Motocross: Uganda Thumps Kenyans

Uganda 1175 pts

Kenya 724 pts

MX 1 Category

Uganda 256 pts

Kenya 133 pts

MX2 category

Uganda 221 pts

Kenya 87 pts

125cc category

Uganda 43 pts

Kenya 139 pts

85cc category

Uganda 136 pts

Kenya 172 pts

65cc category

Uganda 297 pts

Kenya 53 pts

50cc category

Uganda 222 pts

Kenya 140 pts

MX 1 Category

Uganda 256 pts

Kenya 133 pts

MX2 category

Uganda 221 pts

Kenya 87 pts

125cc category

Uganda 43 pts

Kenya 139 pts

85cc category

Uganda 136 pts

Kenya 172 pts

65cc category

Uganda 297 pts

Kenya 53 pts

50cc category

Uganda 222 pts

Kenya 140 pts

A Maxime Van Pee inspired Team Uganda leaped to victory over bitter rivals Kenya in the second leg of the FIM Mountain Dew Central Motocross showpiece that took centre stage at the Uganda Sports Arena in Busiika on Sunday.

Uganda collected a total of 1175 points to win the tightly contested second round but is now 445 points behind Kenya who still lead with a total of 2356 points while Uganda has 1911 points in the two rounds ahead of the third and final round is set for December this year in Nairobi Kenya.

Maxime Van Pee was all-high as he defeated regional champion Shivam Vinayak of Kenya in the MX1 category with Alistair Blick winning gold in the MX 85cc category with 55points while Kenya’s Ngugi Waweru and Uganda’s Ali Omar finishing second and third respectively.

Ben Nsumba won the 50cc with Wazir Omar also walking away with the 65cc bragging rights in a day that saw South African Freestyler Nick de Wit, treated the crowd to a cocktail of acrobatic stunts including the famous ‘Backflip’.