place Blazusiak, who spent the
race making up for a bad start.
Spain's Pol Tarres (Husqvarna)
took fourth.
In the third and deciding race,
Walker jumped out to an early
lead ahead of Blazusiak and Bolt,
but a bobble cost him a couple
of positions.
As a result, Blazusiak found
himself in the lead for the first
time all evening. But the KTM
rider, who later admitted he
was struggling with bike setup
all night, had the red-hot Bolt
right behind him, and the former
champ couldn't hold the Brit off.
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Instead, Bolt pressured Blazusiak
into a mistake that cost him the
lead, as well as second place.
Bolt surged into the lead and
rode off with the win, with Walker
taking second and Blazusiak
third.
In the overall, it was Bolt in first
going 3-1-1, Walker in second go-
ing 1-2-2, and Blazusiak in third
going 2-3-3.
"I am very satisfied with my
evening here in Budapest," Bolt
said. "I made a lot of mistakes in
the first race, so I changed my
approach for the following races.
The team coached me well, tell-
ing me to calm down and relax
more."
Walker was satisfied with his
riding. "It felt good to take my
first race win of the year," Walker
said. "I knew that I had a good
chance here because I felt com-
fortable with the track and the
bike. I still made some mistakes
in some races, but I feel much
better in general. The next step
for me is to win a race overall!"
It was a disappointing night
for Blazusiak. "It was a difficult
evening," Blazusiak said. "I must
admit that I chose the wrong set-
tings for my bike, I thought that
Taddy Blazusiak had to settle for third in Hungary.
