On The Pegs November 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 11 | Page 91

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 11 - November 2019
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AMA ENDUROCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Round 2
Denver, Colorado
October 19, 2019
Photos by Diahann Tanke
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing backed Taddy Blazusiak came out on top of an ex-
citing night of racing at the KTM Motorcycles Denver EnduroCross, presented by
Fox Racing. A vocal crowd enjoyed a full night of close racing inside the National
Western Complex.
New for 2019, the Super EnduroCross class uses a three moto format to de-
termine the overall results and Blazusiak had strong 1-1-2 scores to take the top
step of the podium. That second in the final moto came after a first-lap crash.
Rockstar Husqvarna’s Colton Haaker finished second with 2-2-4 results. He fin-
ished a close second in the first two motos but a first-lap crash in moto three
resulted in his leg being stuck in his bike. He managed to come back for a fourth
to edge out RPM KTM’s Trystan Hart, who had 3-5-1 moto results.
For the second race in a row, Blazusiak got the day started by setting the fast-
est time during the Seat Concepts Hot Lap with a 48.618 second laps. Hart, TM’s
Ty Cullins, Haaker and Beta’s Max Gerston rounded out the top five.
Hart took the Fox Holeshot in moto one with Cullins close behind. Blazusiak
passed Cullins on lap two but it took him until lap five of nine to pass Hart for
the lead. Haaker completed lap one in fifth and worked his way through the field
to pass Hart for second on lap six. He closed in on Blazusiak but was not able to
make a pass for the lead. Hart hung on for third. Gerston and Cullins rounded
out the top five in moto one.
In moto two, the gate picks were reversed from the moto one results and SRT/
Three Bros Husqvarna backed Noah Kepple took the lead and led the first lap.
Blazusiak came out second despite the second-row start and passed Kepple on
lap two. Haaker moved past Kepple on lap three and again closed on Blazusaiak
but again finished a close second. Kepple held on for third in the moto. Cullins
and Hart finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Hart came out of turn one with the lead in moto three ahead of Kepple and
Cullins. Blazusiak had a good start but was pushed a little wide and then he and
Haaker collided on the second jump putting them both on the ground. Blazu-