Motorsport

By Bernd Kroemer

It finally happened! Tommy Gous was the winner of the day with a maximum number of 60 points and the treasured ASTRA-Trophy for the â??King of the Dirtâ? race also became his. The fact that Rainer Becker was absent, is not really a blemish for Tommy. He won all his races bravely and was finally spared with technical problems on his Zenner-Yamaha. But more of that later.

By Bernd Kroemer

Since the Goldbeck family organised such a great second motocross championships race, the Windhoek Moto Cross Club decided to honour this effort and achievement and relocated the fifth championships race from Gallina to the Astra race track on the road to Gobabis.

By Bernd Kroemer

Pupkewitz-Honda rider Rainer Becker once again won the race day, but more of that later. The wonderful weather conditions attracted a lot of spectators and motorsport fans to the Coastal Cement Works-race track.

By Bernd Kroemer

Fortune smiled upon Rainer Becker when he left Gallina Moto Cross Park as the overall Open/125cc champion for the third time this season. In the first heat he grabbed the hole-shot but at the end of the first lap he had to make way for Tommie Gous on a Zenner-Yamaha.

By Bernd Kroemer

The family Goldbeck deserves nothing but respect for this great racing day. They have organised it as a family project, in which every family member had a part: bartending in the beer-tent, jumping castle for the kids, watering of the track, everything was organised and the WMCC (Windhoek Moto Cross Club) was extremely satisfied.

By Bernd Kroemer

Approximately 100km east of Windhoek, on the road towards Gobabis, lies the Goldbeck farm which is home to the new ASTRA Moto Cross track.

With the support from Ronnie Adams the Goldbeck family has created a race track of uncomparable quality. The composition of the ground is exceptionally favourable; the sand is compactable and includes no gravel which is perfect for a MX-track. The second race under the official title â??Astra MX-Cupâ? will be hosted on 8th of March.

By Bernd Kroemer

In Namibian motocross circles the year 2007 will be remembered very positively as each of the eleven races had its highlights.
The fact that a foreigner was the overall winner does not hurt, since Ross Branch from Botswana brought the average speed of the Namibians to another, higher level.

By Festus Nakatana

Jean Pierre Damseaux and Andre Vermeulen from South Africa were crowned as the overall winners of this year's edition of the Total Tara Rally, which ended in the capital at the weekend, while Namibiaâ??s Jaco van Dyk and his navigator Michael Rust ended second overall for the second time in a row.

The popular Tara Rally held annually in Namibia, will once again be sponsored by TOTAL and will count towards the Namibian Rally Championship.

The rally will be held from Thursday, November 22 to Saturday, November 24 in and around Windhoek and Rehoboth area, covering a total distance of 658km, consisting of 26 special stages of 281 km.

By Bernd Kroemer

The South African Kerim Fitzgerald became the overall winner of the second leg of the Inter Series Motocross extravaganza, the â??Camel MX â?? Dash for Cashâ? with a maximum number of points on November 10.