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Harrisdale brought a brilliant end to Team Tork Craft’s National season in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday. Not only did its riders star in the final round South African Cross Country Championship supported by Tork Craft tools, but the squad also walked away with no less than five 2026 National championship crowns across the Senior and Junior classes.

KTM rival Scott Heygate beat Slade Smith’s OR1 Sigmafix Tork Craft Yamaha 450 to overall and open-class OR1 victory to seal the 2026 OR1 title. Third overall, Cobus Bester’s KTM took 250cc OR3 honours en route to the 2026 OR3 crown, while Tyron Beverley’s Sigmafix Tork Craft Yamaha ended fourth ahead of Matthew Wilson on another OR1 KTM and Team Tork Craft lad Jake Pretorius’ OR3 Kawasaki. OR3 champion Bester also won the weekend’s Tork Craft 172-piece toolbox raffle.

Sigmafix Tork Craft Yamaha’s pot also flowed over as Murray Smith beat teammate Liam Scheepers by just six seconds to a High School 1-2 to wrap up the 2026 125cc title ahead of KTM rider Wiehahn du Plessis. Madala Warrick van Schalkwyk stormed to Masters victory to clinch the 2026 Masters crown for Sigmafix Tork Craft Yamaha, while teammate Marco Cocci took the Seniors win as KTM rider Mielies le Roux took the Seniors title. Francois van der Vyver’s KTM won OR2.

On an incredible day for Team Tork Craft, Sharisma Kriel won the Ladies race once again to seal the 2026 Ladies National Championship on her Yamaha. The team cup flowed over in the Junior race too, as new 85cc National champion Rayden Woolls rode his Tork Craft Husqvarna to a Team Tork Craft Junior race 1-2 over Ryan Wichmann’s Sigmafix Tork Craft Yamaha to lift the 2026 Senior 85cc crown. Khoanyane Mosito’s Yamaha was third from two more Team Tork Craft lads, Lourens Erasmus’ KTM and Ruald Potgieter’s Sigmafix Tork Craft Yamaha.

KTM youngster Harvey Hein meantime won Junior 85cc to claim that 2026 title ahead of Yamaha duo Travis Levey and Julian van den Berg. Right behind him, Ulrich Sterley led a Sigmafix Tork Craft Yamaha 65cc 1-2 over Rogan Mathews, with brother Liam Sterley third on his Tork Craft Husqvarna. Ulrich’s win also secured the 2026 65cc National Championship.

In other Team Tork Craft weekend action, Caitlin Parkes rode her Team Tork Craft Husqvarna to Cape Town regional Ladies Motocross victory, while Cameron Stucky was fourth in class. And James Gibson clinched the 2026 Botswana National Minicross title with a win in Gaborone.

“What an incredible end to the 2026 National Cross Country Championship,” Ride Train Race’s Tony Riddell beamed. “Coming away with so many race wins, podiums, and National titles is testimony to the hard work put in all year.” Team Tork Craft principal Ryan Hunt concluded: “For our riders to dominate and seal titles is deeply rewarding. Huge congratulations to Rayden, Ulrich, Sharisma, Murray, and Warrick on their titles, and to every single rider in our stable. Also well done, OR3 champion Cobus Bester on winning our Tork Craft toolbox raffle!”

Team Tork Craft is title sponsor to the factory Sigmafix Tork Craft Yamaha team and also partner to the South African Cross Country Championship. Tork Craft furthermore sponsors the Husqvarna Junior motocross team and supports, nurtures, and trains several more riders through Tony Riddell’s Ride Train Race motocross academy.