Montecasino was the chosen battle grounds for the first S.A Enduro X event, the first of its kind in South Africa. What a great show it was and with 98 riders competing, it got quite insane. The track was prepped and ready to go – basically a bunch of seemingly insane man made obstacles in a circuit. Then, just for fun the rain made it even more entertaining…
Words and pics by Deon VDL.
Montecasino is a cool venue for events like this – you’ll know we always cover the King Of the whip – and that’s where this lot got the idea.
We watched riders of all ages and skill sets take on the gruelling conditions.
The track and all its obstacles proved to be a bit much for some as some of the riders got caught out by rocks, logs, tyres and cinder blocks. It was cool to see the Junior riders assisted all around the track by Senior riders willing to lend a helping hand.
First up was an hour-long qualifying session that was split by 10 groups of 10 riders to see who could put up the best times.
The races were then split according to times.
There were two races for the three classes, Support Class was for the Juniors and the Ladies, Pro-Am and Pro Class.
The Support Class qualifying consisted of either 4 laps or 6 minutes, the Support Class track was shorter with an option of either going over or under a big cinder block.
The Pro-Am and Pro Classes consisted of 5 laps or 6 minutes.
The top riders per class in qualifying were as follows…
Pro Class – Riley Filen 00:00:40 sec.
Pro-Am Class – Gabriel du Toit 00:00:49 sec.
Support Class – Bevan Prost 00:00:56 sec.
Juniors Overall.
1st Alonzo Foster
2nd John Luke van der Westhuizen
3rd Wilco du Plooy
Ladies Overall.
1st Charisse Piazza Musso
2nd Ilze Schoeman
3rd Madison Goudie
Support Class.
Race 1.
1st Ryan Curtis – 5 Laps – 00:04:50 sec.
2nd Justin Rom – 5 Laps – 00:05:17 sec.
3rd Calvin Garvie – 4 laps – 00:05:19 sec.
Race 2.
1st Justin Rom – 5 Laps – 00:04:39 sec.
2nd Matthew Battersby – 5 Laps – 00:04:51 sec
3rd Ryan Curtis – 5 Laps – 00:05:18 sec
Overall.
1st Justin Rom
2nd Ryan Curtis
3rd Matthew Battersby
Pro-Am Class.
Race 1.
1st Adam Bac – 5 Laps – 00:04:05 sec.
2nd Armand Fourie – 5 Laps – 00:04:51 sec.
3rd Elru van der Westhuizen – 5 Laps – 00:05:06 sec.
Race 2.
1st Gabriel du Toit – 5 Laps – 00:04:21 sec.
2nd Armand Fourie – 5 Laps – 00:05:10 sec.
3rd Adam Bac 5 Laps – 00:05:21 sec.
Overall.
1st Armand Fourie
2nd Adam Bac
3rd Gabriel du Toit
Pro Class.
Race 1.
1st Wade Young – 5 Laps – 00:04:22 sec.
2nd Dylan Jones – 5 Laps – 00:04:30 sec.
3rd Matt Stevens – 5 Laps – 00:04:59 sec.
Race 2.
1st Wade Young – 5 Laps – 00:04:15 sec.
2nd Davin Cocker – 5 Laps – 00:05:08 sec
3rd Brandon Clarke – 5 Laps – 00:05:10 sec
Overall.
1st Wayde Young
2nd James Moore
3rd Heinrich Aust
There will be 5 more rounds of the Super Enduro X Series in 2025.
Round 2 at Golden Horse Pietermaritzburg 22 March.
Round 3 The Ridge Emalahleni 31 May.
Round 4 SunCoast Durban 2 August.
Round 5 Emerald Casino 27 September.
The final round is back at Montecasino on the 18th of October.
It’s heaps of fun – We’ll see you there!
And just a shout out to all the sponsors for making this event happen, Tsogo Sun, Yamaha, Raceworx, KTM, Husqvarna, GASGAS, Grass Factory, Oxygen Tyres and Motul.
Nice one!
To the victors go the spoils!
