Bolt Wins Fifth SuperEnduro Crown
W
ith one round left on the
seven-race schedule,
Husqvarna's Billy Bolt claimed a
fifth consecutive SuperEnduro
crown after intense action in
Newcastle, England, on March 2.
It was Billy Bolt's night. The
hometown hero took three wins
from three starts to secure the
night's win and the World title.
However, it wasn't smooth sail-
ing for Bolt in Newcastle. Jonny
Walker and the Brightmore broth-
ers, Mitch and Ashton, made it
a night to remember with some
of the closest racing seen so far
this season.
The SuperPole shootout in
Newcastle was by no means a
guaranteed win for Bolt. A couple
of errors while pushing hard on
the technical track saw the Brit
come close to falling from his
machine. Despite the mistakes,
Bolt claimed SuperPole by an
impressive one-and-a-half sec-
onds from Mitchell Brightmore.
Walker took third, with William
Hoare delivering an excellent lap
for fourth.
Bolt led the first Prestige race
from the holeshot to the check-
ered flag. The race for second
place was fought out between
the Brightmore brothers, with
Mitchell moving into second
after the start and Ashton soon
taking third after passing Walker.
Walker then found himself
under pressure from Eddie Karls
-
son, with the two swapping posi-
tions through the race.
With Bolt taking a command-
ing race win by over 13 seconds,
Mitchell Brightmore claimed
second, with brother Ashton
a further 17 seconds behind.
Walker held on for fourth, just
two seconds ahead of Karlsson.
For the reversed-grid second
race, it was Dan Mundell who
took the holeshot, but he was
soon passed by Walker on lap
one. Bolt took his time to make
his way up through the field.
Avoiding any mistakes, he moved
into second place at the end of
WIND
IN THE
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Billy Bolt (center),
Jonny Walker and
Mitchell Brightmore filled
the podium at the end of
the night in Newcastle.
PHOTOS: FUTURE7MEDIA
