Bolt Bolsters Championship Lead In Bulgaria
B
illy Bolt is all but assured his
fourth World title after win-
ning all three feature races and
coming away with the overall win
at the Bulgarian round of the FIM
SuperEnduro World Champion-
ship on February 24. Bolt is now
well clear of championship rival
Jonny Walker with one round to
go. Bolt can clinch the champi-
onship in the first moto in next
week's final in Great Britain, his
home country.
The Husqvarna Factory
Racing-backed rider, Bolt, domi-
nated the night's racing. Fast-
est throughout the afternoon's
practice sessions, Bolt carried
that momentum into the eve-
ning's proceedings when the
stadium lights dimmed for the
SuperPole hot lap. As the final
rider took to the track, Bolt put
down a blisteringly fast time to
top the timesheets by almost
three seconds.
In race one, Bolt grabbed the
holeshot on his FE 350. With a
clear track in front of him, he im
-
mediately got to work on break-
ing away from the chasing pack.
Bolt surged ahead to claim a
comfortable race-one victory.
In race two, Bolt opted for a
cautious start from the second
row of the reversed grid order. He
quickly picked off several riders
on lap one to slot inside the top
10. Moving into third on lap two,
Bolt took control of the race lead
before the end of lap four. Bolt
completed race two with a healthy
WIND
IN THE
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Billy Bolt (57) won again in
Bulgaria and is now poised
to win the FIM SuperEnduro
World Championship with
one round to go.
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