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L A D Y R A C E R<br />
ANOTHER<br />
NUMBER 1<br />
Toni Jardine Ends the 2015<br />
Season on a high note<br />
At the start of the 2015 season Toni made the decision<br />
to include MX to her already busy 2015 calendar to<br />
assist her with her cornering and speed. Little did she<br />
know that she would take to it like a duck to water and<br />
become one of her main focuses. Her goal for the season was<br />
to be able to ride along side SA’s previous Ladies MX Champion<br />
Nanda Swiegers and learn from her. Toni has all the respect in the<br />
world for Nanda as she has raced successfully against the guys<br />
in the MX2 class for the last 6 years as there was no Ladies class<br />
due to poor numbers. she won 3 Ladies MX Championships and<br />
been awarded her South African Protea Colours.<br />
At the first race of the season MXSA called a meeting with<br />
the ladies and offered the ladies a class provided they kept the<br />
numbers up - and so, a ladies class was back for the first time in<br />
6 years. Toni who took on the challenge. Enlisting the support and<br />
training from John Wakefield (Pelotrain) and Darrel Fitzgerald, Toni<br />
set herself personal goals on how she was going to tackle the job<br />
at hand. Halfway through the year Toni made the decision to drop<br />
Enduro and focus on Off Road and MX. The conflict between the<br />
two styles was holding her back and she now also had more time<br />
to focus on her MX training.<br />
With great support from her various Sponsors, Toni managed<br />
to wrap up the Ladies Championship at the penultimate race held<br />
at Teza. With one race to go, Toni focused on her original goal and<br />
beat Nanda…<br />
Toni’s ultimate success story of the year was being recognized<br />
for all her years of hard work and dedication to the sport by being<br />
awarded her South African Protea Colours at the MSA awards.<br />
Toni would like to take this opportunity to thank all her sponsors<br />
that have helped make 2015 the success it has been, without the<br />
support she receives none of this would have been possible:<br />
Mr.Move Worldwide Botswana, WM Digital Solutions, Yamaha,<br />
EVS, EKS Brand, Cycra, DRD, Maxima Racing Oils, Dunlop,<br />
Hydrapak, JT Racing, Solid Decals, Pelotrain, 32Gi, Just 1<br />
Helmets, PSP, Nithrone and Hayward Suspension.<br />
Thanks to Motorsport South Africa (MSA), Women in<br />
Motorsport (WIM) and Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme<br />
(FIM) for their continued support.<br />
72 DIRT & TRAIL MAGAZINE JANUARY 2016<br />
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