Uganda seeks advantage at regional MX competition

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Uganda seeks advantage regional MX competition

KAMPALA. The Central Africa Motocross championship might have been reduced to a battle between Uganda and Kenya.
That though is unlikely to deter the hosts from pushing for victory when the FIM East and Central Africa Motocross Championship gets underway today at the Garuga race track.
This is especially after Uganda lost last year’s championship after failing to pay the Shs8m event fee for the FIM Africa Central Africa Motocross Championship first leg it hosted.
That has since changed with the newly elected motorsport governing body led by Dusman Okee having already cleared this season’s arrears.
For Team Uganda captain and reigning Mountain Dew National Motocross MX 1 champion Maxime Van Pee however, the team has also improved in that period and will be favourites to win all seven categories.

‘Strongest team’
“This is the strongest team I have been part of,” remarked Van Pee who also won last season’s regional title in the MX 1 class.
With the bulk of the 15 Kenyan riders expected to feature in the MX85 class or below, Van Pee will be favourite to retain his title as well as increase his lead on the domestic front.
This is as a result of the event also acting as the third round of the Mountain Dew National Motocross championship
Similarly, youngsters Gift Ssebuguzi, Isabella Blick will be keen to impress after winning last season’s MX 50cc junior andMX50cc Seniors categories.
Apart from the two-day action that starts with the first heat today, fans will tomorrow also be treated to rally action as the redesigned double circuit track is relaunched.

essenono@ug.nationmedia.com