Vipingo MX a great success

Last weekend (8 - 9 October 2022) saw the National Motocross Championship return triumphantly to the Coast Province after a 15-year hiatus. Round 8 held at Vipingo Ridge’s new off-road racing track was a great success seeing 64 riders participate and approximately 1000 spectators, organisers, sponsors and family members watch the action from the sidelines. The ages of the participants ranged from 5 in the Peewee class up to 72 in the Veterans’ class in an impressive and diverse turn out for this notable event.

The two-day championship is the second Motorcycle Sports Federation of Kenya (MSFK)-sanctioned race that has been hosted at Vipingo Ridge in Kilifi County. The first in December 2021 did not count toward the National Championship but acted as a pilot event to pave the way for more Vipingo Ridge official fixtures on the race circuit. It is hoped that this coastal series will attract more Kenyan riders and fans to the sport of Motocross.

Alastair Cavenagh, Chairman of Vipingo Ridge, thanked the sponsors, spectators and everyone that took part:

“We had a fantastic weekend with a huge turnout and on behalf of the whole team at Vipingo Ridge, I thank every rider, spectator and sponsor for helping us make this event a brilliant success. Particular thanks must go to our gold sponsors Offroad Adventures, Inchcape Kenya, Capital FM, Mombasa Cement, Superior Homes, Collective Energy Africa and Total Energies. But there is a whole host of companies that sponsored the race. As always, these events are testament to the support and hard work of everyone involved.”

The winners of each category were as follows:

Peewee class
1st Jeremy Hawi
2nd Prince Mungai

MX Ladies Junior Class
1st Jematia Kangogo
2nd Malla Ngóngá
3rd Muthoni Gota

MX 50
1st Dylan Hatanga
2nd Jonross Nyachae
3rd Alexander D’Souza

MX 65
1st Lewis Ogonyi
2nd Kigen Mutuma
3rd Thuku Waweru

MX 85
1st Ryan Tiren
2nd Atete Benzige
3rd Natalie Cherono

MX 125

1st Ivanca Yongo
2nd Neo Wahome
3rd Malachi Rune

VETERANS
1st Torben Rune
2nd Fredrick Rune
3rd Anthony Nduati

MX 2
1st James Nyongesa
2nd Mwari Grace
3rd Alex Kandie

MX 2

1st Walter Kuria
2nd Berman Mikhail
3rd Githuku Mungai

Congratulations to everyone that participated but especially the winners!

An album of prizegiving can be found here, courtesy of our sponsors Capital FM.