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Off-road bikers rev into action
The BMW GS Trophy is an international event that pits highly skilled off-road motorcyclists against one another.
Apart from being a branding exercise to showcase the abilities of BMW’s GS-series of motorcycles, it has become quite competitive.
Regional qualifiers will shortlist riders for the national qualifying event to be held in September. This year, BMW will select a women’s team as well, with the top women from each regional qualifier invited to compete at the national.
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The Mpumalanga regional qualifier was hosted by the Sabie River Riding Academy this past weekend. The top-three finishers were Johan Thiart, Warren Venter and Johan Harmse. The top lady finisher was Di McLean.
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