VOL. 52 ISSUE 35 SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 P23
The MX2 class sees a new championship leader
with just two rounds left on the schedule. Honda's
Tim Gajser took full advantage of a bad day for
former points leader, KTM's Pauls Jonass. After Ga-
jser and Jonass went 1-2 in the first moto, Jonass
was caught up in a first-turn crash in the second
moto, damaging his bike's front brake. He soldiered
on to finish outside the top 10.
Kawasaki rider Max Anstie went on to win the
second moto ahead of Gajser, who now leads
Jonass by 13 points. Anstie, who crashed in the
first moto, ended up second overall on the day, fol-
lowed by podium newcomer, Belgium's Brent Van
doninck (Yamaha). CN
JONNY WALKER TOPS THE WALL
T
he running of an all-new ex-
treme enduro attracted some
of off-road's finest to Northern
Italy for the inaugural The Wall
Extreme Enduro. KTM's Jonny
Walker was back in winning form
at the first running of the event
held at the Metzeler Off Road
Park in Pietramurata, August 30.
Walker started out the day win-
ning the morning qualifying race,
and set the stage for a dominant
performance throughout the rest
of the event. Walker headed into
the final race—which was held at
nighttime—with the upper hand,
and went on to top every special
test, and the final podium ahead
of Graham Jarvis and Alfredo
Gomez.
"The Wall has been a great
event," Walker said. "It's quite
a lot different to most other
extreme events I race, with the
multiple special test format, but
starting off by winning the morn-
ing race was cool. Racing two
special tests—one enduro test
and one motocross test made
things interesting."
The unique format of The
Wall saw riders take on multiple
special tests—off-road and moto-
cross—rather than a scrambles
format. World Enduro riders like
Johnny Aubert, Alex Salvini and
Thomas Oldrati were looking to
capitalize on the more familiar
format, but the advantage fell to
the extreme enduro regulars, as
Walker headed the field followed
by the Husqvarna duo of Gra-
ham Jarvis and Alfredo Gomez
who rounded out the overall
podium. CN
Jonny Walker (center) bested the
Husqvarna-mounted duo of Graham
Jarvis (left) and Alfredo Gomez
(right) at the first-ever The Wall
extreme enduro.
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