Taddy Takes Endurocross Championship with the Perfect Season

Taddy Blazusiak marks the perfect end to a perfect season by wrapping up the AMA Endurocross championship in Las Vegas with two commanding victories in the evening’s main events.

Taddy flat out ruled the AMA Endurocross championship

The Las Vegas Finale was unique in that it was a double-header format that allowed the riders to race two 10-lap main events for a total of 50 points up for grabs.  When the main event gate dropped for moto one, it was Blazusiak who took the $1000 Girardi Wealth Management Holeshot award  on offer to start the first main event followed by Justin Soule, who stayed close during the entire main event to keep the race interesting; but Blazusiak rode a flawless race to keep his perfect season intact. As Blazusiak launched his KTM to hop over the first log and led the group around the first corner, Mike Brown was sitting in the top three but made a mistake and dropped to fifth. Brown eventually moved up one position to finish 4^th in the main event by passing Cody Webb in the final corner while Blazusiak went on to take the win and the 2011 AMA EnduroCross Championship. British KTM Rider, Johnathan Walker, rode a good race to finish sixth ahead of Robert, Bobby Prochnau, Kyle Redmond, Geoff Aaron, Jacob Argubright and Gary Sutherlin.

With two solid results Mike Brown secured 2nd overall

After a quick break, the riders lined up for the second moto.GEICO Honda’s Kyle Redmond took the $1,000 Girardi Wealth Management Holeshot award in the second main but Blazusiak quickly passed him to take the lead and take another easy event win to complete his perfect season. Holding nothing back Blazusiak immediately checked out to a large lead. Redmond held second for a few laps but then Monster Kawasaki’s Taylor Robert took over the position and held on for his first ever EnduroCross podium finish. Brown had a much stronger second moto and charged his way into 3^rd at the checkered flag. Brown’s results earned him 2^nd overall in the series, his strongest overall result this season. Aaron had an off night and finished sixth with Prochnau, Graffunder, Webb, Walker, Argubright and Sutherlin rounding out the main event in 12th.

“It has been a really crazy year, remarked Blazusiak on the podium. “I am so happy to win the championship and to have a perfect season is amazing. It hasn’t completely sunk in yet but I am so happy to have been the first to remain undefeated in the series and to wrap up my third consecutive championship.”

Taylor Robert won the E3 Spark Plugs Junior Championship, which recognizes expert riders that are 21 and under. Keith Sweeten was second in the Junior Championship and Jacob Argubright was third even though he missed several rounds to race National Hare & Hound events.

Roberts rode strongly for a breakthrough podium

Max Gerston won the Open Amateur EnduroCross Grand Championship ahead of Derrick Mahoney and Shane Cuthbertson. In the Vet 35-plus class, Kurt Nichol took the win Josh Adams and Shane Cuthbertson. Bryan Roper won the TrialsCross class ahead of Max Nelson and Chase Harker. The Baja Designs night race was won by Eric Rhoten over Ryan Rodgers and Wally Palmer.

The Freegun Underwear Women’s invitational was won by Louise Forsley, the top female Trials rider that used her consistency to make up for a crash on the first lap. Maria Forsburg, the current GNCC Champion finished second ahead of fifteen-year old Rachel Gutish, Kacy Martinez and Nicole Madsen.

The 2012 Championship will expand to eight events with the series kicking off in Las Vegas on Friday, May 4^th on Supercross finals weekend.

1. Taddy Blasuziak
2. Justin Soule
3. Cory Graffunder
4. Mike Brown
5. Cody Webb
6. Jonathan Walker

1. Taddy Blazusiak
2. Taylor Robert
3. Mike Brown
4. Justin Soule
5. Kyle Redmond
6. Jonathan Walker