Spinners in motor sport awarded

FOR the first time in Namibian motorsport, spinners were awarded for their performance and commitment to the development of spinning in Namibia.

This is an achievement, said the president of the Namibia Motor Sport Federation (NMSF), Daniel Tjongarero.

Tjongarero, who was officiating at the annual prize giving ceremony over the weekend in Windhoek, praised the development and growth of the sport despite economic hardships.

“As a grassroots code, go-karting is slowly becoming the largest motoring (sport) code,” Tjongarero said, referring to the grassroots development currently under the wings of Bradley Ferreira, who has already started to roll out the programme in various regions.

Another motorsport code is spinning, which for the first time saw three spinners awarded trophies for their contribution on the tracks.

There are talks underway to take Botswana spinners under local wings to host more competitions between the two countries, however, this is still in the initial phase and Namibian spinners can look forward to bigger things to come.

When it comes to Motocross (MX), Tjongarero said the sport is also growing and referred to the increase of participants in the various categories.

“With an average of 45 entries and a healthy contingent of junior riders and a separate women’s class, MX is definitely growing, riding schools are available and well supported, so the standard is picking up,” Tjongarero said.

There is also a bright future for local motor sport, as a MX and a go-kart team will represent Namibia in South Africa and Europe later this year.

There are currently 12 motorclubs across Namibia affiliated under the NMSF, and the growth is evident by the increase of national and daytime licences issued, Tjongarero said.

The increase of national licences from 165 during 2021, to 252 during 2022, shows resilience, commitment and the drive to grow the sport, he said.
But the dream is to turn the almost 300 day licences into national licences, Tjongarero said.

The results are as follows:

Spinning:
1st Kyle van Wyk, 2nd Mertelito Oswald and 3rd Enzo Snyders
Enduro:
Junior Pro: 1st Keanu Weber-Trianus, 2nd Anton Myburg and 3rd Gerhard Myburgh
Pro Open: 1st Quinton van Rooyen, 2nd Stuart Pearce and 3rd Marcel Henle
Senior Pro: 1st Jorn Greiter, 2nd Kai Hennes and 3rd Heiko Stranghöner
Intermediate: 1st Albertus Basson, 2nd Sean Kemp and 3rd Horst Becker

Circuit Racing:
Super cars: 1st Mark Sternagel, 2nd Allan Martin and 3rd Jan Everson
Class A: 1st Richard Slamet Jr, 2nd Allan Martin and 3rd Zachary Martin
Class C: Michel Rust Rust
Class D: 1st Ewald Bisschoff, 2nd Mathew Strydom and 3rd Clive Strydom
Circuit Overall class D, E and F: Ewald Bischoff

Karts:
Bambino: 1st Nande Kaiyamo, 2nd Mandume Kaiyamo and 3rd Rinel Coetzee
Maxterino: 1st Nicky Behnke, 2nd Travis Nell and 3rd Joubert Espach
Micro Max: 1st Paul Oosthuizen, 2nd Maan Coetzee and 3rd place Cecil Koortz (Jnr)
Mini Max: 1st Heinrich Roos, Jan-Hendrik Coetzee and 3rd Mick Goldbeck
Senior Max: 1st Allen Smith, 2nd Chucky van Wyk and 3rd Zane Venter
DD2: 1st Justus Beulker, 2nd Ivan Vorster and 3rd Richie Slamet
DD2 Masters: 1st Mark Villinger, 2nd Zirk Jansena and 3rd Jörg Goldbeck

Motocross (MX):
MX 50: 1st De Wet du Plessis, 2nd Duhan Steenkamp and 3rd Delmar du Plessis
MX 65: 1st Khian Kotze, 2nd De Wet du Plessis and 3rd jan-Willem Bronkhorst
MX 85: 1st Wynand Cronje, 2nd Luca Brand and 3rd Juan de Vos
MX 125 junior: 1st Bjorn Kebbel, 2nd Gero Friederich, 3rd rigo Wolf
MX Open: Don-Ray Botha, 2nd Dale Davies and 3rd Tony Viljoen
MX Veterans: 1st Sigi Pack, 2nd Olaf Pack and 3rd Rudi Brand
MX WMX (Ladies): 1st Geena Sadlowaki, 2nd Zoe-Lee Waldschmidt and 3rd Maike Bochert

Rally:
Overall driver: 1st Allan Martin, 2nd Wilro Dippenaar and 3rd Pieter Greeff
Overall Navigator: 1st Jodine van Zyl, 2nd Maretha Olivier and 3rd JP Robinson
Class S4 driver: 1st Allan Martin, 2nd Wilro Dippenaar and 3rd Richard Slamet
Class S4 Navigator: 1st Maretha Olivier and 2nd Cecil Koortz
Class S1 Navigator: 1st Jodine van Zyl, 2nd JP Robinson and 3rd Johan du Plessis

Rally Challenge:
Overall driver: 1st Andre Dippenaar, 2nd Ewald Bisschoff and 3rd Dirk Redman
Overall navigator: 1st Hein Bisschoff, Gillie Visser and 3rd Flippie Liebenberg
Class CR1 Driver: Ewald Bisschoff, 2nd Willie Schoeman and 3rd Werner Bartsch
Class CR1 navigator: 1st Hein Bisschoff, 2nd SJ Schoeman and 3rd Roche Louw
Class CR2 driver: 1st Jandre Dippenaar, 2nd Dirk Redman and 3rd Rollf Pretorius
Class CR 2 Navigator: 1st Gillie Visser, 2nd Flippie Liebenberg and 3rd Kai Pretorius

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