On song Kigen Mutuma has said that he is determined to win the Kenya National Motocross Championship title following his second straight wins at Jamhuri Park racetrack at the weekend.
He consolidated his lead on the log after the weekend’s race meeting with 117 points while Mathenge Kamundia and Dylan Hatamga followed in that order with 100 and 94 points.
During the weekend’s race meeting, Kigen won all the three heats at stake to register a flawless score of 60. Hatanga came second followed by Kamunda. In the process, Hatanga dislodged Kamundia from second spot on the table.
Winner Berry Notea was the star attraction in MX 50 although he had to contend with playing second fiddle to his opponents.
Prior to the race meeting at Jamhuri, Notea was lying fourth but his win on Sunday catapulted him to joint second position on the table with Weru while Round One leader Urhie Yongo dipped to fourth place after finishing fourth in Sunday’s race.
Notea was literally on fire as he duly tormented his opponents with a superb ride on corners and jumps. After two races, Armani Amani tops the MX50 table with 94.
The MX85 class was one of the hotly contested in the race. Despite Lewis Ogonyi winning the class, Wahome Mutai consolidated his lead with 108points.
Ogonyi, who won the third round on Sunday is lying second on 105 ahead of Atete Benzinge who is on 97. Atete finished the weekend’s race in second spot to cling on to her position in the log.
Ogonyi finished second in the first and second motos and had his win assured when he won the third and final moto. Ogonyi’s win on Motocross 3 was phenomenal in the sense that he is only three points off leader Wahome.
The fourth round of the National Motocross Championship is scheduled for June. It will be interesting how the class battles go as the series wears on. Whatever is up the sleeves of the riders will be known when action resumes.
Kenya National Motocross Standings after round 3
MX50
1. Armani Amani 94
2. Jayden Weru 92
2. Berry Notea 92
4. Uhrie Yongo 89
MX 65
1. Kigen Mutuma 117
2. Mathenge Kamundia 100
3. Dylan Hatamga 94
Mx85
1. Wahome Mutahi 108
2. LewisOgonyi 105
3. Atete Benzinge 97
