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Collin Matiza
Zimpapers Sports Hub
TALENTED young Zimbabwean motocross rider Victor Nyamupfukudza is set for a fresh chapter in 2026 when he competes in the opening round of this year’s South African National Championship series this weekend.
The hunt for the 2026 No.1 plate in the South African Nationals begins on Saturday at the famous Terra Topia track just outside Johannesburg.
This event marks the beginning of what promises to be a competitive season.
And when the gates drop on Saturday morning, Zimbabwe’s Nyamupfukudza will be among an array of young riders who will be fighting for the top step on the podium in the 85cc Class.
Nyamupfukudza, a Grade Seven pupil at Elland Oak Junior School in Waterfalls who turns 12 in May, has just graduated to race full-time in the 85cc Class, up from the 65cc Class.
And he will get his first real test as an 85cc Class rider when he rides his KTM bike in this Saturday’s opening round of the tough seven-round South African National Championship series at Terra Topia.
The last time Nyamupfukudza competed in the SA Nationals was back in March 2024 when he was still racing in the 65cc Class.
And he is now set to test the waters as an 85cc Class dirt bike rider at Terra Topia, hundreds of miles away from his favourite hunting ground of Donnybrook Park Raceway in Harare.
His father and manager, Simbarashe yesterday told Zimpapers Sports Hub that his son was looking forward to the new challenge in the 85cc Class.
“This is not exactly the first time that Victor will be racing in the 85cc Class. He has sparingly raced in this class before, but mainly at Donnybrook Park Raceway.
“But this Saturday will see him competing as an 85cc Class rider for the first time on the international stage during the first round of the South African Nationals.
“We are already in South Africa preparing for this event.”
Simbarashe said he is not putting his son under any pressure ahead of this weekend’s race meeting at the tough Terra Topia track.
“ . . . I’m not much worried about winning, but I’m expecting him to ride properly and do his best.
“He just got into the 85cc Class this year, so he’s still familiarising with his new bike, and I’m not giving him too much pressure,” Simbarashe said.
