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Few surprises in motocross battles

STORY: Larry Bentley

On the edge - Michael Parkinson opens up at the back end of the track in the 125 High School class

No worry Ma, all good to go -Seth van Abeele in the Junior 65cc class
No worry Ma, all good to go - Seth van Abeele in the Junior 65cc class

Close combat -Charl van Eeden just manages to keep his front wheel ahead of Bradley Cox in the Junior 85cc event

Travis Teasdale in flight mode in the 125 High School class

Aerial combat between Garric Pretorius (#280) and Bradley Woodroffe (#6) who finished second in the MX2 class

Mathew Malan checks out the position of the opposition, but had nothing to worry about as he emerged as the winner in the MX Lites class

My kingdom for more traction - Greg Keague finished second in the 125 High School class

A perfectly turned out track with some interesting changes to the layout made for some great racing at Motorcross Valley at Teza on Saturday. The racing was strongly contested as the regional championships unfold and riders start to assert their positions on the log. One of the more intriguing rides was in the Junior 85cc class, where championship leader Bradley Cox came up against second placed local lad, Charl van Eeden. The first race went Cox’s way, but in a gutsy comeback, Van Eeden pulled out all the stops and finished overall first for the day. Despite the win Van Eeden is still 34 points adrift in the championship and he will need to win the next few rides to claim honours. In the senior championship MX Lite class, the dice between Mathew Malan and Nicholas Adams hotted up. Adams started the day two points ahead, but Malan managed to finish the day with full points and this means he is now six points clear of Adams. In the 125 High School class Michael Parkinson has managed to hold onto his lead, but he is now only four points ahead of Brad Galbraith, who has Brendon Fleming one point behind him.