Pietermaritzburg was the chosen battle ground for Round 4 of the National MX Championship.
50cc.
Heat 1.
It was up to the kids on the 50cc bikes to get the wheels rolling. With some good racing #44 Tiaan Scheppel made his way across the line in 1st place followed by #16 Travis Hart in 2nd and #88 Reestin Bartlett finished 3rd.
Heat 2.
With a much better run this time around #30 Brayden Tucker out rode his competitors and claimed 1st overall, Bartlett took 2nd place and Hart got 3rd.
Overall Results.
1st #30 Brayden Tucker – KTM
2nd #44 Tiaan Scheppel – KTM
3rd #88 Reestin Bartlett – KTM
High School.
Heat 1.
The High School class lined up and when the gate dropped , the race was on. The KTM Factory Team Rider #1 Trey Cox took the lead and rode his way to the win, #444 Tristan Durow came through in 2nd with #141 Christian Berington-Smith in 3rd place.
Heat 2.
Another great run from the reigning champ Cox saw him cross the finish line for the double win, Durow followed in 2nd with Berrington-Smith claiming 3rd.
Overall Results.
1st #1 Trey Cox – KTM
2nd #444 Tristan Durow – KTM
3rd #141 Christian Berrington-Smith – KTM
MX1.
Heat 1.
When the students gave way to the top tier riders of the MX1 Class, the 2024 Champ #1 Cameron Durow was in top form. He finished in 1st place. Out of Africa Yamaha Team Rider #81 Jayden Proctor took 2nd with #42 Marco de Vrye in 3rd.
Heat 2.
Once again it was all about the KTM Factory Team Rider Durow who just powered his way through the track to take another win. Proctor claimed 2nd with Honda rider #337 Slade Smith finishing 3rd.
Overall Results.
1st #1 Cameron Durow – KTM
2nd #81 Jayen Proctor – Yamaha
3rd #783 Ethan Hoffman – Yamaha
65cc.
Heat 1.
The 65cc class had 17 riders ready to race – and race they did! Some great action from #85 Ross Mackenzie had him rolling his way to 1st place. #345 Rayden Woolls took 2nd with #404 Rhys Carl Wentzel following in 3rd.
Heat 2.
Taking all the right lines and not putting a foot wrong had Mackenzie secure 1st overall. Woolls made his way to 2nd with another 3rd place for Wentzel.
Overall Results.
1st #85 Ross Mackenzie – GASGAS
2nd #345 Rayden Woolls – Husqvarna
3rd #404 Rhys Carl Wenzel – KTM
85cc.
Heat 1.
The youngsters of the 85cc class screamed to life as they disappeared into turn one in a puff of smoke. When the smoke dissapated, it was reigning champ #1 Trenton Kretzmann who came through for the win. #280 Kabelo Ledwaba finished in 2nd place with #30 Brody Bircher taking 3rd.
Heat 2.
Proving just just why his number board has the #1 on it, Kretzmann rode like a champ and crossed the line in 1st place. Ledwaba finished in 2nd with the 2024 65cc Champion riding well to secure 3rd overall.
Overall Results.
1st #1 Trenton Kretzmann – Husqvarna
2nd #280 Kabelo Ledwaba – KTM
3rd #30 Brody Bircher – KTM
MX3 & Support.
MX3.
Heat 1.
The MX3 class joined the Support class riders to get their shot at raceday. It was some great dicing, with #141 Royce Griffin taking the win. Veteran racer #21 David Goosen followed in 2nd place with #73 Brandon Wheeler finishing in 3rd.
Heat 2.
Coming out stronger at the start of the race, Goosen improved lap after lap and rode his way to 1st place. Griffin took 2nd and Wheeler took 3rd.
Support.
Heat 1.
A great run from KZN rider #83 Malusi Ntuli saw him outride the rest of the pack as he took the flag for the win. #161 Kyle Joubert finished in 2nd followed by #56 Jason Venter in 3rd place.
Heat 2.
Taking up arms, Joubert went into the last heat, guns blazing and shot his way through the track all the way to 1st. Venter claimed 2nd with Ntuli in 3rd.
Overall Results.
MX3.
1st #21 David Goosen – Husqvarna
2nd #Royce Griffin – Honda
3rd #73 Brandon Wheeler – Yamaha
Support.
1st #161 Kyle Joubert – KTM
2nd #83 Malusi Ntuli – KTM
3rd #56 Jason Venter – KTM
Ladies.
Heat 1.
The ladies put on quite a show for the fans as they flew through the laps. Up front, it was the reigning champ #176 Leah Heygate who made clean work of heat 1 as she took the win. #202 Mienke Cawood made her way to 2nd place with #349 young Mackenzie Bam in 3rd.
Heat 2.
With Heygate missing all the previous rounds, she has a lot of catching up to do and that is exactly what she did as she rode her way to claim the double win. Cawood finished in 2nd with #21 Jessica Osner filling the 3rd step.
Overall Results.
1st #176 Leah Heygate – KTM
2nd #202 Mienke Cawood – KTM
3rd #21 Jessica Osner – Yamaha
MX2.
Heat 1.
The MX2 riders were up next and it was an all out brawl as the riders took on the Thunder Valley track.
KTM Factory Rider #1 Cameron Durow kept his championship hopes cooking as he finished in 1st place. He was followed home by fellow team mate #450 Luke Grundy in 2nd and Out of Africa Yamaha Team Rider #81 Jayden Proctor in 3rd.
Heat 2.
It was not the best first lap for Durow as he crashed out of the lead, he quickly remounted and kept on racing. Grundy led the charge all the to the finish line and claimed 1st overall, #37 Trey Cox took 2nd place with proctor in 3rd.
Overall Results.
1st #450 Luke Grundy – KTM
2nd #1 Cameron Durow – KTM
3rd #37 Trey Cox – KTM
It was a great day in the dirt, especially for KTM as they keep extending their lead.
Until we meet at Round 5 at Zone 7 on the 28th of June, keep the rubber side down.
