Sternagel excels in national champs leg 6

Moto-cross
The country's best riders will soon take on the elite of Africa.
Tielman Van Lill
Leg 6 of the National Moto Cross championship series was held at Gallina MX Park near Brakwater on Saturday, where 42 riders battled for championships points in their respective classes.

Full-on action was the name of the game, with well-prepared competitors involved in hot racing ahead of the selected national team’s departure to the Africa Cup of Nations next month in Cape Town, South Africa.

Mark Sternagel’s talent once again proved to be without equal in Namibia, winning both the Open Class as well as the King of the Dirt race.

Juan de Vos dominated the 85 cc class and scooped a ninth place in the King of the Dirt race against the best riders. De Vos surely appears to be a talent for the future.

Top results

50 cc junior: 1 Mason Meyer, 2 Miko Botha.

50 cc senior: 1 Oliver Mathews, 2 Carter Bouwer, 3 Markus Pack, 4 Paul Mans, 5 Maximillian Skutsch, 6 Sebastian Skutsch, 7 Duhan Steenkamp.

65 cc: 1 Patrick Geiger, 2 Connor Bouwer, 3 Duhan van Wyk, 4 Felix Wittreich, 5 Duhan Steenkamp.

85 cc: 1 Juan de Vos, 2 Marco Lindemeier, 3 Leander Metzger.

125 cc juniors: 1 Gero Friederich, 2 Bjorn Kebbel, 3 Jarno Metzger, 4 Rigo Wolf, 5 Markus Muller.

Women: 1 Zoe Waldschmidt, 2 Ronja Friederich, 3 Joaline Fourie, 4 Maike Bochert.

Clubman: 1 Gino Meyer, 2 Iwan de Vos, 3 Lourens du Pleissis, 4 Sonny Wittreich, 5 JF van Eeden, 6 Mirko Kessler.

Veterans: 1 Heiko Stranghöner, 2 Sigi Pack, 3 Olaf Pack, 4 Gerhard Simon, 5 Tony Viljoen, 6 Ronald Geiger, Jorg Stranghöner.

Open Class: 1 Mark Sternagel, 2 Bjorn Bierbauer, 3 Uwe Sternagel, 4 Don-Ray Botha, 5 Dale Davies, 6 JC le Roux, 7 Heinrich Simon.

King of the Dirt: 1 Mark Sternhagel, 2 Bjorn Bierbrauer, 3 Uwe Sternagel, 4 Gero Friederich, 5 Sigi Pack, 6 Heiko Stranghöner, 7 Don-Ray Botha, 8 Olaf Pack, 9 Juan de Vos, 10 Dale Davies.