ROUND 6/NOVEMBER 9, 2013
IDAHO CENTER/NAMPA, IDAHO
OFF ROAD
P78
GEICO AMA ENDUROCROSS SERIES, FUELED BY MONSTER EN
of the sandy hairpin first turn,
though Blazusiak also gated well
and put himself into second followed by Webb, FMF/RPM Racing KTM's Kevin Rookstool and
the rest of the 13-man field.
It didn't take long for Blazusiak
to storm past for the lead on his
Dunlop/Motorex/Fox
Racingbacked 350 SX-F, though he
didn't enjoy a mistake-free race
and gave up first momentarily.
"I got around 'Brownie,' but
then I made a little mistake,"
he confessed. "They watered
the track a lot so when I hit the
brakes going into that firewood
corner, I almost lost my front
end and Cody got on the inside,
which I was okay with because I
didn't crash.
"But I knew I had a little more
speed than he did so I just start-
ed pushing and riding with my
rhythm and got him back, then
opened up a pretty big gap at
the end of it, so I'm really happy
about today. I'm super super happy about being tied in points with
'Brownie.' It's been a tough year
for me and it's cool that we can
still be in the hunt."
Webb led three laps aboard
his Stillwell Performance/Motul/
Moose Racing-sponsored 300
RR, though ultimately, he couldn't
make it three wins in a row.
"The track was definitely tough
here tonight," he said. "I felt really strong, I was really happy to
make a move on Taddy there and
get on the inside and lead for a
couple laps. It felt good to put
the pressure down and try to pull
away.
"Unfortunately, I started pump-
(Right) After setting the fastest
evening Hot Lap by about two
seconds, Colton Haaker got a
decent start but slipped up early in
the main.
(Below) After dropping his bike
going into a slick, flat turn,
Blazusiak came back to win his heat
and the main event.
(Below right) Cody Webb led briefly
- kindling hopes of a third straight
win - but he was no match for
Blazusiak after arm pump got the
better of him, and ended up second.
ing up a little bit. Once I went
down and Taddy got back on
me, I don't know if it's mental or
what happened, but I just put it in
survival mode to just hang on the
rest of the race."
Fast qualifier Haaker had a
pretty good start but dropped
his Dunlop/Pro Circuit/Fly Rac-
