Border Motocross (Mx) looks to have a very promising future after a top year for juniors on the South African motocross circuit.
Racing in the World of Motocross South Africa (Womza) championships, Border’s junior riders have proven their class with some top riding.
Riders have enjoyed some great results over the year at various tracks around the country and have been in top recent form, which bodes well for their future and the future of motocross on the Border.
Riders from across SA as well as a few neighbouring countries compete in five different events around the country, starting in Port Elizabeth, before heading to Cape Town, Durban, East London and then ending in Johannesburg.
The Johannesburg track, Syringa, is one of the roughest and toughest tracks in the country where the youngest age category of riders, the 50cc Junior class, race on the same track as the 450cc senior riders.
This is through a host of rutts, lots of mud and over some serious jumps.
In the 50cc juniors (seven years and under) one of Border’s best young riders and this year’s best in the country, Selborne Primary School pupil Liam Botha was in top form to claim victories in most of the five tough events of the year to be crowned SA national champion in the class for 2014.
Young Keagan Hanekom, also from Selborne Primary, competed superbly in all the events to take second place overall, giving Border a one-two on the national stage in the class.
In the 50cc Pro class (9yrs and under) This class was one of the most supported class where there were never less than 10 top riders around SA at each event.
The class was dominated by a fantastic duel between Border’s Chase Hanekom, also Selborne Primary, and Swaziland’s Daiyaan Manual trading first and second position in various races throughout the season.
Entering the final event in Johannesburg Hanekom had a great lead and he prove his class as he claimed the event in fine form thus securing the SA national title for 2014. This showed Border’s absolute dominance of the 50cc class.
Border’s most talented senior rider Tristan Purdon himself enjoyed a top year, proving that Border riders can even perform at the highest level in the senior divisions.
Purdon, who’s talent is backed up by his sponsors Full Throttle, Yamaha, Monster Energy and TRP, was the youngest rider in this year’s Mx 2 class, but was undaunted by the task at hand, putting serious pressure on some of SA’s biggest Mx stars such as Sacha Naude, Michael Kok and White Avis in the year’s final race in Johannesburg. His top form saw him claim second place for the event and secure second place overall in the race for the National Mx 2 Championship title.
This sets Purdon up very well after a great year full of experience against the best senior Mx riders from around the country.
Other Border competitors who competed well over the season were young riders Breece Romans, who finished sixth on the national standings and Kyle Phillips, who ended eighth, both in the 50cc Pro class, showing the immense depth in talent Border has coming through the ranks from a very young age.
Border juniors show class
Racing in the World of Motocross South Africa (Womza) championships, Border’s junior riders have proven their class with some top riding.
Riders have enjoyed some great results over the year at various tracks around the country and have been in top recent form, which bodes well for their future and the future of motocross on the Border.
Riders from across SA as well as a few neighbouring countries compete in five different events around the country, starting in Port Elizabeth, before heading to Cape Town, Durban, East London and then ending in Johannesburg.
The Johannesburg track, Syringa, is one of the roughest and toughest tracks in the country where the youngest age category of riders, the 50cc Junior class, race on the same track as the 450cc senior riders.
This is through a host of rutts, lots of mud and over some serious jumps.
In the 50cc juniors (seven years and under) one of Border’s best young riders and this year’s best in the country, Selborne Primary School pupil Liam Botha was in top form to claim victories in most of the five tough events of the year to be crowned SA national champion in the class for 2014.
Young Keagan Hanekom, also from Selborne Primary, competed superbly in all the events to take second place overall, giving Border a one-two on the national stage in the class.
In the 50cc Pro class (9yrs and under) This class was one of the most supported class where there were never less than 10 top riders around SA at each event.
The class was dominated by a fantastic duel between Border’s Chase Hanekom, also Selborne Primary, and Swaziland’s Daiyaan Manual trading first and second position in various races throughout the season.
Entering the final event in Johannesburg Hanekom had a great lead and he prove his class as he claimed the event in fine form thus securing the SA national title for 2014. This showed Border’s absolute dominance of the 50cc class.
Border’s most talented senior rider Tristan Purdon himself enjoyed a top year, proving that Border riders can even perform at the highest level in the senior divisions.
Purdon, who’s talent is backed up by his sponsors Full Throttle, Yamaha, Monster Energy and TRP, was the youngest rider in this year’s Mx 2 class, but was undaunted by the task at hand, putting serious pressure on some of SA’s biggest Mx stars such as Sacha Naude, Michael Kok and White Avis in the year’s final race in Johannesburg. His top form saw him claim second place for the event and secure second place overall in the race for the National Mx 2 Championship title.
This sets Purdon up very well after a great year full of experience against the best senior Mx riders from around the country.
Other Border competitors who competed well over the season were young riders Breece Romans, who finished sixth on the national standings and Kyle Phillips, who ended eighth, both in the 50cc Pro class, showing the immense depth in talent Border has coming through the ranks from a very young age.
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