The magic of the engine in the moonlight

Muddy Face Events hosts the second Makgakgadi Moonlit Adventure 40 kilometers south of the village of Mokubilo in a fortnight.

Mokubilo is about 100km from Francistown by the road Orapa.

The event, which includes motorcyclists and cyclists doing their thing in the moonlight, is scheduled to coincide with the lunar eclipse and the full moon that will take place this month on the 27th and 28.

According to Lola Berrie, who co-owns Muddy Face with local branch motorsport Ross Branch, the event, which was presented in 2016, could not take place. 39, last year because of heavy rains. This year we decided to move Mokubilo from Gweta where we had the first one as it is still wet, "Berrie told Voice Sport Wednesday afternoon.

Motorsport has announced that this year's event promises to be bigger than the last 140 riders and cyclists, as well as 400 others who want to be part of the adventure without making any difference. Riding, have registered.

"We already have more registrants than we had at the first moonlit adventure and are looking forward to signing up in the next two weeks, and we're excited about the growth as this event is not just about cycling. , but also the promotion of tourism. "

Asked about the interest of the event for tourism, Berrie said that this year's event will have cyclists." Participants will have the chance to see the ruins of Mmakgama, the Kaitshe Escarpment, Mmea Pan and Toragaraa. "The ruins of Mmakgama, believed to have been built in the 14th century, are ruins of a sacred place of worship of the Great Zimbabwean Empire."

The Kaitshe Escarpmet overlooks the Makgadikgadi basins and there is a free wall mortar, as well as tools and pottery dating back to the Stone Age.

The Mmea Pans is special because it is one of the few pans that hold water for the whole year because of its solid bottom formed by years of environmental turbulence. It is also home to the Toragaraa, which translates as "ancestral dishes" and consists of flat-like rock formations that have slowly formed for millions of years due to environmental factors and elements. as salt water, heat and floods.

Meanwhile, the registration for the event, whose grand prize is seven nights at the Rising Sun Lodge in Mozambique, is 150 P per night for adults while children do not have to pay for it. do not have to pay.

The inscription takes place at The Moriti wa Selemo Lodge, a short distance from the view of the event.