On The Pegs February 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 2 | Page 70

On The Pegs
Delivering a riding masterclass, Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt
claimed a hat-trick of victories at round three
of the FIM SuperEnduro World Championship
in La Coruna, Spain. Also topping the Super-
pole hot lap, Bolt secured a maximum point
haul to return to the top of the championship
standings with two rounds remaining.
Meanwhile, delivering his best result of the
series to date, Red Bull KTM’s Jonny Walker
took another positive forward step in return-
ing to his best having missed the 2019 indoor
season due to injury. Putting together a
memorable night, the British rider raced to a
confidence-boosting runner-up result, plac-
ing just 14 points behind Bolt.
Disappointed with his performance last
time out in Germany, Bolt arrived in Spain ea-
ger to make amends and deliver a redeeming
result. On what was an increasingly slippery
and technical course, the Brit looked in com-
mand all night.
Beginning his night with a blisteringly fast
Superpole lap, Billy topped the classifica-
tion by almost two seconds. Carrying that
momentum into the first of the night’s three
races, the Brit quickly hit the front of the field
on lap two and was never headed. Control-
ling the race throughout, Bolt claimed the
win with a confidence-boosting 11-second
margin of victory.
Starting from the back of the grid in the
reversed start order race two, Billy again
worked his way into the lead on lap two.
Despite a couple of mistakes in heavy traffic,
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