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and we had to help
each other. Every-
one was completely
exhausted after this
section and it was too
dangerous to have a restart. It
was an incredible race—difficult,
but I'm happy."
Walker was the original race
leader, and started out by pulling
a gap on the field aboard his
Factory KTM. A hang-up on one
of the hills allowed the Husqvar-
na duo of Jarvis and Gomez to
get by, but they only got as far as
the dreaded Downtown section
before meeting again.
"We talked and decided to
pull each other up and ride to
the finish," Walker explained. "It
was by far the hardest Erzberg I
have done."
Only one other rider to record a
finish was Mario Roman Serrano;
the Spaniard crossed the finish
line with 32 seconds to spare.
KTM's hard enduro ace Taddy
Blazusiak had a rough day after
a hard crash near the start of
the race. As they raced up the
steep gravel slopes from the
floor of the iron mine Blazusiak
and Walker made contact,
which sent Blazusiak down
hard. Walker made it away
unscathed, but Blazusiak was
struck on the head by his bike
and was taken to the hospital
with a concussion.
"It's too bad it didn't come to
a duel with Taddy," commented
KTM Factory Racing's Heinz
Kinigadner. "But except for a
headache and neck pain he is
okay."
Jean Turner
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(Right) (Left to right)
Mario Roman Serrano—
the only other finisher
besides the four
winners—shares the
podium with Alfredo
Gomez, Johnny Walker,
Graham Jarvis and
Andreas Lettenbichler.
(Below) Johnny Walker
makes his way through
the infamous Karl's
Diner section at Erzberg.
Riders had to cross
through the daunting
boulder garden twice in
this year's edition.
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