Former Taihape rider Sarah Elwin staked her claim as the fastest woman in the country after defending her 2013 title at the 15th annual New Zealand TT Championships near Kuratau at the weekend.
The 19-year-old ace, who is now based in Otorohanga as service manager for the event's sponsor Bike Torque Yamaha, won the women's class in a dominant display.
She notched up a score card of 1-2-1-1-1 in her five races over the two days, easily finishing ahead of Auckland's Julie Greenslade and Thames rider Natasha Cairns.
"In the first race on Saturday, Cairns almost caught me, but I managed to hold her out to the finish," said Elwin.
"I changed the bike's gearing for the second race to give me higher top speed, but then I bogged the bike in a corner just before the finish line and Julie Greenslade nipped past me to take the win.