1610 DT Final

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crossing gullies, through well prepared single track and to the finish.
The Yamaha bLU cRU MX Special was without a doubt the most
spoken about special over the weekend, riders were rubbing there
hands together they couldn’t wait to get started. After walking the
3Kms long special test it was decided that this would be confirmed
that this would be the spectator point that everyone would run to to
catch the most action.
The Leadertread Extreme Special 3 created some mixed feelings at
first with rider walking the special in 42kms wind it was hard for
them to see the actual track mid way down the mountain as all the
marking tape had been blown all over the place. None the less the-
Team managed to get the track in order before the Top riders came
through on their sighting lap on Saturday morning.
Kirst Landman
Then it was guns blazing.
After the decision was made at Riders Briefing that riders would
only race Special 1 on lap one due to a questionable section on
the Enduro Special riders set off at 8:30am after the hand over of a
YZ250F to Marius van der Bank #BurntBike by Yamaha SA GM for
Motorcycles Peter Wilkins.
A group of companies and individuals chipped in to assist Yamaha
SA with arranging a demo model bike to help replace the bike that
burnt at a local KZN Racing Cross Country Event. Marius a little
emotional after the hand over also joined the start line in the Junior
Clubmans Class.
From the start we could see riders were ready to do battle, easing
out of the start at Montrose, riders made their way to the bLU
cRU MX Special where they would be timed from the get go. Trav
Teasdale, the Brother Leadertread KTM rider was the first to twist
the throttle, goose bumps was an understatement as the KTM 300
took off like a rocket over the first ski jump around the first right
hand sweep corner and over the first table top, follow seconds behind
was Proudly Bidvest Yamaha rider Brett Swanepoel aboard his
250FX a bike blamed for tormenting the soul of the unexpected, the
aggressive sound of Brett’s machine is enough to scare anyone not
expecting the roar.
It was an amazing experience watching riders have so much fun on
the track built on the Hound & Hare property. Big jumps, awesome
corner track and some massive sweeping berms “Old School MX
Style” track.
The top 5 times on special 1
1: Wade Young - Sherco Factory Racing
2: Scott Bouverie - Brother Leadertread KTM
3: Richie van der Westerhuizen - MBE Midas Husqvarna
4: Henco Botha - Orange Brigade Alfie Cox Racing KTM
5: Kenny Gilbert - Kargo Racing Husqvarna
Travis Teasdale
Kyle Flanagan
Throughout the two days of racing it was electric to watch, riders
pushing the envelop to the max to ensure top positions. The Leadertread
Extreme Section proved to be an amazing spectator point
up on the mountain near the Appin Lodge, spectators lined the rock
sections for the best spectator points possible.
With almost full view of riders racing from the top to the bottom
along some of the most amazing terrain. Single track up through the
forests, down some rocky sections and along some fast tech sections
which kept riders on their toes.