Photos from the 2015 Nigeria Superbike Road Race & Ultimate Bike Girl Nigeria Pageant in Edo State

his year also saw the presence of two global power brands in motorsport in attendance – Red Bull and Yamaha Racing.

The event started with a few practice laps for bikers who wanted to get accustomed to the beautiful curves the road had to offer. The practice laps were followed by a dance presentation which sort of snowballed into a competition (who knew bikers could dance). This was followed by the introduction of the contestants for the Ultimate Bike Girl Nigeria Pageant and occasional drone performances by the drone pilot who was supposed to be using the drone to video the event, but hey, its okay because the villagers liked it and I know that because they never stopped waving at the drone!

After all these, the race began, with up to 40 contestants covering the 32km route each. Male and female winners emerged in both the 600cc (capacity) and 1000cc categories. Jack Affara who won last year’s race also clinched the first position in The BT Championship 1000cc Category this year covering 32km in 10 mins 28 seconds, second position went to Ahmed Alpacino who covered 32km in 10 mins 42 seconds and the third position went to Mohammed (Mo Ducati) who covered 32km in 10mins 54seconds.

The female winners were Oreoluwa O (15mins 23seconds), Jeminat O (15mins 31seconds) and Kelly J (16mins 40seconds).
The above 1000cc Category winners were Argo R (10mins 11seconds), Ini R (10mins 57seconds) and Darlinton (11mins 1second). After the race, we proceeded to the finish line at Ugbokirima where trophies were awarded to the winners.

Then came evening time and that signalled the beginning of the Ultimate Bike Girl Nigeria Pageant at Hexagon Hotel, Benin City where Onyinye O emerged as the winner. To spice up the evening, a car raffle draw was held and was won by Oreoluwa O who went home with a brand new Kia Picanto.