Backing up his World Junior and World Youth titles, Macdonald sealed the season without needing the final day’ s racing in Zschopau, Germany. The ecstatic Kiwi and his team celebrating as he rolled back into his pit after the first day’ s result that scored the points to take the FIM World Enduro3 season win, his first World title in with the‘ big boys’ as he stated. Riding fast and doing it smart, Macdonald played the long game, staying with the frontrunners but not taking too many risks. He knew exactly what was needed, who he needed to beat and who he didn’ t need to chase. That being said, his pace meant he took the victory in the race as well. His closest competitor for the title just happened to be his Shercomounted teammate, Antoine Magain. The duo set the pace in the final sections, battling it out to the end. Macdonald knew by that stage that if he could hold Magain off on the first day of the weekend’ s round, the title was his at the day’ s end. And he did. Not only is it Hamish’ s first senior World Championship Title, it just happens to be the first FIM World Enduro Championship to be won by a Kiwi( although Stefan Merriman won four world titles before it became the FIM World Enduro Championship). Take a bow, Champ.