Windy it was in Okahandja and only a few spectators lined the track due to another major event which took place in the flower-town. The sport on display was however first class! The times when Bierbrauer dominated the races are over; on his quick Yamaha 250 two-stroke it was Tommy Gous who won all starts.

The 3rd race of the Namibian Moto Cross Championships takes place this coming Saturday, 25th of April, in Okahandja. The race track is situated at the airfield on the road to Groß-Barmen. The race had to be transferred to Okahandja due to construction work at the Gallina Moto Cross Park in preparation for the AMU Africa continental MX-championships to be held on the 28th of June.

Björn Bierbrauer also won the 2nd race of the Namibian Moto Cross Championships, held in Okahandja. It was a highly exciting racing day with lots of spectators. The participation of South African Henie Hanekom from Upington enhanced the MX1/MX2 Class. In the late 1990’s he had been a regular in Namibian MX-sport.

With reference to a mail from Fanie - may I add, as Vice President NMSF and on behalf of the WMCC Chairman the following.

The Okahandja Moto Cross Club hosts the 2nd race of the Namibian Moto Cross Championships, under the able leadership of the Muller family. The official title of this event: "Moto Cross Thrills, live and on demand". The Muller family has already proven in 2008 that one can rely on their input.

This year the organisation of the Namibia Moto Sport Federation (NMSF) annual party lay in the hands of the Windhoek Moto Cross Club. The dignitaries of the various Clubs recalled the highlights of 2008 followed by the nicely decorated buffet, arranged by the women of the Windhoek Moto Cross Club (WMCC).

It was a racing day the (few) spectators enjoyed. Unfortunately the upcoming Rugby tournament must have kept a lot of people from coming to Gallina. Honda was the brand with the most wins. A pleasant surprise was that Jose Teixeira brought four MX-riders with him from Angola.

For some riders, three months without Moto Cross was sheerly unbearable! This coming Saturday they will be able to play with their clutches again, when it’s time for the 1st race of the Namibian Moto Cross Championship 2009. As in previous years, the main sponsor is Wesbank, the motor financing branch of First National Bank of Namibia – they have stayed true to the sport since 2006.

Since 2001 I am reporting about the Namibian Motocross sport. Each year we had some highlights worth mentioning but there were three exceptional highlights in the past years: firstly the opening of the Gallina Moto Cross Park in 1995, then twelve years ago the first edition of the Inter-Series, and lastly the year 2002, when more than 25 Europeans participated in the Inter-Series.

First and foremost we want to congratulate the organisers from the Okahandja Moto Cross Club. Everything was perfect; the organisation, the configuration of the track and the major financial input by the Muller family was rewarded with an exciting racing day. The 1st Okahandja MX-Festival of Speed was the major happening of the year for the town. Spectator numbers were a bit low though.