On the Pegs - April 2022 On the Pegs - Volume 7 Issue 4 - April 2022 | Page 59

to lead until lap three , when Bolt made his move . Vision Track Beta ' s Jonny Walker was in a battle with FactoryONE Sherco ' s Cody Webb for third place . Walker was able to take the position , and began to close the gap leading to Haaker .
Haaker made a slight mistake , which Walker was able to capitalize on . Taking second position , Walker had a ten-second gap to close before he could content for the lead . He wasn ' t quite able to make a play with the time remaining and had to settle for a second place . Blazusiak finished third , with Webb and Haaker rounding out the top five .
The second race of the night was a reverse grid from the first race , and Blazusiak was able to hold his place through the first turn to take the Airoh holeshot . Unfortunately , Webb went down in the first turns , dropping back to tenth position .
A three-way battle ensued for the race lead , between Blazusiak , Walker , and Bolt . Bolt held back for a few turns , then quickly made his move , passing both riders to retake the lead . With less than a minute on the clock , Walker was hot on Bolt ' s tail , but misjudged the gap between a rock and concrete tube . His front tire stuck just before the tube , putting him up and over the bars . This stumble cost him second position , but he was able to hold on for a third-place finish behind Blazusiak .
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