US crown for Taddy
By TMX Archives on 28th Oct 09
RED Bull KTM rider, Taddy Blazusiak, is the 2009 US Endurocross champion. After dominating the series since it's start back in late June, the Polish rider secured his first AMA Endurocross title with yet another winning result. After posting the fastest time in the Hot Lap' qualifying session, he then went on to win his heat race, leading from start to finish. Blazusiak then won the penultimate round of the series to put his name to the prestigious title.
Starting well in the main event, Taddy spent the opening lap battling with Geoff Aaron before making a pass over the tyre section. Then pursued by Colton Haaker, Taddy stuck to
his game plan and maintained a pace he was comfortable with. Edging ahead of Haaker as the race progressed, Taddy kept himself out of trouble and claimed his fourth win of the series.
The KTM teamster now heads back to Europe for this weekend's opening round of the Indoor Enduro World Cup, which takes pace in Sheffield, England. Blazusiak: I think this was the best race of my life. It went better than I even hoped it would. Just about everything went perfectly. It's a massive relief to have secured the title before the final in Vegas.
Getting the holeshot in the main was exactly what I wanted to do. The track was pretty fast so it was important to be up front early on. I must have changed places with Geoff Aaron about three times during the first lap. I'd been jumping the tyre section all night, which Aaron hadn't, so I knew it was my chance to pass him. Unfortunately we came together and he went down.
Colton Haaker was riding really well and was with me for a few laps after that. I could see exactly where he was and just kept my own pace. The track was great fun, not too technical and quite fast.
The pressure is off now, which is great because I can really focus on the Indoor Enduro World Cup race this coming weekend now, as well as going to final round of the Endurocross championship in Vegas and just going for it. If I win there, I'll get $50,000, which would be a great end to the series.
FOR FULL STORY SEE T+MX NEWS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009