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BLAZUSIAK SUPER IN HELSINKI
R
ed Bull KTM Fac-
tory rider Taddy
Blazusiak took top
honors at round three
of the FIM SuperEn-
duro World Champi-
onship in Helsinki,
Finland, January 31.
So far, Blazusiak has
won all three rounds.
Blazusiak went
2-3-1 in the three-
race format, top-
ping American Cody
Webb (KTM) and Bla-
zusiak's teammate
Jonny Walker. KTM
UK's David Knight
was fourth overall.
Knight led the first
race but crashed and
had to scramble back into the
action from outside the top five.
Husqvarna rider Alfredo Gomez
had an early lead but he also
crashed, opening the way for a
race win for Webb, followed by
Blazusiak, Knight and Walker.
Race two, which starts in re-
verse order, went well for Bla-
zusiak. He fought his way from
the back into second place and
came out on top after a hard bat-
tle with Webb. But it was Walker
who took the win after a clean
start. Knight also had a good
start, slipped past Paul Bolton
early in the race and went on to
finish second.
Blazusiak had the measure of
his opponents and the track by
the third race and picked up the
win ahead of Webb, Walker and
Knight, making it a KTM sweep
of the first four positions overall.
The top finishing non-KTM rider
was Gomez in fifth, followed
by Beta's Kyle Redmond of the
USA. Fellow American Taylor
Robert (Kawasaki) was eighth.
"I'm pleased we're building
that gap in the championship,
and I'm pumped to win the race;
three in a row is good," Blazusiak
said. "I couldn't have asked for
more."
Webb was happy with his ride,
too. "The track was kind of simi-
lar to American style, although
not so prepped between motos,
and I used that to my advantage,
as a lot of guys were making mis-
takes," said Webb. "That's been
me the last few races, and I finally
put it together for a good result. I
had Taddy there at the finish, and
then into the last corner I left a
line open and got punted. I can't
be mad at him, but there's even
more fight for me coming into the
races in Brazil and Mexico."
After three rounds, Blazusiak
enjoys a comfortable lead in
the championship. He has 169
points to Knight's 148. Walker
is third with 129, and Webb is
fourth with 121.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
FUTURE7MEDIA
Taddy Blazusiak extended
his points lead in the FIM
SuperEnduro Championship in
Helsinki, Finland.
