On The Pegs March 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 3 | Page 80

On The Pegs
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Meanwhile Webb had problems early in race one.
“I started off right on the inside from the second row but I got caught up early
and had to fight my way through the whole pack back up to third,” explained
Webb.
In the final race, it was Blazusiak who took the holeshot with Webb close behind
in third. For the first half of the race the three leading riders pushed hard, main-
taining a fast pace on the demanding course. With the layout of the track making
overtaking extremely tricky, and with lapped traffic once again adding to the situ-
ation, Taddy managed to hold his nerve and his lead, to ultimately take the race
three win and with it the overall victory. Webb was second overall and Haaker
third.
“To take the win tonight feels great,” said Blazusiak. “I got two second places
and then in the last race I got a good start and knew it would be difficult for the
others to pass. I rode clean but defensively and it paid off.”
Webb felt he had a good night and was happy with second.
“I got a really good start in the first race and was just able to run away with it,”
said Webb. “In the last race it was good fun battling with the guys up front but
it was so tricky to make a good pass – we were all pushing so hard and the pace
was relentless. I struggled with traffic later on and couldn’t quite close up to the