As part of the HEMA (Honda Europe, Middle-East and Africa) sales region, Honda South

Africa has announced that its 2010 Xtreme Academy series will run alongside the Pro-

National Mini championships sanctioned by Motorsport SA.

The Xtreme Academy prize fund will offer the series winner R10,000 (South African Rand)

worth of vouchers that can be exchanged for goods and services at their local Honda dealer.

Second and third placed riders will receive R5000 and R2500 worth of vouchers respectively.

Every Xtreme Academy competitor will also benefit directly from the involvement of Hondaʼs

series sponsors, to be announced soon, and get exclusive access to local experts for advice

on riding, training, fitness and nutrition.

“A lot of great MX champions have come out of South Arica over the years,” said Honda

Europeʼs off-road racing manager, Roger Harvey, “and, of course, Gareth Swanepoel, who is

riding for CAS Honda in the MX1 world championship this season hails from there. Iʼm sure

that the involvement of Honda South Africa in this exciting new youth series will produce

even more champions from that great continent in the future.”

Vaughan Swanepoel, motorsport manager of Honda South Africaʼs motorcycle marketing

division commented: “Honda SA is the latest HEMA market to introduce this wonderful

contingency series to our shores and the initial reaction has been tremendous. Having won

the 2009 Pro Mini National Championship with Caleb Tenant on the CRF150R last year, we

feel that we have found a sure-fire future international talent. But who will fill Calebʼs shoes in

2010 and beyond? Well, the Honda Xtreme Academy will be the vessel that carries us into

the future of motocross.”

Young riders between 11 and 15 years who wish to apply to compete the Honda South Africa

Xtreme Academy series should contact Vaughan Swanepoel on telephone +27 (82) 9261469

or email vaughan.swanepoel@honda-eu.com.

Honda South Africa Xtreme Academy calendar 2010:

28th Feb Bloemfontein, Free State

21st Mar Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape

25th Apr Cape Town, Western Cape

30th May Queenstown, Eastern Cape

8th Aug Richards Bay, Kwazulu Natal

26th Sep Johannesburg, Gauteng