Jake Whitaker

3 months ago

Tyre tech for those of you interested in what’s new and what I’ve been running 🤙🏻

@mitastyres_nz always keeping things interesting with the new and improved tyres they have showing up! I was lucky enough to get my hands on the New XT754 medium yellow compound before the Root 100 a few weeks back. After running it on the Saturday at the sprint it is noticeably better suited to the faster tracks than the softer green compound with heaps less tyre roll. That alone definitely opens the XT754 up to be used at a whole heap of other events 👌🏻

For the recent Hard Enduros I’ve had the Terraforce 140 supper soft low knob tyre which has been unreal on the technical tracks. So much grip on the rock down south and the tree roots up north. Definitely not a mud tyre but makes up for it everywhere else. In my opinion probably one of the best all round hard enduro tyres out there.

I’ve had the Terraforce MX/SM 80/100 on the front for every event this season and it’s definitely my pick in the Mitas front tyre range for most conditions.

Go check them out on Mitas.co.nz

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Jake Whitaker

4 months ago

Few cool shots from the weekend at the Back Country Rodeo. Thanks Kat Gunson 📸
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Jake Whitaker

4 months ago

Went South in the weekend to race the Back Country Rodeo Hard Enduro. What an epic place for a race. I had an awesome time ripping around the high country. This is the first time this race has been run but you wouldn’t have known. The track was set and run to such a high standard. It was definitely well worth the trip down.

I rode a steady first lap to figure the track out then pulled a good lead on second and third place to take the overall win after just over 5 hours of racing. My bike felt awesome out there, the set up is feeling dialled. 👌🏻

Thanks to the Dando’s for putting me up and Nancy for the top notch pitting yesterday.

Cheers to Archer for putting another wicked event on the calendar and everyone else who made it a fun weekend away racing.

I made it home tonight to hear all about Maxtons MX debut at round 1 of the Kapi Mana club champs. Thanks Jane for being moto mum and flying solo for back to back long weekends.
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Jake Whitaker

4 months ago

Let’s go cowboys 🤠 ... See MoreSee Less

Jake Whitaker

5 months ago

Rd1 of berm buster nationals this weekend…let’s goooo 🤘🏻 ... See MoreSee Less

Jake Whitaker

5 months ago

No Way In Hell Extreme Enduro 2024

So cool to have this cool event back on the calendar this year! What an awesome job the whole Forestland crew did on putting together a fun but challenging track that most could have a good crack at. If you weren’t lucky enough to make it along, it’s definitely one to add to the calendar next time!

The morning prologue was a fast flowing track for our starting position and I was happy to finish up near the front of the pack in P3 on my TSS Motorcycles KTM 300 EXC.

I got off to a good start in the main race sitting in 3rd for most of the first lap. There were some fast boys in the mix which I had a feeling would be hard to hang onto in the earlier stages of the race with it being pretty open and fast. I was happy to still be in a good position coming into the second lap when things started getting a bit tougher. My Mitas Tyres New Zealand 754 rear tyre was working really well in the terrain and I was able to close up the gap for the lead in the last few hard sections of the track. Wil Yeoman had been out front for a big chunk of the race and was riding awesome. I managed to make the pass on him near the bottom of the last hill climb and take the overall win by just over 4 minutes. I just slowly chipped away at the hill. It was some of the steepest and most technical riding all day. Really stoked to get the win!

Huge thanks to all my people! 🧡Jane and the kids for all the support over the weekend and in the pits. Ants for getting the bike prepped throughout the week and for making the trip up with us. It was a cool weekend away racing bikes catching up with mates. See ya at the next one! 🤙🏻
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Jake Whitaker

6 months ago

They’re lucky I don’t know how to re build an engine…or talk as much shit as most of them 🤣🤣 Good Family to be apart of!! Hit the Team up if this is you 🤙🏻 ... See MoreSee Less