Enduro heads to Farm DöbraDrama is expected when the Namibian Enduro Championship takes place this weekend. Penultimate race to see dramatic fight for top spot The Bank Windhoek Namibian Enduro Championship is approaching a dramatic final of the season with only two races left to go. Exciting racing will therefore be guaranteed at Farm Döbra, close to Windhoek, this weekend, with round seven of the championship taking place.
With its diverse landscape, including broad riverbeds, rocky terrain, canyons and breathtaking views, it has become a favourite for many riders.
Spectators can follow the action near the pit area along a sandy river bed.
The Namibian Enduro Championship regulations provide that riders can cancel one result of the eight events of the championship in the final calculation at the end of the season.
Factoring this in, Henner Rusch (KTM), Pascal Henle (KTM) and Kai Hennes (KTM) will battle it out for the championship crown in the motorbikes with more than 250cc class in the last two events.
Currently the three riders are separated by 20 championship points with Rusch 10 points ahead of Henle, and 20 points ahead of Hennes.
In the motorbikes up to 200cc class, Ingo Waldschmidt (KTM), Marcel Henle (KTM), Tommy Gous (Yamaha) and Joern Greiter (KTM) are all still in championship contention.
Marcel Henle closed the gap to championship leader Waldschmidt with victory at Abbabis during the last Enduro event.
In the senior motorbikes class, Frank Ahlreip (KTM) has been building the pressure on championship leader Sven Schneidenberger (KTM) with good results in the last two events.
In the clubman’s class, Juergen Gladis (KTM) leads the championship ahead of Gerald Heiser (KTM) by three championship points.
Throughout the season, the two riders have been in extremely close contention and are likely to finish neck-in-neck.
The off-road bikes class is firmly under control of championship leader Kurt Hartung (KTM), followed by Juan van As (KTM) and Lenny Bagwitz (KTM).
In the development class, the top three riders are separated by only 14 points.
In the women’s quad class, championship leader Shannon Rowland (Honda) claimed her third victory of the season at Abbabis and is just one point away from sealing the championship.
Venue
To find the venue for this weekend’s event, riders and spectators need to follow the B6 out of Windhoek in an easterly direction towards Gobabis for approximately 15km, and turn off to the Otjihase Mine.
After driving towards the mine for approximately 14km, the mine entrance will appear.
From this point onwards there will be signs showing the way to the pit area.
The Namibian Enduro Club offers quad and off-road motorbike enthusiasts the possibility to enjoy the enduro sport and encourages newcomers to join.
For further information, consult the Namibian Enduro Club website, www.namibianenduro.com, where more information and registration forms are available.
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