Las Vegas, NV - Red Bull KTM's Taddy Blazusiak won the first round of the EnduroCross Series at the season opener at the Orleans Arena.
Although Blazusiak turned the fastest lap in practice, it was not as easy for him to win the first race of the season. Blazusiak was holding second in his heat race when he encountered a bike problem that hindered him from finishing in the top two to qualify into the main. He was then sent to the semi.
In his semi, Blazusiak ran into another problem when he crashed in the first turn and had to work his way up from dead last into second. Once he got into second he tried to make a pass for the lead on fellow KTM rider Kyle Redmond, but his passing attempt ended with both riders tangled on the ground. Blazusiak recovered to finish second but he needed the win to qualify. Therefore, he was off to race the LCQ.
Blazusiak led the LCQ from start to finish and finally qualified into the main event. His win in the LCQ gave him last gate pick for the main event. From his last pick gate position he was able to salvage a fourth place start. By the end of lap one he moved into third and on the second lap he began to battle with Geoff Aaron on the Christini KTM for the lead. The two battled back and forth before Blazusiak eventually made the pass stick to take home the win at the first round of the season.
Next Event: Round 2 - Guthrie, OK - August 16, 2008
Overall Results:
1. Taddy Blazusiak - KTM
2. Geoff Aaron - Christini KTM
3. Ricky Dietrich