BLAZUSIAK ANNOUNCES RETURN
TO AMA ENDUROCROSS
R
ed Bull Factory KTM's Taddy
Blazusiak has confirmed that
he will be back to compete in all
eight races in the 2016 AMA En-
duroCross Championship, which
kicks off in Duluth, Georgia,
August 27. The Polish rider took
the 2015 AMA EnduroCross sea-
son off to focus on other events
and is looking forward to coming
back to compete in the U.S.
"After seven seasons and five
championships, I needed a break
from the international travel last
year," Blazusiak said. "But I am
really motivated to come back
and compete for another champi-
onship in the U.S."
"Taddy is an amazing rider
who has a huge following of fans both in the U.S.
and around the world," said Mike Karsting, VP of
events for TEN, the producers of EnduroCross.
"So we are excited about having Taddy back to
compete with Cody Webb, defending champ
Colton Haaker, Taylor Robert, Mike Brown and
the long list of riders that will be fighting for the
2016 championship." CN
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THE
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Remember this guy? Taddy
Blazusiak will return to AMA
EnduroCross this season.
KELLEY WINS TOUGH LIKE RORR
K
TM rider Benjamin Kel-
ley took top honors at the
Kenda Tough Like RORR ex-
treme off-road race in Tamaqua,
Pennsylvania, July 1-2.
The Tough Like RORR
race is hosted by the Reading
Off-Road Riders (RORR) and
features multiple races over two
days, and is ultimately decided
by a single, dead-engine-start
showdown over challenging ter-
rain on the final day.
Finishing second was KTM
rider Jesse Groemm, followed
by Yamaha pilot Grant Baylor,
Joshua Toth (KTM), and Jordan
Ashburn (KTM).
Husqvarna rider Craig De-
Long was sixth, followed by last
year's winner Tegan Temple
(KTM). Jason Klammer (KTM),
Broc Hepler (Gas) and Layne
Michael (KTM) rounded out the
top 10 overall.
For winning, Kelley took
home the biggest share
($4000) of the total $12,000
pro purse.
The top A rider was Steven
Marshall (KTM), and the top
B rider was Paul Gerhart II
(KTM). CN
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
J.
ORENGO/KTM
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