IN PICS | FMX riders thrill crowd at Montecasino

Riders partake at the King of the whip competition held at Montecasino on Saturday, the second biggest Freestyle Motocross competition in the world. PIC: Darryl Hammond (Darryl Hammond)

Some of South Africa’s top FMX riders went head-to-head with the world’s best on Saturday at Montecasino in Fourways, where thousands of fans packed the sold-out arena for a night of adrenaline-fuelled action.

Spectators were treated to heart-stopping aerial manoeuvres as competitors battled it out at King of the Whip — SA’s biggest locally produced action-sports event and the second-largest freestyle motocross competition in the world.

Sowetan picture editor Darryl Hammond captured the action behind the lens.

A rider partakes at the King of the whip competition held at Montecasino on Saturday, the second biggest Freestyle Motocross competition in the world. Pic: Darryl Hammond (Darryl Hammond)
A rider partakes at the King of the whip competition held at Montecasino on Saturday, the second biggest Freestyle Motocross competition in the world. PIC: DARRYL HAMMOND (Darryl Hammond)
A rider partakes at the King of the whip competition held at Montecasino on Saturday, the second biggest Freestyle Motocross competition in the world. PIC: DARRYL HAMMOND (Darryl Hammond)
A rider partakes at the King of the whip competition held at Montecasino on Saturday, the second biggest Freestyle Motocross competition in the world. PIC: DARRYL HAMMOND (Darryl Hammond)
A rider partakes at the King of the whip competition held at Montecasino on Saturday, the second biggest Freestyle Motocross competition in the world. PIC: DARRYL HAMMOND (Darryl Hammond)
A rider partakes at the King of the whip competition held at Montecasino on Saturday, the second biggest Freestyle Motocross competition in the world. PIC: DARRYL HAMMOND (Darryl Hammond)
A rider partakes at the King of the whip competition held at Montecasino on Saturday, the second biggest Freestyle Motocross competition in the world. PIC: DARRYL HAMMOND (Darryl Hammond)
A rider partakes at the King of the whip competition held at Montecasino on Saturday, the second biggest Freestyle Motocross competition in the world. PIC: DARRYL HAMMOND (Darryl Hammond)

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