Watch out America, Pahiatua's Paul Whibley means business again in 2013.
That could have been the message from the 34-year-old as he conjured up another magical motorcycling performance at the weekend.
The former Manawatu forestry worker, affectionately dubbed "The Axeman" on the off-road motorcycling scene, won two major titles in the United States last season and the build-up for his 2013 campaign has been nothing short of spectacular.
Back at home over the Christmas-New Year period, his latest "training" foray was to tackle the opening round of the Taranaki Cross-country Championships at Glen Nui Station, inland from Eltham.
Although his start to the race was rough, his finish was very smooth indeed: the Yamaha ace eventually won the three-hour gut-buster by nearly a minute from multi-time national motocross and supercross champion Daryl Hurley, of Hawera.