Many firsts at Omaruru MX tracks

THE first leg of the 2023 motocross (MX) dished up many firsts for the 2023 MX season hosted at the brand new MX tracks outside Omaruru.

Apart from being the first event for 2023 on a brand new track, it was also the first time a woman took part on a full electric motorcycle, which saw Aneke Lee end second in her class.

Speaking to Top Revs from Omaruru, organiser Ingo Waldschmidt said the event was well organised and well attended by both riders and spectators.

“The people from Omaruru really put something together to make this event a success,” Waldschmidt said about the design and build of the new WKMX tracks outside town. This happened despite being initially sceptical about the cost and effort involved in designing and building an MX track.

“I could not believe my own eyes. The Omaruru community is small and everyone helps each other,” Waldschmidt said.
The tracks are amazing and not too difficult to ride at all, he said.

The day also went smoothly, and the medics were basically ‘jobless’ as no incidents or casualties were reported. This is a good indication of preparations by both officials and riders alike.

In the meantime, Uys Prinsloo shared his excitement about Lee taking second position in the 125cc Women’s MX class on a full Talaria electric motorcycle.

Prinsloo said taking into consideration that the Talaria was stock standard and had no racing specs added, Lee still managed a second place finish against the conventional 2-stroke MX engines.

The results are
as follows:

MX 50cc:
First – Oliver Mathew
Second – Carter Bouwer
Third – Dujan Steenkamp
MX 65cc:
First – De Wet Du Plessis
Second – Connor Bouwer
Third – Patrick Geiger

125cc juniors:
First – Luca Brand
Second – Gero Friederich
Third – Björn Kebbel

MX 85cc:
First – Juan de Vos
Second – Leander Metzger
Third – Jan-Willem Bronkhorst

Clubmans:
First – JC le Roux
Second – Gerhard Simon (Snr)
Third – Tony Viljoen
WMX:
First – Ronja Friederich
Second – Aneke Lee
Third – Anna-Zeta Jones

Veterans:
First – Rudi Brand
Second – Sigi Pack
Third – Heiko Stranghöner

Open class:
First – Ruhan Gous
Second – Uwe Sternagel
Third – Don-Ray Botha

The second leg of the MX national championships is slated for 25 March at Gobabis.

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