Cameron Leslie Racing

Farewell Double Six Motorsport:

Photos – ASP Ninja Photography Wrexer Productions

Not my normal type of post to be making, but with the off-season well underway and plans / preparations for the next season happening, I thought it was important to make a post to say a bit about what’s going on with me and racing.

While plans for the upcoming seasons aren’t solidified, I can say that Double Six Motorsport and myself won’t be competing together next year.

The time we’ve spent together in the Supersport 300 class, as well as most recently in the 600 class has been nothing but amazing fun and good laughs all around.

We’ve had highs and lows. I’m pretty sure most Hospitals in New Zealand are familiar with the KTM orange shirts at this point, but the top step of the podium is very much more familiar with Double Six Motorsports iconic orange livery!

My journey with D6M started when Logan (My teammate for the past 4 years) spotted me racing Hyosung 250 bikes back in 2021. Seeing potential, I was invited to chat with Jack and Allan, the team owners.

We struck up a deal to race and compete aboard the KTM New Zealand RC390 machine. Covid delayed my beginnings at the national level of competition, but I honed my craft and developed as a rider throughout the Auckland Motorcycle Club series and the Northern Road Race Series.

Once nationals began, we faced our largest hurdles and toughest competition. However, regardless of what was thrown at us, we always progressed, developed, got faster. Most importantly, we had a LOT of fun doing it.

Season results improved: P5 in our 1st year, P2 at the 2nd attempt. Then, 3rd time lucky! P1 in the 300 class at nationals!

Following the Championship win, we moved onto the Mighty KTM RC8C and the Formula 2 / SuperSport 600 class.

The entire season was wild and unpredictable from on track action, to results, to setbacks….

We won the F2 championship in Suzuki Series, then Won a few of the New Zealand Superbike races! (With a partially broken leg at the time!)

Throughout the racing experience, both at and away from the track, we were always having fun and enjoying ourselves. Which was always the absolute core of D6M and what brought us together as a team.

Double Six Motorsport has done a lot to take me from a total beginner / Novice racer to a National Champion and regular front runner in New Zealand Motorcycle Racing. I owe a lot to Jack and the entire team. Both those who are seen at the track, and the legends operating in the background to make the D6M machine operate smoothly!

I want to say a massive thanks to the team, and to wish them the absolute best for what the future holds, both on and off the racetrack.

I took a trip down memory lane to look at photos from our time together, I thought I’d share some of my favorite ones! (There were literally hundreds that I wanted to share, so I culled them down as best as I could)

Cheers team!

Double Six Motor Sport

Solid day in the office at Victoria Motorcycle Club Round 2.

Pinky survived the day (both mechanically and physically) avoiding crashes in the sketchy conditions of qualifying and the final race, as well as running mechanically mint all day.

P1 overall in the Pro Twin class, and P2 overall in the F3 class for the day. An awesome return effort and exactly where I wanted to be on Pinky, a new PB around Manfield on some very worn tyres to back it up!

Full race report will be out soon, keep an eye on the Facebook for that one.

Something’s missing….. 🤔