Toti racer revs up for national enduro race

Amanzimtoti racer Cayden Purchase, 16, won the 125cc high school class at the WFO South Coast Hard Enduro Race which started and finished in KwaNzimakwe on Saturday, 27 April.

The event formed part of the fourth round of the Motorsport South Africa KZN Enduro Championship consisting of eight categories.

The race was made up of two stages – stage one, round the houses, was adrenaline-sapping for riders and entertaining for the spectators who lined the beachfront to watch these off- road rider’s race on tar for three laps.

The riders then travelled to the beautiful and scenic start and finish area in Kwanzimakwe where there was a day full of entertainment as the riders started stage two.

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Stage two, the hard enduro course, designed by Dakar Rally legend Stuart Gregory, proved to be an unbelievable track with the terrain testing the guys’ fitness levels and skill.

The riders completed their specific number of laps of a 30km course through this wonderful riding area to the midpoint at KwaZolo where there was a special grass track before they headed home. The course was intense and well-marshalled by the Silver Bullets and local riders from the Munster area.

“I was surprised to win because I didn’t really have a good race, but then it came together at the end,” said Cayden, who was born in Amanzimtoti and being living in Widenham for seven years. He also enjoys playing rugby and swimming, and in his spare time loves to play Xbox or throw a line.

He attends Scottburgh High School and has been riding for six years. My dad bought us a bike and my friends were riding too, that’s how I got into it. I did MX (motorcross) for about a year and then changed to enduro. I like going fast and the adrenaline rush of enduro.”

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Cayden is enjoying a great start to the season. In the Powasol Extreme championships he is currently at the top, in nationals he is lying third and in WFOs and cross-country he is in second. “I was in the high school class last year and I did quite well for my first year and I have won quite a few trophies,” said Cayden, who is sponsored by Alfie Cox Motul KTM Racing.

This weekend the young speedster will open his throttle for a national enduro in Lesotho. “The goal is to aim for a win,” he said.

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