the front in a flat turn, and
Walker was through. These two
were locked in for the final laps,
setting a pattern for the three
motos on the night, but Walker
took it, with Brightmore third,
ahead of his brother Ashton, who
finished in a confidence-boosting
fourth placed, and Eddie Karls
-
son fifth.
Bolt could've clinched
the title
in race two, but instead it was a
race with a lot of drama and a
new World Champion upset with
his worst result of the whole
season. The reverse grid saw
Alfredo Gomez take the hole
-
shot, but Harry Edmondson was
soon in
the lead ahead of Walker,
making fast progress.
Bolt was playing it cool, pick
-
ing off riders as Walker took the
lead. Once
he had a clear track
and only Walker to chase, Bolt
closed in on the Triumph but
also had a determined Mitch
Brightmore hounding him be
-
hind.
Bolt had
the luxury not to
worry but wanted the win, and it
turned into the race of the night,
as Walker held the champion-
elect off while Mitch snapped at
his heels.
Dominik Olszowy was blind to
the blue flags and held both lead
riders up, but a penultimate-lap
crash in the rocks let Walker off
the hook for a rare and popular
win. It was scrappy from Bolt (by
his standards), and it allowed
the terrier-like Mitch Brightmore
through for the second. The
limelight was Bolt's, but he left
the track in third place.
Bolt checked out in moto
three, and it was a textbook per
-
formance. Carrying the number
one
plate on the front of his
Husky, he left the others to battle
for the overall podium and took
the win to finally soak up the
glory of the title.
The drama was behind again,
though, as Walker and Mitch
Brightmore were on a mission
for best of the rest. A mistake
gave Walker breathing room,
but Mitch Brightmore wasn't
done, and when Walker made
his own error in the matrix, Mitch
Brightmore grabbed it. It wasn't
over, and the fight went right to
the flag, with Mitch Brightmore
finally second and Walker third,
but their positions in final overall
results were reversed thanks to
Walker's 2-1-3 scorecard com
-
pared with Mitch Brightmore's
3-2-2.
Ashton Brightmore claimed
fourth overall ahead of Karlsson.
There's only one round left
in the championship in France,
and Bolt is presumably going to
skip it since he and his wife are
expecting their first child.
CN
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Bill Bolt (Hus) 1-3-1
2. Jonny Walker (Tri) 2-1-3
3. Mitch Brightmore (GG) 3-2-2
4. Ashton Brightmore (GG) 4-5-4
5. Eddie Karlsson (Sta) 5-4-5
6. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) 6-6-6
7. Toby Martyn (Sta) 7-7-8
8. Marc Fenandez (Hus) 8-11-7
9. Tim Apolle (Bet) 9-8-9
10. Alfredo Gomez (Bet) 10-9-10
VOLUME 63 ISSUE 9 MARCH 3, 2026 P63
Jonny Walker was
second overall, which
included a moto win.
