Last sunday the last race of the European Championships took place in Poland. One of the hot favourites was Vitaly Tonkov from Russia, racing for the Kölling Yamaha Team. Vitaly grabbed the chance with both hands and won the titel for the second time, after the year 2007, to become European Champion 2009. Vitaly is well known in Namibia for his gutsy racing.

We all rember the thrilling fights he had with Pela Renet (France) and Lloyd Vercueil (South Africa) in 2008 at Gallina Motocross Park, when Tonkov finished as runner up in the MX1 Class.