Venessa Namusabi
The opening round of the 2026 Mountain Dew National Motocross Championship on Febuary 8,2026 at the Victoria RaceWay Park Garuga lived to its billing.
As always, the junior racers high lighted the bright future of the sport as they kept their races tyre-tyre in all the three heats in the different classes of the MX125cc. MX65 class and the MX85 class respectively.
Jerome Mubiru bike 35 and Miguel Katende bike 119 excited the fans to the optimum with the whips at the jumps and sweeping the hoops during their three heats of the MX125cc.
Miguel Katende collected maximum points to emerge the day’s winner with 57 points, 3 ahead of Mubiru who collected 54 points to come second then Ron Young completed the podium set with 39 points.
Ethan Musede and Jonathan Katende were the other racers that kept their fans on tension throughout the three heats that saw Katende Jonathan as the winner of the 85cc class.
Musede who just elevated to the 85cc class proved strong with parents confident he is a contender on the title.
“He is on anew bike which he has not mastered well, but we are confident if all goes well he is a title contender,” Paul muses said.
Musede Ethan is the winner of the 2025 65cc class.
His brother Jude Kyle Musede sent strong signal to the opponents Emil Ssegurinya and Makumbi Jerome that he out for the silverware.
Lethal as he was in the 65cc, Musede continued from where he stoped in on Sunday he beat all his opponents in the three heats collecting 60 maximum points.
Ssegirinya came second with 49 points while Makumbi came third with 45 points.
Motorsport fans were excited and lauded the racers for the good show and entertainment.
“Ffe olwalero tetubanja era abavuzi tebabadde ba kibogwe, literaly meaning that the riders were of quality and gave them enough entertainment,” Lilian Namusoke a fan said.
Results as class classification;
50 Junior Class;
1. Riyadh Katerega 60
2. Saad Nsambu 49
3. Roy Faith Kaye 32
50 Senior Class;
1. Isreal Mpuga 60
2. Ariella Katende 49
3.Avisha Laboke. 45
50 Ladies Class;
1. Ariella Katende 60
2. Muganzi Ronieta 51
3.Kasana Pretty. 30
WMX Open class;
1. Shamillah katete. 53
2. Asia Kasirye. 49
3. Swansi Sambo 46
65CC class;
1. Jude Kyle Musede 60
2.Emil Ssegurinya 49
3. Jerome Mulumba 45
85CC class;
1. Jonathan Katende. 60
2. Ethan Paul Musede 49
3.Isaac Mutima 49
125CC class;
1.Miguel Katende. 57
2. Jerome Mubiru. 54
3. Ron Young. 39
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