On the Pegs - March 2022 On the Pegs - Volume 7 Issue 3 - March 2022 | Page 77

screenshot from SuperEnduro race footage
he stalled mid-course . Webb took a small crash with only a minute left to race , losing the ground he had just earned , eventually falling back to seventh place behind Diogo Vieira and Hoare . Bolt was able to significantly extend h is lead over teammate Haaker for the win , with Walker and Blazusiak rounding out th e final podium .
“ It was a super difficult nigh t ,” said Bolt . “ I ’ m pleased to come away with another win and extend my lead in the championship . The track was really tight , and with not much traction it was easy to get arm pump and then make mistakes . Qualifying and SuperPole went well , but then in race one I struggled to find my rh yth m and got caugh t up
a few times . Race two went much better , and then race three was near enough perfect – I was able to manage my pace once I got to the front and held on to take the win and the overall .”
“ I ’ m really happy with how things have gone tonight ,” said Blazusiak . “ It ’ s great to be back up there battling at th e front . Th e first h eat went well , I hit my lines , didn ’ t make too many mistakes , so it was good . I did get some arm pump , which meant I had to let Billy go about h alfway th rough th e first moto . But he made a mistake and I was able to get him back for the win . I felt like I had good speed and could race with Billy . In th e final h eat I went all-in but tucked th e front in th e first
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