Wade Young off to a flyer at Red Bull Romaniacs
By Press Release on 27th Jul 21
Sherco Factory Racings Wade Young tops the time sheets on the opening day of racing at round four of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship, Red Bull Romaniacs.
The 2018 Red Bull Romaniacs winner was quick to make his mark on the 18th edition of the worlds toughest Hard Enduro Rallye, setting the quickest time in Tuesdays Time Trial Qualification. He led home a stacked field, with Jarvis Husqvarna Racings Teodor Kabakchiev second and Rockstar Husqvarna Factory Racings Alfredo Gomez third.
With anticipation high, the opening day of competition was an early one as competitors tackled an 18-kilometre-long Time Trial Qualification. With the results determining the starting order for tomorrows Offroad Day 1 the first of four offroad days a strong result would pay dividends.
Race winner in 2020, Red Bull KTM Factory Racings Manuel Lettenbichler led the Gold class away, but an early fall put him on the back foot as Young put the power down from the off. Fastest through the first checkpoint, he kept that momentum rolling to the finish line and claimed a healthy 19-second win after 37 minutes of racing.
Bulgarias Teodor Kabakchiev produced one of the days surprise results with the second fastest time. Kabakchiev finished eighth in 2020 but is already showing he wants more in 2021. Starting third on the road, Gomez was a little sluggish to settle in coming through checkpoint 1 in 12th, but he soon turned that around by jumping to third overall at the finish.
Hampered by that early fall, Lettenbichler regrouped from eighth at checkpoint 1 to claim fourth, while GASGAS Factory Racings Taddy Blazusiak put in a consistently solid ride for fifth, edging out Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna) by one second.
Canadas Trystan Hart was the top performing rookie of the day, with the KTM rider claiming seventh.
Abestone Hard Enduro winner Billy Bolt (Husqvarna) didnt have the best outing in 10th, with Mario Roman (Sherco) and Jonny Walker (Beta) in 11th and 12th respectively. However, with ground to make up, the trio will be ones to watch for on Offroad Day 1.
Wade Young (Sherco): Its been good to get Red Bull Romaniacs underway. Conditions were fast and dusty out there, but I felt happy straight away and my bike was working great. Im looking forward to the rest of the week.
FIM Hard Enduro World Championship, round 4
Red Bull Romaniacs: Time Trial Qualification
Gold Class
1. Wade Young (Sherco) 37:42
2. Teodor Kabakchiev (Husqvarna) 38:01
3. Alfredo Gomez (Husqvarna) 38:27
4. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) 38:29
5. Taddy Blazusiak (GASGAS) 38:41
6. Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna) 38:42
7. Trystan Hart (KTM) 39:13
8. Dominik Olszowy (KTM) 39:15
9. Michael Walkner (GASGAS) 39:39
10. Billy Bolt (Husqvarna) 40:23
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