Race report and photos by Deon vdl Photography.
We found ourselves at Dirt Bronco for the third instalment of the Inland MX Series. It was not the biggest turn out we have seen, maybe due to the holidays. Still a day that brought us a mixture of fun, excitement and a couple thrills and spills, still a great day nonetheless.
50cc JNR/SNR:
JNR Class – The youngsters went out for their practice session with one thing on their minds, putting up the best time and getting the best spot behind the gates. In the end it was #88 Reestin Bartlett taking his KTM and getting the fastest lap time. #18A Garry Hamer was next and then #30 Brayden Tucker making the top three all KTM riders.Â
Race 1 – As they took off towards turn 1 all bundled up, they came face to face with the big table top and as they went flying into the air the race was on. As the laps started to fall #30 Bartlett started making a gap, he crossed in 1st place taking the win by 19.336sec. #18a Hamer took a big 2nd place by over a minute as #212 Axel Sutherland came through in 3rd.
Race 2 – Saw little Tucker with an astonishing pace that was way too much for the rest to cope with taking his second win for the day by over 43sec. Hamer once again created a gap to give him a solid 2nd. Taking the flag in 3rd place was #914 Jadyson Joao.
SNR Class – #20 Luan Jordaan took his practice run to give a glimpse of his dominance that will be delivered throughout the day. He set the best time by over 8sec. #38 Hayden Kasser was 0.125sec quicker than #6 Millan Roux and that was our top three.
Race 1 – Step 1 of #20 Jordaan’s Dominance was in full effect as he just pulled away from the pack and kept going until he won the first race by over 38sec. #38 Kasser had a good run to take 2nd and #118 Mason Pereira Vrey followed to take 3rd.
Race 2 – Jordaan had his bike fully pinned as he just dusted off his competition taking 1st place by 52.718sec. Keeping it in the same order #38 Kasser made it two 2nd places and #118 Pereira Vrey with another 3rd.
                                             Overall Results.
JNR:
1st #30 Braydon Tucker
2nd #18a Garry Hamer
3rd #914 Jadyson Joao
SNR:
1st #20 Luan Jordaan
2nd #38 Hayden Kasser
3rd #118 Mason Pereira Vrey
MX3 Master & Grand Masters:
Masters Class – This class gave us the closest times between two riders in all of the practice sessions as #58 Warrick Peeters was only 0.001sec faster than #187 Ty Taylor. #37 Craig Maynier filled the top three spots.
Race 1 – The Hooligan Captain Leader Ty Taylor was on another level when it came to the racing part of the day as he made a clean getaway to win by 18.781sec. #37 Maynier had to ride hard to keep #58 Peeters behind him to take 2nd leaving 3rd to Peeters.
Race 2 – Taylor keeping the flow going kept his bike in front of his competition and ran away to claim another victory, #58 Peeters had a better run in this race as he took 2nd place and #37 Maynier walking away with 3rd.
Grand Masters Class – With an outstanding practice run by #47 Shaun Lloyd had him place a time 12sec faster than #27 Glen Ramsden followed shortly by #11 Rick van Tonder.
Race 1 – #47 Lloyd and #4 David de Witt had an incredible battle from the moment the gates dropped until the flag came out. It was Lloyd who took the flag in 1st 0.565sec before de Witt and #159 Adrian Maguire took 3rd almost 24sec later.
Race 2 – #47 Lloyd came out swinging in the last race as he out classed everybody to win his second race for the day. #4 de Witt still pushing took another 2nd place and this time it was #11 Rick van Tonder who managed to get 3rd.
                                               Overall Results.
Masters:
1st #187 Ty TaylorÂ
2nd #58 Warrick Peeters
3rd #37 Craig Maynier
Grand Masters:
1st #47 Shaun Lloyd
2nd #4 David de Witt
3rd #11 Rick van Tonder
MX4 Ladies:
The ladies were out in full force as the top three riders finished their practice session with less than 3sec apart from each other. Fastest was #222 Sienna Zoutendyk then #110 Emily Pienaar and #16 Kelly Beegte.
Race 1 – #16 Beegte had a fantastic start as she took the holeshot and never looked back, out riding the rest of the ladies she took an 11sec win over #110 Pienaar in 2nd and #222 Zoutendyk who crossed in 3rd.Â
Race 2 – Unfortunately no times or positions posted for race 2.
Overall Results.
1st #16 Kelly Beegte
2nd #110 Emily Pienaar
3rd #222 Sienna ZoutendykÂ
125cc High School & SNR:
125cc High School Class – These teenagers gave us one hell of an exciting practice run as none of them gave any quarter. The fastest out of the lot was #38 Ethan Louw 0.131sec faster than #21 Emmanuel Bako who was 0.874sec quicker than #777 Asher Brown.
Race 1 – When the gates dropped #21 Bako had no intention of making things as close as it was in practice and powered his way to a 20.982sec win. #777 Brown took 2nd and #13 Thomas Spear clung to 3rd place.
Race 2 – #21 Bako had the same feelings in this race as he had in race 1, he kept it clean and took another win by 20.984sec leaving the rest of the guys to fight for second and third. #38 Ethan Louw fought harder and got away with 2nd place and #777 Brown in 3rd.
SNR Class – With only two entries in this class we saw only one rider making it to the start throughout the day. The legendary #777a Ryan Hunt still gave the people what they came for, entertainment.
                                              Overall Results.
125cc High School:
1st #21 Emmanuel Bako
2nd #777 Asher Brown
3rd #38 Ethan Louw
SNR:
1st #777a Ryan Hunt
MX 1 & MX Support:
MX 1 Class – The top dog class took things kind of easy in their practice run leaving their cards hidden for the two Heats of racing. Top Three included #4 Dylan da Silva 0.291se ahead of #411 Joshua Mlimi and #135 Dean Wheeler close behind.
Race 1 – #135 Dean Wheeler with a clean break got to turn 1 first with #411 Mlimi hot on his tail, this was a dog fight all the way to the chequered flag with Wheeler beating Mlimi by 0.013sec and 31sec later #746 Adriano Catalano seizing 3rd.Â
Race 2 –Â Â Wheeler and Mlimi was at it again until Mlimi caught a break and started to pull away from Wheeler. #411 Mlimi completed his run in 1st place by 9sec before Wheeler crossed in 2nd and #746 Catalano taking 3rd yet again.
MX Support Class – A great practice run had #34 Greg Gildenhuys claiming the quickest time 11.317sec faster that #312 Waylin Olivier and #38 Terrence Bonsignore 0.875sec off Olivier’s pace.
Race 1 – #312 Olivier was on fire as he smoked his Support opposition by 1:56.437sec to take a massive 1st place. #34 Gildenhuys still came through with an easy 2nd place and 3rd was taken by #49 Matthew Reynolds.
Race 2 – Olivier was not going to have it as easy as he did in this race as Gildenhuys had him looking over his shoulder constantly, #312 Olivier took the flag in victory with #34 Gildenhuys close behind in 2nd and once again #49 Reynolds in 3rd.
                                              Overall Results.
MX 1:
1st #411 Joshua Mlimi
2nd #135 Dean Wheeler
3rd #746 Adriano Catalano
MX Support:
1st #312 Waylin Olivier
2nd #34 Greg Gildenhuys
3rd #49 Matthew Reynolds
65cc:Â
Like I said a day full of entertainment the 65cc Class also delivered. Let us look at the top five riders times from the rider in front of them. Fastest #65 Mikah Hendrickse, #312 Qhamani Thu 0.085sec, #101 Christiaan Bellingan 0.992sec, #19 Tommy Wotherspoon 0.735sec, #40 Hendrico Barwise 0.926sec. That was some great riding to keep top five within less than 3sec apart.
Race 1 – #101 Christiaan Bellingan had a proper run as he steamed his way to a big win of over 18sec. #66 Mikah Hendrickse took 2nd with a photo finish as #312 Qhamani Thu followed in 3rd by 0.001sec.
Race 2 – Hendrickse and Thu had so much fun in the previous race that they thought it would be best for the spectators if they gave them another nail biting race just to keep things interesting. #66 Hendrickse was the one who crossed the line first with #312 Thu right next to him taking second by 0.009sec. #19 Tommy Wotherspoon took 3rd.
Overall Results.
1st #66 Mikah Hendrickse
2nd #101 Christiaan Bellingan
3rd #312 Qhamani Thu
MX 2:
Things were only kept close in the practice session in this class, #136 Mark-Anthony Filip kept in front of #228 Louis Mostert by 4.030sec and he was 3.072sec quicker than #446 Shaigon Bister.Â
Race 1 – #136 Filip did not manage to get the holeshot and went into turn 1 mid-pack, but for each lap that fell Filip gained ground so much so that he ended up winning the race by nearly 44sec. #21 Emmanuel Bako also raced well taking 2nd place 39.842sec over #228 Louis Mostert in 3rd.
Race 2 – I think that #136 Filip was not entirely happy with the results of Race 1 and decided he would like to give the fans an even bigger win, and he did win this time by 53.446sec. #21 Bako still had a strong finish taking 2nd again by just over 28sec and #228 Mostert followed suit in 3rd place.
Overall Results.
1st #136 Mark-Anthony FilipÂ
2nd #21 Emmanuel Bako
3rd #228 Louis Mostert
85cc JNR & Pro:
JNR Class – #312 Xander van der Watt had a nice pace as he was quickest in practice, #78 Keagan Crawford was not far behind and neither was #711 Keagan Burns.
Race 1 – Burning the candle on both ends has #711 Keagan Burns take a somewhat comfortable win by over 6sec, #276 Lourens Erasmus with a 20.485sec 2nd place and #312 Xander v.d Watt in 3rd.
Race 2 – Miles ahead of the rest of the JNR class the race was won by #111 Keegan Miles taking 1st by over 20sec. #312 v.d Watt got through in 2nd and #711 Burns took 3rd.
Pro Class – With some more close times #555 Maxwell Fourie beat everyones times in practice, 1.536sec quicker than #15 Dylan Bezuidenhout and #91 Connor Schlebusch 0.763sed off of Bezuidenhout’s pace.
Race 1 – With Pro in the class name #555 Fourie kept it professional as he didn’t put a foot wrong and made his way to a clean 12.847sec win, #15 Bezuidenhout kept his chin up and walked away with 2nd and #91 Schlebusch in 3rd.
Race 2 – Fourie had his hands full as he had to deal with Bezuidenhout who came out very strong in this race the two fought hard for the top step of the podium that was once again claimed by #555 Fourie, but only just by 0.315sec as #91 Bezuidenhout ever so close in 2nd and #91 Schlebusch grabbing 3rd.
                                              Overall Results.
JNR:
1st #711 Keagan Burns
2nd #111 Keegan Miles
3rd #312 Xander van der Watt
Pro:
1st #555 Maxwell Fourie
2nd #15 Dylan Bezuidenhout
3rd #91 Connor Schlebusch
MX 3 Vets:
This practice session was quite cool to watch as we saw the Wheeler brothers take the two fastest times for the day then seeing a purple 150cc 2-stroke crossing the line 1.513sec behind the brothers. Yes the #718 bike of James Lottering is not standard, but still impressive.
Race 1- #135 Dean Wheeler had a stellar performance as he made his way to the front and stayed there until the chequered flag waved him in for the win. #73 Brandon Wheeler finished 8.897sec in 2nd place and #717 Wayne Meyer was there to pick up the 3rd spot.
Race 2 – Once again it was all about the Wheelers as the siblings out rode the pack. #135 Dean beat his brother to 1st place by 10.230sec and #73 Brandon out ran #717 Wayne Meyer by 11.181sec for 2nd. #718 Lottering crept closer and closer to Meyer and on the last lap of the last race trying to pull away a tear off, Lottering went down hard and got knocked out in the process. The Medics responded within a few seconds to help out James. He was taken to the medic centre and after a good check up James walked away with a few bruises and a slight headache, but he walked away to fight another day.
Overall Results.
1st #135 Dean WheelerÂ
2nd #73 Brandon WheelerÂ
3rd #717 Wayne Meyer
What a day! Just goes to show it might not have been the biggest race day but it sure packed a punch. We will see you at E.R.O.R.A on the 13th of April for Round 4. Cheers.
