Taylor Robert and Mike Brown battled
with several riders to take second and third respectively
Denver,
CO (October 6, 2012) – Just one race ago, it appeared
that the rest of the EnduroCross riders had closed the gap on KTM’s Taddy
Blazusiak but he crushed the field in the Mile High city of Denver to reaffirm
his dominance of the GEICO AMA EnduroCross series. Blazusiak got pushed back on
the start but quickly passed Taylor Robert and Cody Webb to get into second. He
then passed Mike Brown and took the lead before the end of the first lap and
eventually won by a large margin. Robert, Brown and Webb had a fierce battle
for second that ultimately went to Robert over Brown.
The day started with the MVP Racing Hot Lap, which
puts the riders on the track one at a time against the clock to earn the best
picks for the heat races and bragging rights. Lucas Oil / Rockstar backed
Colton Haaker set a time that looked unbeatable but Taddy Blazusiak set a
1:03:591 to beat out Haaker’s 1:03:684. Monster Kawasaki’s Robert set the third
fastest time.
Robert, Brown and Blazusiak won the three heat races
to get the best gate picks for the main event. Colorado local Kyle Calderini
made the main by winning semi number one. Husky’s Cory Graffunder won semi two
after a great batter with Haaker. Then Gary Sutherlin passed Geoff Aaron on the
last lap of semi three to get into the main. The LCQ still had several top
riders fighting for the final two spots in the main, which ultimately went to
Wild Wally Palmer on the All Wheel Drive Christini ahead of Geoff Aaron on the
GEICO Honda. Haaker, Bobby Prochnau and Destry Abbott all went down in the
first turn and joined GEICO Honda’s Kevin Rookstool among the riders that
missed making the main event.
After Blazusiak took the lead on the first lap,
Monster Kawasaki’s Robert stayed close in second for four laps before a big
crash in the Matrix section dropped him back to fourth behind Brown and Webb.
First Brown and then Webb had problems that allowed Robert to get back to
second a few laps later where he would ultimately finish. Webb, who came into
the race in second in points took a long time getting his Beta to re-start
after a crash and eventually went a lap down and finished tenth. Aaron rode a
steady race to get fourth ahead of Justin Soule, who came back from a first lap
crash. Husky’s Graffunder beat out his teammate, Kyle Redmond for sixth.
Sutherlin got eighth, Palmer ninth, Webb tenth and Calderini eleventh.
The night also included the Open Amateur class, which was won by
David Broderick over Dustin McCarthy and Harrison Oswald. Bailey Tucker won the
TrialsCross class over Joey Hamilton and Shad Petersen. The Vet 35+ class had
over thirty riders entered and Kurt Nicoll took the win in the main event over
Robert Farrington and Dennis Sweeten. Canada’s Chantelle Bykerk took her second
women’s main event win in a row over fifteen year old Morgan Tanke and Louise
Forsley.
Denver, Colorado GEICO EnduroCross, presented by Lucas Oil Expert Main
Event results:
- Taddy Blazusiak KTM
- Taylor Robert Kawasaki
- Mike Brown KTM
- Geoff Aaron Honda
- Justin Soule Kawasaki
- Cory Graffunder Husqvarna
- Kyle Redmond Husqvarna
- Gary Sutherlin Kawasaki
- Wally Palmer Christini
- Cody Webb Beta
- Kyle Calderini Suzuki
The next round of the GEICO EnduroCross series, presented by Lucas
Oil will be in Everett, Washington on Saturday, October 20th.
For more information on the TV Coverage, check your local listings
or www.motorsportshour.com.
For more information on EnduroCross, go to www.EnduroCross.com.
2012 GEICO AMA EnduroCross Schedule
Location
|
Date
|
Arena / Additional Information
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
May 4, 2012
|
Orleans
Arena (Friday during Supercross
weekend)
|
Sacramento, CA
|
June 9, 2012
|
Power Balance
Pavilion
|
Los Angeles, CA
|
July 1, 2012
|
Staples Center (X
Games Expert Men and Women only)
|
Ontario, CA
|
September 15,
2012
|
Citizens Business
Bank Arena
|
Denver, CO
|
October 6, 2012
|
National Western
Complex
|
Everett, WA
|
October 20, 2012
|
Comcast Arena
|
Boise, ID
|
October 27, 2012
|
Idaho Center
|
Las Vegas, NV
|
November 17, 2012
|
Orleans Arena
|
EnduroCross tracks incorporate various
elements of extreme off road racing into a Supercross-style setting, including
rocks, boulders, logs, sand, mud, a water-hole…and even a few special obstacles
like giant tires thrown in! Known as the
“toughest racing on two wheels,” this indoor off road racing will certainly
keep you on your feet. For the seven EnduroCross events, be sure to log-on to
www.motorsportshour.com for local air dates/times for the Lucas Motorsports
Hour on the Versus network.
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