on Kove 450 debut in Southern Series

Max Winders (#20) has opened his Kove 450 campaign with fifth overall at both Balclutha and Poolburn in the 48th Southern Series Motocross, ahead of the Lee Stream final on 7 November.

By ROOST New Zealand desk · 28 October 2026

Max Winders #20 on the Kove 450, Southern Series Motocross 2026

Quick answer: Max Winders (#20) has opened his Kove 450 campaign with fifth overall at both Balclutha and Poolburn in the 48th Southern Series Motocross, ahead of the Lee Stream final on 7 November.

Max Winders has made a steady start on the new Kove 450, finishing fifth overall at the first two rounds of the 48th Southern Series Motocross in the lower South Island.

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Winders (#20) took fifth at the Clutha Round at Riverside Reserve, Balclutha, on 11 October, then backed it up with another fifth at Poolburn on 18 October.

At Poolburn, Jack Symon won MX1 on 134 points from Ryan Harris (128), Caleb Warren (106) and Hayden Smith (100), with Winders fifth on 96.

At the Clutha Round, Winders (#20) qualified fifth (best lap 2:07.493), then scored 10-5-5 across the three MX1 motos for 43 points — fifth overall, level on points with Caleb Warren. Jack Symon won the round on a perfect 75 from Jakob Vink (62) and Dylan Marshall (56).

MX1 — Clutha Round overall (Balclutha, 11 October)

Pos	Rider	#	Pts	Race pts (R1 / R2 / R3)
1	Jack Symon	3	75	25 / 25 / 25
2	Jakob Vink	118	62	22 / 20 / 20
3	Dylan Marshall	95	56	20 / 18 / 18
4	Ryan Harris	58	44	0 / 22 / 22
5	Max Winders	20	43	11 / 16 / 16
6	Caleb Warren	26	43	15 / 14 / 14
7	Angus Manson	521	42	16 / 15 / 11
8	Jonty Richards	57	41	14 / 12 / 15
9	Nikolas Guthrie	88	40	18 / 10 / 12
10	Max Warden	714	36	13 / 13 / 10

MX1 — Poolburn overall (18 October)

Pos	Rider	Pts
1	Jack Symon	134
2	Ryan Harris	128
3	Caleb Warren	106
4	Hayden Smith	100
5	Max Winders	96

MX2 class

Jack Treloar (CML KTM Racing) has been the class of the MX2 field, winning the Clutha Round ahead of Alex Garland and Ryan Harris, then going perfect at Poolburn with three race wins for 150 points. Harris raced both senior classes and made the podium in each at Poolburn.

MX2 — Clutha Round podium (11 October)

Pos	Rider
1	Jack Treloar
2	Alex Garland
3	Ryan Harris

MX2 — Poolburn overall (18 October)

Pos	Rider	Pts
1	Jack Treloar	150
2	Alex Garland	128
3	Ryan Harris	124
4	Cooper Kennedy	—
5	Max Pagan	—

Juniors and 85s

The junior classes produced some of the best racing of the series so far. Rex Flanagan scored a perfect 150 in the 8–11 years 85cc class at Poolburn, while the 12–16 years 85cc class has been tight: Nico McMaster won at Clutha, then Zach Roberts edged Korvin McHardy by two points at Poolburn. Levi McMaster won the 12–16 years 125cc at both rounds, and Lockie Milne did the same in the 14–16 years 250cc, with a perfect 150 at Poolburn.

Junior winners by round

Class	Clutha (11 Oct)	Poolburn (18 Oct)
8–11 yrs 85cc	—	Rex Flanagan (150), from Charlie Rabbette, Cooper Given
12–16 yrs 85cc	Nico McMaster, from Tate Hamilton, Korvin McHardy	Zach Roberts (126), from Korvin McHardy (124), Nico McMaster (120)
12–16 yrs 125cc	Levi McMaster, from Arlan Mayberry, Jackson White	Levi McMaster (144), from Nicholas Oakshott, Flynn Croucher
14–16 yrs 250cc	Lockie Milne, from Caiden Guthrie, Flynn Roskam	Lockie Milne (150), from Flynn Roskam, Jack Robinson

Max Winders on the start gate on the Kove 450

“The bike has been so fun to ride, with no issues across either round,” Winders said. “It’s smooth, handles unreal, and I’m especially loving the feel of the hydraulic clutch. I’m feeling more and more comfortable on it every ride.”

The series wraps up at Lee Stream on 7 November, hosted by the Mosgiel club. “Hopefully we can finish the series on a high,” Winders said.

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