1st National Motorcross Championships:
Sunday, 23rd Feb 2014
At Busiika Motocross Arena
Entry Fee: Ush. 10,000
From 9 am till Late
The Uganda Motocross fraternity will start the year on the high note following a $ 10,000 commitment from Insurance giants, UAP insurance.
The company, which has been at the forefront of Motocross support for the past ten years providing both cash and the most crucial third party insurance cover for both local and international events, has again recommitted themselves with the offer.
“Motocross is one of the fastest growing sports in Uganda with large spectator numbers and high levels of safety coupled with well organized events, and therefore our continued support is unmatched in promoting an activation that gives the brand a befitting representation.” Dogo Singh, UAP’s Business Development Manager said at the UAP offices in Kampala on Wednesday.
While unveiling the sponsorship package, UAP’s Assistant General Manager Operations Paul Muhame said the sponsorship package shows commitment to the sport and that UAP Insurance had pushed a notch higher with a cash contribution for event organizational costs and a policy to cover the spectators’ safety.
UAP Insurance Uganda announced that it will support the 1st round of the National motocross championship round organized by the Speedway Motorsports Club (SMOC) with a cash sponsorship and a public liability policy.
40 other riders who will be competing in National Motocross Championships on the same day are set to have a feel of the new track at Busiika thanks to its upgrade to suit international standards.
Alistair Blick, Ali Omar, Paddy Blick, Asaf Natan, Maxime Van Pee and Barak Orland are expected to battle in the various MX classes, where various death defying stints thrilling sights of mesmerizing jumps performed over a stretch of up to 150 feet in the air with a combination of suspense, danger and the unknown return to the arena that foreign riders like Nick De Wit have dominated.
Arthur Blick Junior, from the SMOC club and major stakeholder in the sport expressed his gratitude to UAP’s support towards this event and promised to ensure the fringe benefits to this relationship are realized to both parties all through the season.
“We urge all the motocross fans in Uganda to come to Buiika this Sunday for the normal thrills and exciting action on the bikes”, Brian Tumusiime, an official with SMOC called on the fans.
