After a close night of racing in Riesa, Germany, defending champion Taddy Blazusiak (pictured) bested David Knight for the overall win at round two. Photo by Future 7 Media
Red Bull KTM’s Taddy Blazusiak was on point once again at the FIM SuperEnduro, this time in Riesa, Germany for round two of the series. Defending champion Taddy Blazusiak had his hands full fending off his KTM teammates David Knight and Jonny Walker, who finished the night second and third, respectively.
Blazusiak got things started with a win in the first of three heats, with David Knight in second and Husqvarna’s Alfredo Gomez in third. Riders lined up in reverse order for the second heat, where Blazusiak and Walker had a tough time when they both tangled with lappers. Blazusiak crashed off the start, but still managed to make his way back up to third in the heat. Knight took the win followed by American Taylor Robert, who came in second.
In the third and final heat, it was Walker’s turn to stand atop the podium, this time with Blazusiak in second and Knight in third. The final tallies between Blazusiak and Knight were very close, each with 52 points, but the SuperPole bonus points were the tie-breaker, and Blazusiak edged out Knight by a single point for the overall win.
US rider Taylor Robert finished fourth with a 4-2-7 score for the night ahead of Alfredo Gomez who rounded out the top-five with a 3-9-4 final tally.
American riders Cody Webb and Kyle Redmond both had a rough time in Germany, with crashes and tip-overs riddling their nights. Redmond’s night started off on a scary note when he accidentally landed on Paul Bolton in the opening lap of the first race. Fortunately Bolton wasn’t injured in the crash, and Redmond rode it out, commenting that he has been “a chaos magnet at these races.”
Webb finished sixth overall, and Redmond finished 11th. Both riders are looking to improve in the remaining rounds of the championship.
American Ty Tremaine fared much better, however, finishing a close second in the Junior division behind Andreas Linusson of Sweden. After two rounds, Tremaine holds a strong lead in the championship ahead of Linusson and Manuel Lettenbichler, son of KTM factory racer Andreas Lettenbichler.
Germany SuperEnduro Results:
1. Taddy Blazusiak (KTM)
2. David Knight (KTM)
3. Jonny Walker (KTM)
4. Taylor Robert (KTM)
5. Alfredo Gomez (Hus)
6. Cody Webb (KTM)
7. Dani Gibert (Gas)
8. Paul Bolton (KTM)
9. Mario Roman (KTM)
10. Daniel McCanney (Hus)
Junior Class Overall:
1. Andreas Linusson (KTM)
2. Ty Tremaine (KTM)
3. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM)
4. Gethin Humphreys (Hus)
5. Blake Gutzeit (Hus)
Overall Standings:
1. Taddy Blazusiak (116/2 wins)
2. David Knight (103)
3. Jonny Walker (81)
4. Taylor Robert (69)
5. Cody Webb (68)
Junior Class Standings:
1. Ty Tremaine (114/1 win)
2. Andreas Linusson (106/1 win)
3. Manuel Lettenbichler (79)
