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It’s been a fortnight of the champions for Team Tork Craft with two National Motocross crowns and a motorcycle champion crowned on track too. 

Girls first, Mackenzie Bam wrapped up the 2026 South African Ladies Motocross title for Team Tork Craft Husqvarna, while Slade Smith is National 450cc open class MX1 champion on his big gun Sigmafix Tork Craft Yamahas. On the beaten track meantime, Damien Purificati has claimed the SunBet ZX10 Masters motorcycle crown.

The Wetherd Park, East London Ladies National was all about Mackenzie and her Husqvarna. She raced to a splendid double win to wrap up the title, while Caitlin Parkes rode home fourth for the day among the Ladies on her Tork Craft RTR KTM. 

Also at Wetherd, Richard Smith was fifth in MX 65 on his Tork Craft RTR Yamaha, and Hanru du Plessis fifth in 85cc on his KTM. Kabelo Ledwaba was seventh in the opening High School heat but suffered a technical issue in the second. 

Absent from Wetherd as he contributed to Team South Africa racing to fifteenth in the Motocross of Nations in Ernee, France over the weekend, Slade Smith had already done enough through the season to wrap up the ’26 National MX1 title. 

By a quirk, Tork Craft’s third champion so far in 2026, Damien Purificati also clinched the SunBet ZX10 Masters title away from the racing. He was left with an unassailable title advantage after the penultimate round was cancelled.

Elsewhere over the past two weeks, Callan Broskie flew the Team Tork Craft RTR flag on last week’s Roof of Africa. He came in 28th in the Gold class en route to sixth overall in the FIM World Hard Enduro Championship. And last but very much not least, Sharisma Kriel was best of the Cross Country Ladies with a fine 19th overall at Diggers Inn.