OFF ROAD
FIM SUPERENDURO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 1 / DECEMBER 9, 2017
TAURON ARENA / KRAKOW, POLAND
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Bolt (Husqvarna), it ensured a
competitive start to the series.
Adding in a challenging and un-
forgiving track meant all gloves
were off for round one.
Grabbing the SuperPole hot
lap, Haaker appeared to have
everything under control, but
once the gate dropped on race
one that was all to change. The
location of a tire wall exiting cor-
ner one quickly caused havoc
for those midpack with Haaker
getting boxed out.
Blazusiak, on the other hand,
was out front, much to the de-
I could have hoped for, I'm a
happy man tonight."
With a stacked entry list for
the series opener, the battle
for overall honors was always
going to be tight in Poland. With
Haaker, Webb, Blazusiak, Jonny
Walker (KTM), Alfredo Gomez
(Husqvarna) and Danny Mc-
Canney (GasGas) in the mix,
along with the debut of Billy
chance to deny Blazusiak the
overall win.
As defending champion,
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
Factory Racing's Colton Haaker
didn't have a great start to his
series, finishing eighth overall,
despite topping the Akrapovic
SuperPole hot lap.
"It's an amazing feeling to
come back and win, especially
in my home town of Krakow,"
said a triumphant Blazusiak. "To
be away from racing for a full
year and then come back and
win here in Poland is more than
American Cody Webb might've
been the fastest on the night but
being the fastest doesn't
always equal a win.
