Apollo and Mugo register maiden wins

By Feverpitch Reporter

After months of trying, outgoing MX65 Champion Apollo Mbuki and MX1 prospect Charles Mugo registered their maiden victories as the fifth round of the Kenya Motocross Championship came to a dramatic end at Jamhuri Park on Sunday.

Apollo, who is making his debut at MX85 this season, had his campaign effectively sewn up when East Africa Champion Ivan Guya ran into mechanical gremlins midway through the third and last heat. David Murigi showed no signs of rust at his MX50 (of bikes up to 50cc) class specialty. He beat Rolf Kihara and Ryan Bailey to the MX50 honour.

Mugo won his first MX1 (formerly Open Class) race by default powering his Honda 450 contraption to considerable heights.

Skipped meeting

He took full advantage of the absence of Yamaha 450 ace Shivam Vinayak. Vinayak, who has wiped the ground with all his opponents at his MX1 specialty, skipped the meeting to attend to other family commitments. It will, however, be interesting to see how Vinayak will make up for the absence when the sixth round of the bike series returns to Jamhuri Park on August 8.

Fans at the Jamhuri Park track had a bonus as they witnessed an interesting father-and -son battle pitting Charles Mugo against his father Moses Mugo.

Enduro Champion Harry Guelker finished second with 51 points, while Moses Mugo (39) came fourth behind Isaac Kuria (43).