The final round of the 2021 South African National Motocross Championship took place over the weekend at Legends MX near Pretoria. Championship titles came down to the final race of the season producing exciting bar-to-bar racing action.
MX1 (2021 Champion – Tristan Purdon)
Tristan Purdon
Tristan Purdon took back-to-back wins to secure the 2021 title. Closest title rival and teammate, Cameron Durow went 2-2 for 2nd while David Goosen went 4-3 for 3rd overall. Jesse Wright and Jayden Proctor rounded out in 4th and 5th.
1st Tristan Purdon
2nd Cameron Durow
3rd David Goosen
4th Jesse Wright
5th Jayden Proctor
6th Arnu Saaiman
7th Johan Vogelesang
8th Ricky Raaff
9th Levi Doherty
10th Anthony Raynard
MX2 (2021 Champion – Tristan Purdon)
Cameron Durow
While Cameron Durow went on to take the double win and overall for the day, Tristan Purdon’s 2-2 for 2nd secured the MX2 championship as well. David Goosen followed with a 3-3 for 3rd overall.
1st Cameron Durow
2nd Tristan Purdon
3rd David Goosen
4th Leonard du Toit
5th Jayden Proctor
6th Davin Cocker
7th Christiaan Cilliers
8th Stav Orland
9th Kosmas Mamaloukos
10th Dalton Venter
11th Anthony Raynard
12th Ethan Hoffman
MX3 (2021 Champion – Grant Frerichs)
Grant Frerichs
Grant Frerichs wrapped up the MX3 title with a double win over Ian Topliss. Bruce Viljoen finished in 3rd and Philip Harper in 4th.
1st Grant Frerichs
2nd Ian Topliss
3rd Bruce Viljoen
4th Philip Harper
125 High School (2021 Champion – Jonathan Mlimi)
Jonathan Mlimi
Jonathan Mlimi claimed another 125cc championship by winning both heats and taking the day’s overall. Miguel de Waal went second in both motos for 2nd with Luke Grundy rounding off the podium in 3rd.
1st Jonathan Mlimi
2nd Miguel de Waal
3rd Luke Grundy
4th Ethan Hoffman
5th Callan Broskie
Ladies (2021 Champion – Kayla Raaff)
Kayla Raaff
Kayla Raaff raced to another South African Ladies title with a double win over Leah Haygate. Jadene de Lima and Cheyenne de Lima followed in 3rd and 4th..
1st Kayla Raaff
2nd Leah Haygate
3rd Jadene de Lima
4th Cheyenne de Lima
85cc Pro Mini (2021 Champion – Emmanuel Bako)
Emmanuel Bako
In an exciting title fight Emmanuel Bako secured the 2021 championship with a double win over Neil van der Vyver in 2nd and Ryan Adler in 3rd.
1st Emmanuel Bako
2nd Neil van der Vyver
3rd Ryan Adler
4th Trey Cox
5th Jordan van Wyk
85cc Junior (2021 Champion – Matthew Correia)
Tyler Petersen
Matthew Correia played it safe, finishing 202 for 2nd and the overall 2021 title. Tyler Petersen took the day’s overall victory with Tyla Sheppard finishing in 3rd.
1st Matthew Correia
2nd Tyler Petersen
3rd Tyla Sheppard
4th Andrew Venter
5th Caden Weise
65cc (2021 Champion – Blade Tilley)
Aiden Henley
Aiden Henley took the double win and overall for the day, followed by Blake Frost in 2nd and Sven Larsen in 3rd. Blade Tilley’s 4th place finish was enough to secure the 2021 title.
1st Aiden Henley
2nd Blake Frost
3rd Sven Larsen
4th Blade Tilley
5th Christopher Brindley
50cc (2021 Champion – Trenton Kretzmann)
Rayden Woolls
Rayden Woolls went 2-1 for the day’s win. Trenton Kretzmann finished in 2nd with a 1-3 finish, enough points to tie up the championship. Cassie van Zyl finished in 3rd.
1st Rayden Woolls
2nd Trenton Kretzmann
3rd Cassie van Zyl
4th Aiden Retief
5th Lou Rademayer
Photos by The Black Sheep.