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ALL eight classes racing in the 2021 Cannabis Energy Drink TRP Distributors South African National Motocross Championship series will go down to the wire at the Pretoria finale in November after another utterly spectacular weekend of racing at Bloemfontein’s penultimate races on Saturday.

The 85cc Pro Mini title chase is, however, one of the closest in this year’s championship and its even closer after Bloemfontein. 

Zimbabwean Emmanuel Bako (14), now on a Husqvarna, blasted himself back into title contention with a double win over Rockstar Husqvarna lad Neil van der Vyver. 

Ryan Adler was third on another Husqvarna with Trey Cox’s Red Bull KTM next from Alon Orland’s GasGas and Damien Venter’s KTM. Van Cox provisionally leads that title chase by a couple of points from der Vyver and Bako. Red Bull KTM star, Eastern Cape hero Tristan Purdon put one hand on the South African National MX1 championship with a double win on the day. His title charge was further boosted by title rivals, Red Bull KTM teammate and Cape rider David Goosen’s Energy Drink Husqvarna sharing out the second and thirds to allow Purdon to extend his top class title advantage over Goosen to 29 points. Anthony Raynard’s Yamaha ended fourth for the day ahead of Johan Vogelesang’s KTM and Yamaha lad Jesse Wright. 

Cameron Durow however kept the 250cc MX2 title wide open with a double win over Tristan Purdon each time as Goosen and Raynard followed in third and fourth in both races too. KTM trio Jayden Proctor, Stav Orland and Leonard du Toit and Dalton Venter’s Yamaha ended in that order after fighting it out for the minor placings. Durow’s win saw him close his title deficit down to 10 points behind Purdon with Goosen also still in with a shout in third.

Over-30s Husqvarna rider Grant Frerichs took MX3 honours to further open up his title advantage over Ian Topliss’s Yamaha. 

Over 40 Honda duo Bruce Viljoen and Philip Harper were next up. 

So that one’s going on to the Pretoria final too. Kayla Raaff’s Kawasaki did the Bloemfontein Ladies Motocross double, but KTM lass Leah Heygate kept her championship odds alive with a double second over the Husqvarna-mounted de Lima sisters, Jadene and Cheyenne. — Sports Reporter/SA Motorsport.com