Sunday, September 11 in Busiika

MAU Challenge 6

The FIM Africa Motocross of African Nations champion Gift Tabula Sebuguzi wants to race in South Africa and Europe to up his game.

Sebuguzi is the only Ugandan that won gold in the continental event held at Victoria Raceway Track Garuga on August 19-21.

The 12-year-old racer beat stiff opposition from South African stars Blade Tilley and Caden Weise who won silver and bronze respectively.

Racing his fastest speed of a minute,47.890 seconds, the fastest ever on that track and it is upon this that Tabula’s father, Ronald Sebuguzi is convinced his son can do better when he gets more exposure on the international stage.

Gift Sebuguzi enjoys his lunch during a race in Busiika. Photo by Johnson Were

Stav Orland is the second fastest racer on that track before when he posted a minute,51. seconds at the time he was in the 85cc class.

The three-time National Rally champion added that his son will use the MAU Challenge 6 on September 11, 2022, to prepare for the Armed Forces Motocross Championship which is expected to attract top racers in the world.

He will face stiff opposition from racers Wazir Omar, Waleed Omar, Milton Akaaki, and Jeremiah Mawanda who did not race in the FIM MXoN.

“We want to prepare him so that he is a performer at any international stage he competes in because that exposure will help him win more silverware in the future,” he explained.

Gift Sebuguzi (30) battles Caden Weise of South Africa during the FIM MXoAN in Garuga

Lauding MAU and BAR Aviation that have endlessly supported his son, he further explained that his son’s continued better performance also gives him confidence that he has someone to carry on his legacy when he retires.

“Am not very happy because my son won, but because I can see the future of my legacy. I will not race till death, but if I retire, who will carry that mantle, and that is what makes me very happy,” He noted.