Knighter invincible at the 4th "The Tough One"
By TMX Archives on 28th Jan 08
KTM's David Knight took his revenge on fellow KTM factory rider Taddy Blazusiak at the weekend taking a victorious fourth edition of the extreme Enduro Sprint Scramble rightly named "The Tough One".
Blazusiak, who stole victory from the Manxman at the legendary Last ManStanding in the USA in the closing stages of 2007 was second at this challengingevent held in the at Nantmawr Quarry near Oswestry (Shropshire U.K.). The stageis now set for a great rematch between these two talented riders at their nextmutual encounter.
More tempting challenges
Organizers slipped a few more features into this year's challenge and alongwith the quarry terrain, riders were confronted with more log sections, lorrybeds, definitely more rocks and hills and downhill sections described as "justplain scary". Adding to the attractiveness of the event, spectators who bravedthe weather and the mud got to see more of their heroes on the circuit becauseentry was limited to 50 riders.
Knighter leads at first lap
Knighter got away well in the first lap followed by Wayne Braybrook and Taddyin fourth place, setting the stage for the rest of the event, which started onehour earlier than previous years. Darkness closed in at 5.00 p.m. leaving themasters of extreme Enduro to negotiate their way through the closing stages withthe aid of bike and helmet lights.
But Knight, fresh from GNCC successes in the USA was determined to hold ontoThe Tough One title and had no trouble walking away with the prize money andcongratulations from teammate Taddy, who finished second. Extreme specialist andformer Hells Gate winner Braybrook was third.