Reyneke dominates karting championship

Junior Max class winner Koos Reyneke (13) said his Rotax Max Challenge (RMC) Namibia National Karting Championship trophy was “not that hard to get", thanks to his new kart.

“I got a new kart about two or three races ago. It was a battle for the lead. I started in pole position in all three heats. In the end, I didn’t touch anyone, I didn’t have any spins and I won all three heats."

Reyneke took part in the eighth leg of the competition held at the RR Racetrack in Swakopmund. The event saw 34 drivers participating in eight categories - Bambino, Maxterino, Micro Max, Mini Max, Junior Max, Senior Max, DD2 and DD2 Masters.

The competition comprised of three heats for the various classes.

The Bambino class, for children aged five to eight, only consists of 15 laps, as does the masters, while all the other classes complete 22 laps.

Winners

Reyneke (105 points) won the Junior Max class, followed by Darius Kotze (96 points).

Martin Gouws (95 points) won the Senior Max class, closely followed by Zane Venter (92 points). Nande Kaiyamo's 105 points earned him the top spot in the Bambino class, followed by Mandume Kaiyamo's 91.

Paul Oosthuizen (105 points) won the Micro Max class followed by Sebastian Niekerk with 96 points. Heinrich Roos (105 points) won the Mini Max, followed by Mick Goldbeck (94 points).

Nicky Behnke took up honours in the Maxterino class with 102 points, while Joubert Esbach was hot on his heels with 99 points. Jusbus Beulker (105 points) won the DD2 class, followed Ivan Vorster with 96 points. Mark Villinger (105) won the DD2 Masters class.

'The sport is growing'

Organiser Jὃrg Goldbeck said the event produced good racing.

“I am quite happy with how the event played out. There were no injuries, only good racing.

"We had about 34 entries, which is quite good, considering that last year we only had about 25," he said.

"The sport is growing, competition is growing as well as the quality of the sport. We will have one more race on 17 December at the Swakopmund Go-Karting Track. It will be a one-day trophy cup and, hopefully, we will have some South African drivers who will come compete with us.”