King Of The Whip 2019 - A New King Has Been Crowned

Saturday evening, 2 February 2019, has been embedded into the history books as one of the biggest nights in local Motocross and Freestyle Motocross history!

The King of the Whip event presented by LW Magand Monster Energy in association with Motul, PlayStation/ Monster Energy Supercross the Game 2and Fox Racing took at Biker’s Warehouse in Northriding, Johannesburg. Dallan Goldman claimed the newly added FMX Best Trick categories, while Scott Billetlaid claim to the crown and won the premier King of the Whip Best Whip contest.

22 of the country’s top riders battled it out head-to-head in front of thousands for the three titles up for grabs. Added to this year’s event saw the FMX Best Trick categories in both right-side-up and upside-down thrown into the mix. Proceedings kicked off with a rider introduction train that gave fans a taste of what was to come as riders sent themselves into the air over the 23 meter gap to a massive dirt landing. Event host, Canada’s Matt Macduff(professional Freestyle Mountain Bike rider) kept the masses hyped up and informed throughout he evening. Into the four qualifying rounds, riders showcased their whip skills for both the judges and fans. The Judges, Brendan Potter (FMX), Richie van der Westhuizen (MX) and Brent Le Riche (Trails), took style, amplitude and variation into consideration and had the hard task of eliminating riders into a 13 man semi-final.