National Motocross Round 5 Zone7 Cape Town.

Photos by Brodalka Photography.

It was a cold and wet day at Zone7 for Round 5 of the National MX Championship. The track was super muddy with the digger working overtime dispersing water. Thanks to track owner Johann Spies and his crew for prepping a rideable and safe track despite the heavy rainfall leading up to race day. The conditions were gnarly but a great turnout of 128 riders showed up to bang bars for the weekend.

It was a show of slipping, sliding and almost every rider had a moment falling in the mud.

MX High School.

Heat 1.

18 riders took their spots behind the gate, the gate dropped and race day was officially started. The tricky condition didn’t stand in the way of the riders. #444 Tristan Durow claimed 1st place, #418 Cruz Martin took 2nd and #1 Trey Cox followed closely in 3rd.

In Heat 2.

The High School students had to go back to class to learn the muddy track’s best lines. KTM Factory Rider Trey Cox won the last heat of the day, Durow took 2nd and #151 Reinir van der Merwe got 3rd.

Overall Results.

1st #444 Tristan Durow – KTM

2nd #1 Trey Cox – KTM

3rd #418 Cruz Martin – Yamaha

MX50cc.

Heat 1.

The mud was particularly difficult for the youngsters but they pushed through with all riders finishing the heat. #88 Reestin Bartlett took the win, #263 Wian Scheepers got 2nd place and #44 Tiaan Scheppel 3rd.

Heat 2.

The mud took a few riders down but the pack kept changing, the change had Hart take 1st place, Scheppel got 2nd and #30 Brayden Tucker made his way to 3rd.

Overall Results.

1st #88 Reestin Bartlett – KTM

2nd #16 Travis Hart – KTM

3rd #44 Tiaan Scheppel – KTM

MX65cc.

Heat 1.

The kids on the 65cc bikes were up next. It was a dirty affair and very entertaining. Up in front #345 Rayden Wools collected 1st place followed by #85 Ross Mackenzie in 2nd and #404 Rhys Wentzel 3rd.

Heat 2.

The 65cc class had some good racing throughout the entire pack, but there can only be one winner and that title went to Wools as he took the double win, Mackenzie made his way to 2nd and Wentzel claimed 3rd.

Overall Results.

1st #345 Rayden Woolls – Husqvarna

2nd #85 Ross Mackenzie – GASGAS

3rd #404 Rhys Wentzel – KTM

MX2.

Heat 1.

With a spray of mud the MX2 riders flew from the gates and took the fight to one another.

A great run saw the KTM Factory Rider #1 Cameron Durow cross the line for the win. His teammate #450 Luke Grundy took 2nd and #747 Jordan van Wyk came through in 3rd place.

In Heat 2.

The front runners were all the riders from the KTM Factory Team and they rushed the finish line. Crossing in 1st place was Grundy followed by #37 Trey Cox in 2nd and Durow in 3rd.

Overall Results.

1st #450 Luke Grundy – KTM

2nd #1 Cameron Durow – KTM

3rd #37 Trey Cox – KTM

MX3 & Senior Support.

MX3 & Vets (combined report)

Heat 1.

The riders were carving through the mud as the laps fell one by one. At the end it was #21 David Goosen who carved his way to the win. #141 Royce Griffin claimed 2nd place followed by #73 Brandon Wheeler in 3rd.

In Heat 2.

The cold weather didn’t make things easy but, the riders showed their true love for the sport pushing through the pain. Griffin came through in 1st place with Goosen in 2nd and #515 Jan Ryan took 3rd.

Senior Support.

Heat 1.

The Senior Support was out in full force as they navigated the muddy track.

#161 Kyle Joubert had a strong run that saw him claim 1st place, #331 Ashlin Nicholas got 2nd and #56 Jason Venter took 3rd.

In Heat 2.

Joubert was out to show the rest of the riders that he is a force to be reckoned with as he powered his way to the double win. #18 Evert Vermeulen took 2nd and Nicholas followed in 3rd place.

Overall Results.

MX3 & Vets.

1st #141 Royce Griffin – Honda

2nd #21 David Goosen – Husqvarna

3rd #99 Levi Doherty – Yamaha

Senior Support.

1st #161 Kyle Joubert – KTM

2nd #331 Ashlin Nicholas – KTM

3rd #18 Evert Vermeulen – Yamaha

Ladies.

Heat 1.

The Ladies had their shot to go play in the mud with lots of thrills and spills. Young #349 Mackenzie Bam took the win. She was followed by #118 Caitlin Parkes in 2nd and #21 Jessica Osner in 3rd place.

Heat 2.

There was nothing lady-like about the way the riders went all out to see who would be on the top step. Parkes grabbed 1st place, Bam made it to 2nd and #11 Atete Benzinge took 3rd.

Overall Results.

1st #118 Caitlin Parks – KTM

2nd #349 Mackenzie Bam – KTM

3rd #11 Atete Bezinge – KTM

85cc

Heat 1.

As the gate dropped the riders screamed off the line and the race was on. Lap after lap fell as the riders made their way through the mud. #30 Brody Bircher took the flag for the win, #28 Evan Frost crossed in 2nd place and #1 Trenton Kretzmann finished in 3rd.

Heat 2.

The last heat of the day was the toughest of the two as the track claimed four riders that could not make it to the finish line. This did not stop Frost from claiming 1st place, Kretzmann got 2nd and #42 Aiden Retief took 3rd.

Overall Results.

1st #28 Evan Frost – KTM

2nd #30 Brody Bircher – KTM

3rd #1 Trenton Kretzmann – Husqvarna

MX1.

Heat 1.

The elite class had their shot in very difficult conditions.

This is where skill really came into play. The most skillful for the day was the reigning champ #1 Cameron Durow who came through in 1st place, Out Of Africa Yamaha Team Rider #81 Jayden Proctor finished 2nd followed by #783 Ethan Hoffman in 3rd.

Heat 2.

Before the curtain drops the final show has to take place and what a show it was to conclude a day in the mud!

Honda rider #337 Slade Smith stole the show and the win, Proctor took 2nd and Durow finished in 3rd place.

Overall Results.

1st #1 Cameron Durow – KTM

2nd #337 Slade Smith – Honda

3rd #81 Jayden Proctor – Yamaha