1511 DT final
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MX<br />
RACING<br />
Sacha Naude MX 1<br />
Neville Bradshaw MX 1<br />
The start of MX 2 with<br />
Maddy Malan(57) and<br />
Johan Vogelesang (18)<br />
Thompson. Top off-road rider, Louw Schmidt was 2nd<br />
and Rodney Odendaal was 3rd.<br />
The 65cc class saw Camden McLellan qualify 4<br />
seconds quicker than the rest. He was able to win both<br />
heats and secure the 65cc title for a 2nd year in a row.<br />
Jono Mlimi was 2nd, but it was the battle for 3rd that<br />
has interested the people of late. 2 emerging riders<br />
from Swaziland have been battling it out and Blake<br />
Young coming away with a 3rd overall. Ike Klaasen<br />
from Cape Town was 4th, just ahead of another Swazi<br />
rider, Dylan Kirk, who had a great ride in heat 2. The 2<br />
Swazi riders will be hot favourites in 2016.<br />
The MX1 class had become a tight affair at the top<br />
of the leader board, between Kerim Fitzgerald and<br />
Sacha Naude. Kerim bolted out of the start in heat<br />
1 and held off a charge from Sacha Naude and from<br />
Neville Bradshaw through the 20min heat. In heat<br />
2, Kerim got a big gap in the first 2 laps, as his main<br />
rivals all got bad starts. Neville fought back to 2nd<br />
again and David Goosen finished 3rd. With Sacha only<br />
finishing 4th, this left him a little back in the points<br />
going to the <strong>final</strong> round. This class has been really<br />
competitive and we can’t wait till the <strong>final</strong> round to<br />
declare a winner.<br />
The High School class saw a new winner in 2015.<br />
Justin Thompson freshly back from the USA, showed<br />
what he has learnt there, with a flawless display of<br />
mistake free riding. The championship contenders<br />
had to fight it out for 2nd, with Charl van Eeden<br />
winning that battle and now heads into the <strong>final</strong><br />
round tie on points with Yamaha rider, Dirco Van Der<br />
Westhuizen. Josh Mlimi came off worst with bike<br />
issues in heat 2 and will have to hope for a small twist<br />
of fate in the last round to take the title. It will be hard<br />
and aggressive for sure as these kamikaze pilots<br />
battle for pride and a title.<br />
The national was one of the hottest and most testing<br />
of the year. None the less, the track was as fun as<br />
ever and will remain a favourite for the riders.<br />
Tristan Purdon MX 2<br />
70 NOVEMBER 2015<br />
<strong>1511</strong> <strong>DT</strong> MX.indd 70 2015/10/23 4:04 PM
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