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Enduro riders' skills will be put to the test yet again when they battle for number one spots at Uis next weekend.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA
Round three of the Namibian Enduro championship will take place on 16 June at the small town of Uis at the foot of the Brandberg Mountain.
This race is always a favourite among riders and fans, as it offers a wide variety of terrain and has excellent viewpoints for spectators.
Starting in the old tin mine outside Uis, the race course consists of boulder fields, high dunes and fast riverbeds.
The mix of terrain always allows for close racing as some competitors excel in more technical terrain and others fare better in the faster parts of the tracks. It will again be a game of seconds.
The open class was again a close affair between Henner Rusch and Marcel Henle in 2017.
Henle ended beat Rusch by a slender margin of 20 seconds, with Pascal Henle 23 minutes behind the leading duo.
This year is set for another close affair between Rusch and Henle, with the race for third place being between Nickel Visser, Heiko Stranghohner, Kai Hennes and possibly Pascal Henle.
The race for the master class will pit points leader Werner Wiese against second-placed Joern Greiter.
The faster nature of the track should suit Wiese. The winner of the first race of the season, Ingo Waldschmidt, is set to line up as well. Waldschmidt won the first race of the season, but crashed out of the second race while leading.
Third place in round two, Ronald Geiger, will be hoping for a strong performance to close the championship gap to Martin Kruger.
The clubman class will be a tight race between Oliver Rohrmuller, Jaco Husselman and rookie Quinton van Rooyen.
Van Rooyen showed impressive pace in round two, finishing in a fine second place to Jaco Husselman.
Rohrmuller managed a third-place finish in round two after a penalty robbed him of first place.
The large field competing in the rookie class will be facing fast, flowing tracks and are sure to enjoy the track.
Championship leader JL Opperman and Rhys Cragg, second in points, will do battle once again.
Axel Foerster will also look for a good finish to strengthen his grip on third place in the championship.
Class 11, the class for competitors under 14 years of age, will be equally exciting. After trading wins in the first two rounds Dylan Hilfiker and Zoey Waldschmitt are equal on points coming into round three.
Andre Barnard, currently in third place in the championship, will hope for a better finish this time round after he did not finish round two.
- Additional reporting by Enduro
Round three of the Namibian Enduro championship will take place on 16 June at the small town of Uis at the foot of the Brandberg Mountain.
This race is always a favourite among riders and fans, as it offers a wide variety of terrain and has excellent viewpoints for spectators.
Starting in the old tin mine outside Uis, the race course consists of boulder fields, high dunes and fast riverbeds.
The mix of terrain always allows for close racing as some competitors excel in more technical terrain and others fare better in the faster parts of the tracks. It will again be a game of seconds.
The open class was again a close affair between Henner Rusch and Marcel Henle in 2017.
Henle ended beat Rusch by a slender margin of 20 seconds, with Pascal Henle 23 minutes behind the leading duo.
This year is set for another close affair between Rusch and Henle, with the race for third place being between Nickel Visser, Heiko Stranghohner, Kai Hennes and possibly Pascal Henle.
The race for the master class will pit points leader Werner Wiese against second-placed Joern Greiter.
The faster nature of the track should suit Wiese. The winner of the first race of the season, Ingo Waldschmidt, is set to line up as well. Waldschmidt won the first race of the season, but crashed out of the second race while leading.
Third place in round two, Ronald Geiger, will be hoping for a strong performance to close the championship gap to Martin Kruger.
The clubman class will be a tight race between Oliver Rohrmuller, Jaco Husselman and rookie Quinton van Rooyen.
Van Rooyen showed impressive pace in round two, finishing in a fine second place to Jaco Husselman.
Rohrmuller managed a third-place finish in round two after a penalty robbed him of first place.
The large field competing in the rookie class will be facing fast, flowing tracks and are sure to enjoy the track.
Championship leader JL Opperman and Rhys Cragg, second in points, will do battle once again.
Axel Foerster will also look for a good finish to strengthen his grip on third place in the championship.
Class 11, the class for competitors under 14 years of age, will be equally exciting. After trading wins in the first two rounds Dylan Hilfiker and Zoey Waldschmitt are equal on points coming into round three.
Andre Barnard, currently in third place in the championship, will hope for a better finish this time round after he did not finish round two.
- Additional reporting by Enduro
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