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Poland delivered an exciting yet poignant night of racing for the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team during the first round of the 2016/17 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship in Krakow. Six-time champion Taddy Blazusiak ended the last official race of his career with an overall Prestige class win.
Ending his illustrious career with an overall victory, Taddy Blazusiak won two of the night’s three finals and placed second in the third one, giving 13,000 Polish fans the action they came to see.
No words can describe how happy I am,” Blazusiak said. “It’s crazy how things have panned out for me these past few months. I worked really hard to get back after my injury in EnduroCross and then decided to skip the last round to get my thumb good again. It paid off, and I was able to push 100% in Poland. It’s such an amazing feeling racing in front of my home fans, so I gave it all I had on the track.”
Joining his team-mate Blazusiak on the podium, Alfredo Gomez secured one of the night’s stand-out rides, showing the importance of consistency. Jetting back to Europe from The Roof of Africa, with virtually no real time spent preparing for SuperEnduro, the Spaniard placed 4/2/3 for third overall with his KTM 300 EXC.
“I’m just so happy to get a spot on the overall podium,” explained Gomez. “I believe the key was being super consistent throughout the night. I may not be the fastest guy out there, but consistency is so important in SuperEnduro. Two weeks ago I had no intentions of racing the series. I came to Poland with no expectations, straight after my trip to South America for the Roof of Africa.
Second place was achieved by Colton Haaker, riding on a Husqvarna, while the fourth spot got taken by Jonny Walker, who just returned to indoor racing. Also, competing for the first time, reigning SuperEnduro Junior World Champion Manuel Lettenbichler also enjoyed a positive night’s racing finishing in sixth place.
The current season FIM SuperEnduro World Championship will resume on January 7th in Riesa, Germany.
No words can describe how happy I am,” Blazusiak said. “It’s crazy how things have panned out for me these past few months. I worked really hard to get back after my injury in EnduroCross and then decided to skip the last round to get my thumb good again. It paid off, and I was able to push 100% in Poland. It’s such an amazing feeling racing in front of my home fans, so I gave it all I had on the track.”
Joining his team-mate Blazusiak on the podium, Alfredo Gomez secured one of the night’s stand-out rides, showing the importance of consistency. Jetting back to Europe from The Roof of Africa, with virtually no real time spent preparing for SuperEnduro, the Spaniard placed 4/2/3 for third overall with his KTM 300 EXC.
“I’m just so happy to get a spot on the overall podium,” explained Gomez. “I believe the key was being super consistent throughout the night. I may not be the fastest guy out there, but consistency is so important in SuperEnduro. Two weeks ago I had no intentions of racing the series. I came to Poland with no expectations, straight after my trip to South America for the Roof of Africa.
Second place was achieved by Colton Haaker, riding on a Husqvarna, while the fourth spot got taken by Jonny Walker, who just returned to indoor racing. Also, competing for the first time, reigning SuperEnduro Junior World Champion Manuel Lettenbichler also enjoyed a positive night’s racing finishing in sixth place.
The current season FIM SuperEnduro World Championship will resume on January 7th in Riesa, Germany.
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