TimesLIVE's 'Today in SA sport history' feature recalls that on September 7, South African motocross rider Tyla Rattray won two races on his way to securing the MX2 world championship. The retrospective highlights Rattray's achievement as a notable moment in South African sporting history, according to the publication's daily look back at past sporting milestones.
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