MOTOCROSS 4 HEADS TO SOLAI RACETRACK
It will be fascinating to observe which rider is the smartest in the three-heats-per-event during Sunday’s fourth round of the Kenya National Motocross Championship at RVM&SC Solai racetrack in Nakuru.
Most of the riders in lower classes will be using the KTM bike make while big-bike classes will witness a mix of various contraptions.
Prodigious Apollo Mbuki is the rider to watch in combined MX2 and MX1 heat runs following his exploits in round two in March where he outlasted all and sundry thus earning himself a standing ovation from the gallery.
During round 2, Mbuki was leading the pack prior to suffering the misfortune of falling off his Honda 250 four stroke bike.
Mbuki was spotted at the Jamhuri park track on Wednesday in devastating form having come to grips with the contraption and would wish to prove that his aggressive riding on his very first outing with the new bike was not a fluke.
Mbuki’s charge for the top honors again is envisaged to receive challenge from his MX2 adversary Ivan Guya and MX1 speed merchants Tutu Maina and Shivam Vinayak.
Dekker Kihara who has taken the driving seat in the MX 50 Class at 114 points is highly tipped to continue reigning supreme but may have to contend with swift challenge from Tai Wahome and Dylan Mutahi who occupy the second and third positions at 104 and 92 points respectively.
Others in the fray for the budding diminutives include Jet Tankkunen, Xavian Walimohamed and Alex Musyoka.
MX 65 Class has equally elicited interest with series leader Ethan Nyachae and Maina Wanjigi who share a run-away lead at 97 points preparing for battle royale.
MX 65 Class has equally elicited interest with series leader Ethan Nyachae and Maina Wanjigi who share a run-away lead at 97 points preparing for battle royale.
Nyachae was the round one king while Hays ruled the roost in round 2 and predictions have it that either of the frontrunners, not least Wanjigi, is capable of carrying the day.
The MX 85 Class which has comparatively attracted most riders will have big names on the parade in the form of Elias Sherman and Githuku Mungai.
Githuku won the first round while Sherman was second to non in the second, which makes it an interesting renewal of rivalry between the two.
So far, MX 85 is a cut above the rest in the categories as it has attracted most riders with 14 of them already accumulating points.
Rohan Gandhi has been a revelation in the MX 125 Class having won the last two events and a lot is thus expected of him, but he has to be wary of being taken head on by Masalule Kituyi who he narrowly edged in the first event, alongside Samir Anwar and Walter Kuria.
MOTOCROSS STANDINGS AS AT RD 2
MX50
1. Dekker Kihara 114
2. Tai Wahome 104
3. Dylan Mutahi 92
4. Jet Takkunen 80
5. Xavian Walimohammed 33
6. Alex Musyoka 33
MX65
1. Ethan Nyachae 97
2. Maina Wanjigi 97
3. Callum Hays 91
4. Jesse Waithaka 84
5. Christian Chege 64
6. Alex Moi 55
7. Ryan Bailey 37
8. Kigen Kiplagat 32
MX85
1. Elias Sherman 109
2. Githuku Mungai 96
3. Rolf Kihara 84
4. Jeremy Waithaka 75
5 Owain Ashley 63
6. Ngugi Waweru 52
7. Robin Smit 49
8. Mohammed Anwar 44
9. Maxime Wahome 37
10. Orobia Malungu 20
11. Sudev Rathod 19
12. Armaan Bains 15
13. Elungu Malungu 14
14. Alfred Musyoka 13
MX125
1. Rohan Gandhi 117
2. Masalule Kituyi 103
3. Samir Anwar 92
4. Walter Kuria 72
5. Ted Wanday 39
MX2
1. Ivan Guya 120
2. Samir Sherman 88
3. Muthandi Wanjigi 88
4. Apollo Mbuki 81
MX1
1. Tutu Maina 111
2. Shivam Vinayak 94
3. Isaac Kuria 92
4. Zane Young 41
5. Louis Dirnboeck 39