Jonny Walker (center) topped the Fast Eddy Extreme Enduro in England.
Red Bull KTM factory rider Jonny Walker claimed another Extreme Enduro victory over the October 31-November 1 weekend, this time at the Fast Eddy Extreme Enduro in the U.K., with fellow KTM rider David Knight taking second overall.
The race marked the return of former AMA EnduroCross Champion Taddy Blazusiak who has been away from racing after having been diagnosed with the Epstein Barr virus. Blazusiak finished third overall but finished off the evening with a win in the three-race format.
Walker took wins in the first two race and capped off the night with a second, which was more than enough to take the overall victory. Knight went 3-2-3, while Blazusiak went 2-7-1.
“It was good to be back on the track and really good to get the win and to see how my fitness is,” Walker said. “I do have to work a lot on my fitness but I know my speed is there. I felt like I rode good tonight and I am happy to be going into the next one. There’s a good rivalry between Taddy and me and I think that it’s going to be like that all year, as long as neither of us goes too hard on each other. Tonight I didn’t feel I was aggressive.”
“I had great fun and it was good to be back,” Blazusiak said. “It’s been a while since I raced but everything is there, the speed is there. We still have some things to do with the bike but we got it way better at the end of the night. Jonny and me came together in the second moto and I went down, which was bad luck. I tried to go on but the front end was twisted and it just kept throwing me off the track.”
“I enjoyed it,” said Knight. “It was nice riding a 250 two-stroke. I’ve not ridden one for years. I got it last week and I’ve been out on it three times. I just had fun riding it. I haven’t been training for this because I’ve been doing outdoors and that’s completely different. I wasn’t sure how to pace myself. I probably went a bit slow early on but I felt the best in the second race. The track was one of the best I’ve ridden on.”
Fast Eddy Extreme Enduro
Stafford, England
October 31, 2015
Results
1. Jonny Walker (GBR), KTM, (1-1-2)
2. David Knight (GBR), KTM (3-2-3)
3. Taddy Blazusiak (POL), KTM (2-7-1)
4. Paul Bolton (GBR), KTM (4-3-4)
5. Jonathan Richardson (GBR), KTM (5-6-5)
