By 2019, there was a feeling that the teenager who lived down the road from Pukekohe Park was going to be New Zealand’s next big thing. There was, however, an undeniable undercurrent of pessimism.
Gardner, who is competing in the Superbike World Championship (WSBK) this year with the Japanese manufacturer, will race at Motegi on October 4-6. The 26-year-old will carry the factory Yamaha ...