What SA National Cross Country Motorcycle Preview
Where Dalton, KwaZulu Natal
When Saturday 21 June 2025
Community South Africa National
Crew set for Dalton pay dirt now it knows its Blu bikes better
It’s been a long break since the opening round back in March, but Everest Wealth Ridgeway Racing Yamaha is raring to race when the South African Cross Country Motorcycle Championship returns to action at Dalton near Greytown in KwaZulu Natal on Saturday 21 June. Fresh back to the series, the Blu Cru is out to improve on winning several classes with podiums across the board in Bronkhorstspruit last time out.
“Everest Wealth Ridgeway Racing enjoyed a great start to our National season and it was a dream return to the Championship for Yamaha last time out,” team boss Harry Grobler explains. “It seems so long ago now, when we dominated the Junior classes backed by podiums in both National classes and also in Seniors and Masters. Now we intend to do even better in Dalton.”
Everest Wealth Ridgeway Racing Yamaha ace Murray Smith leads a Yamaha High School 125 cc championship 1-2, while young guns Ruald Potgieter leads the 85 Senior and Ryan Wichman the 65 cc Junior chases to Dalton.
Maddy Malan’s Everest Wealth Ridgeway Racing Yamaha YZ 450 FX sits third in the Open Class following his overall podium in the opening round, while Marco Cocci is second in the Seniors championship on his Shimwells Yamaha with Blu Cru man Gerhard Vorster third. Team dagga boy Warrick van Schalkwyk meantime sits a handy second on the Masters log.
“We were on the podium in every class we entered last time out,” Harry Grobler concluded. “That’s huge considering it was Yamaha’s South African Cross Country comeback race and we were still very much finding our feet. Now we understand these blue machines far better, but still, we are well paced in the championship in every class and the plan is to come back smiling even broader. Go get it guys!”
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