The fourth round of the 2021 South African National Motocross Championship took place over the weekend at Thunder Valley in Pietermaritzburg. Wet and cold weather played havoc forcing the second heats to be cancelled.
MX1
David Goosen
David Goosen shrugged off the bad weather as he went on to take the race win. Tristan Purdon crossed the line in 2nd followed by Cameron Durow in 3rd and Brad Cox in 4th.
1st David Goosen
2nd Tristan Purdon
3rd Cameron Durow
4th Brad Cox
5th Anthony Raynard
MX2
Cameron Durow
Cameron Durow took the win ahead of David Goosen, with championship leader Tristan Purdon close behind in 3rd.
1st Cameron Durow
2nd David Goosen
3rd Tristan Purdon
4th Leonard du Toit
5th Anthony Raynard
MX3
Grant Frerichs
Grant Frerichs was best on the day claiming the race win. Bruce Viljoen followed in 2nd with Ian Topliss in 3rd.
1st Grant Frerichs
2nd Bruce Viljoen
3rd Ian Topliss
4th Phillip Harper
5th Stewart Parkes
125 High School
Jonathan Mlimi
Jonathan Mlimi reigned in the adverse conditions taking the win and extending his championship advantage. Luke Grundy beat Ethan Hoffman to 2nd as Miguel de Waal finished in 4th.
1st Jonathan Mlimi
2nd Luke Grundy
3rd Ethan Hoffman
4th Miguel de Waal
5th Barend du Toit
Ladies
Kayla Raaff
Kayla Raaff took an important win to gain valuable championship points ahead of her rival, Leah Heygate who finished in 3rd. Jadene de Lima crossed the line in 2nd.
1st Kayla Raaff
2nd Jadene de Lima
3rd Leah Heygate
4th Cheyenne de Lima
85cc Pro Mini
Neil van der Vyver
Neil van der Vyver mastered the treacherous conditions to take an easy victory over Ryan Adler and championship leader Trey Cox.
1st Neil van der Vyver
2nd Ryan Adler
3rd Trey Cox
4th Jordan Van Wyk
5th Christian Berrington-Smith
85cc Junior
Caden Weise revelled the conditions to score an upset win ahead Matthew Correia and Andrew Venter.
1st Caden Weise
2nd Matthew Correia
3rd Andrew Venter
4th Kassim Hassim
65cc
Blade Tilley
Blade Tilley dominated the race to consolidate his championship advantage. Aiden Henley was 2nd ahead of Blake Frost.
1st Blade Tilley
2nd Aiden Henley
3rd Blake Frost
4th Riley Rocher
5th Casey Tilley
50cc
Championship leader Trenton Kretzmann took a close motocross win as he beat Rayden Woolls and Maxwell Fourie.
1st Trenton Kretzmann
2nd Rayden Woolls
3rd Maxwell Fourie
4th Brody Bircher
5th Ross Mackenzie
Photos by Ruben Louw Photography.