for the Californian. While battling
with Bolt, Webb wheelied onto a
tricky concrete block and looped
out, and the crash saw his boot
get sucked into Bolt's Husqvarna
between the fender and the
wheel. Webb was dragged for
several feet in the incident, and
though it was a rather spectacu-
lar crash, he was uninjured. Bolt,
who kept himself upright, still
somehow managed to run down
Blazusiak to win the race. Bla-
zusiak held on for second while
Walker carded another third.
With a win apiece, it was all
on the line for the third prestige
race. Unfortunately for Blazusiak,
he tucked his wheel in the first
turn, resulting in a nasty crash.
The SuperEnduro legend was
able to rejoin the race, but he
was left to battle his way forward
from the back of the pack, ef-
fectively ending his chance for
the overall win. Bolt, meanwhile,
jumped out to an early lead fol-
lowed by Walker and Husqvarna's
Colton Haaker. American rider
Haaker managed to get around
Walker for second in the final
prestige race while Bolt claimed
the win, and the overall.
"It was a super difficult night,"
said Bolt. "But I'm pleased to
come away with another win and
extend my lead in the champion-
ship. The track was really tight,
and with not much traction it was
easy to get arm pump and then
make mistakes. In race one I
struggled to find my rhythm and
got caught up a few times. Race
two went much better and then
race three was near enough
perfect. I was able to manage my
pace once I got to the front and
held on to take the win and the
overall."
Blazusiak climbed his way
back up to fourth in the third
race, leaving him with a 1-2-4
score to collect second overall
in Budapest. Walker rounded out
the overall podium in third.
"In the final heat I went all-in
but tucked the front in the first
corner," said Blazusiak. "That
was frustrating, but overall, com-
pared to the luck I had in Poland
at round one, it's been a great
night. My bike was great, my fit-
ness is where it needs to be and
my speed was good, also."
Haaker barely missed the
podium in the first two races, and
his 4-4-2 final score left him also
barely missing out on the overall
podium by one point. "I haven't
been able to get in much riding
since the last event," said Haak-
er. But I'm happy with how I rode
today going 4-4-2 on a tough
track like this. It took me a while
to relax and get up to speed, but
I gave it my all and had fun out
there. From not being certain if
I'd get here to race, to missing
out on the podium by just one
point, it's been a good weekend
and I'm looking forward to the
next one."
The former champion retains
second in the standings, how-
ever, only one point ahead of Bla-
zusiak and Walker who are now
tied for third in the championship.
There are three rounds remaining
in the 2022 FIM SuperEnduro
World Championship with the GP
of Israel up next on March 3.
CN
Overall
1. Billy Bolt (Hus) 2-1-1
2. Taddy Blazusiak (GG) 1-2-4
3. Jonny Walker (Bet) 3-3-3
4. Colton Haaker (Hus) 4-4-2
5. Diogo Vieira (GG) 6-7-5
6. Cody Webb (Shr) 5-6-7
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Taddy Blazusiak came out
swinging by winning the
first race. The former AMA
EnduroCross Champion
finished out the night
second overall.
