Namibian Enduro series finals this weekend
The final event of the 2017 Bank Windhoek Namibian Enduro Championship is taking place at Elisenheim Guest Farm near Windhoek on Saturday.
After six exciting and entertaining events, the season-ender, co-sponsored by Hemco Paint and Solsquare, promises to be a special one.
Taking place just outside Windhoek at Elisenheim Guest Farm, spectators seeking an entertaining day out can see the best Namibian enduro riders close up at the pit areas.
More than 70 motorbikes and quads are expected to start, battling for the Elisenheim crown and podium places in the overall championship.
The 2017 Namibian open motorbikes champion, Henner Rusch (KTM), once more will face his closest rival of the season, Marcel Henle (KTM), who displayed his exceptional talent during the year.
Henle will be out for victory after having missed the last two events, aiming to secure second place overall ahead of Corner Visser (Sherco), who also had an excellent season and is in close contention.
The men's open quads championship deservedly went to JL Oppermann (Honda) with his victory at the last event. Gary Rowland (Honda) sits comfortably in second place overall and is likely to keep this position. Shannon Rowland (Honda) is expected to be at the start to repeat her 2016 championship victory. The Elisenheim track will again test the quad riders to their limits and a tight battle for the first three places can be expected.
Joern Greiter (KTM) had an exceptional season and secured the senior motorbike class early in the season too.
The terrain at Elisenheim suits him well, as he demonstrated during the recent X-race, which took place on the same course. Werner Wiese (KTM), David Brown (KTM) and Stefan du Plessis (KTM) will be battling for second and third overall, as the currently third-placed rider, Frank Ahlreip (KTM), will not be able to participate.
The clubman's class too has a 2017 champion already. Juergen Gladis (KTM) will therefore be out to secure the Elisenheim title, while Wayne Schablinski (KTM), Liam Gilchrist (Husqvarna) and Lenny Bagwitz (KTM) still battle for the overall podium places.
Youngster Keanu Weber Trianus (KTM) is just a small step away from winning the offroad bike class championship with Teddy Kausch (KTM) and Jaco Husselmann (Husaberg) in contention.
In the development class for beginners, Dylan Hilfiker (KTM) won the championship ahead of Levin Quinger (KTM) with his victory at Otjihase in August, and spectators will be looking forward to seeing the young riders at Elisenheim.
For entries and all other related information, the Bank Windhoek Namibian Enduro Club has posted information on the website www.namibianenduro.com and on Facebook.
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Taking place just outside Windhoek at Elisenheim Guest Farm, spectators seeking an entertaining day out can see the best Namibian enduro riders close up at the pit areas.
More than 70 motorbikes and quads are expected to start, battling for the Elisenheim crown and podium places in the overall championship.
The 2017 Namibian open motorbikes champion, Henner Rusch (KTM), once more will face his closest rival of the season, Marcel Henle (KTM), who displayed his exceptional talent during the year.
Henle will be out for victory after having missed the last two events, aiming to secure second place overall ahead of Corner Visser (Sherco), who also had an excellent season and is in close contention.
The men's open quads championship deservedly went to JL Oppermann (Honda) with his victory at the last event. Gary Rowland (Honda) sits comfortably in second place overall and is likely to keep this position. Shannon Rowland (Honda) is expected to be at the start to repeat her 2016 championship victory. The Elisenheim track will again test the quad riders to their limits and a tight battle for the first three places can be expected.
Joern Greiter (KTM) had an exceptional season and secured the senior motorbike class early in the season too.
The terrain at Elisenheim suits him well, as he demonstrated during the recent X-race, which took place on the same course. Werner Wiese (KTM), David Brown (KTM) and Stefan du Plessis (KTM) will be battling for second and third overall, as the currently third-placed rider, Frank Ahlreip (KTM), will not be able to participate.
The clubman's class too has a 2017 champion already. Juergen Gladis (KTM) will therefore be out to secure the Elisenheim title, while Wayne Schablinski (KTM), Liam Gilchrist (Husqvarna) and Lenny Bagwitz (KTM) still battle for the overall podium places.
Youngster Keanu Weber Trianus (KTM) is just a small step away from winning the offroad bike class championship with Teddy Kausch (KTM) and Jaco Husselmann (Husaberg) in contention.
In the development class for beginners, Dylan Hilfiker (KTM) won the championship ahead of Levin Quinger (KTM) with his victory at Otjihase in August, and spectators will be looking forward to seeing the young riders at Elisenheim.
For entries and all other related information, the Bank Windhoek Namibian Enduro Club has posted information on the website www.namibianenduro.com and on Facebook.
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