Bolt Perfect In Israel
B
illy Bolt is on the cusp of
winning the 2022-2023 FIM
SuperEnduro Championship after
sweeping the penultimate round
in Israel, March 2. The Husqvar-
na has won all four rounds so
far with just one round, Poland,
remaining on the schedule.
Bolt topped all three main
events in Israel, including Super-
pole (which determines starting
position in the first race). "It was
another good night for me, even
though I feel I could still improve
in some aspects of my riding—the
first race especially was a bit of a
messy one for me," said Bolt. "But
overall I'm really satisfied with the
end result of tonight. Across the
three races, I stayed focused, and
I felt better as the night went on.
Now I feel like I can't wait another
two weeks before the last round,
because it seems a long time! I
will stay mentally and physically
prepared and get ready to end this
season in style."
Beta rider Jonny Walker was
Bolt's nearest rival all night. Walker
was always there, pressuring for
the win but ended up going 2-2-2.
GasGas' Taddy Blazusiak went
4-3-3. In race one, Blazusiak was
battling American Cody Webb for
the final spot on the podium but
couldn't get around the Factory
-
ONE Sherco rider.
For Webb, that was his best
result of the night. Webb and Bla-
zusiak again duked it out for third
in race two, this time Blazusiak
winning out. Webb holeshot the
third and final race of the night but
a bobble cost the Sherco rider two
positions (to Bolt and Walker). Lat
-
er on, Webb was forced to pull out
of the race after his bike started
leaking oil from hitting a rock.
With one round to go, Bolt leads
Walker by a comfortable 36-point
margin. The race for third is very
much in the air between Webb
and Blazusiak. Only seven points
separate the two riders with one
round remaining.
CN
Race 1:
1. Billy Bolt (Hus)
2. Jonny Walker (Bet)
3. Cody Webb (She)
Race 2:
1. Billy Bolt (Hus)
2. Jonny Walker (Bet)
3. Taddy Blazusiak (GG)
Race 3:
1. Billy Bolt (Hus)
2. Jonny Walker (Bet)
3. Taddy Blazusiak (GG)
VOLUME ISSUE MARCH , P37
Billy Bolt won his fourth
FIM SuperEnduro race
of the year, the latest
coming in Israel.
PHOTO:
FUTURE7MEDIA.
