Blazusiak perfect; Graffunder seventh

From KTM Racing

Red Bull KTM rider Taddy Blazusiak took home his third straight EnduroCross win at the Pepsi Coliseum in Indianapolis on Friday and further strengthened his points lead.

Blazusiak started the day well winning his heat race. FMF/KTM rider Mike Brown also had a great beginning taking the win in his heat while fellow Christini/KTM rider Geoff Aaron made it a KTM sweep for heat wins also taking a victory.

The last chance was won by RPM/KTM rider Kevin Rookstool, who barely missed qualifying from the semi and was excited to make it into the main in his final attempt.

At the start of the main event it was Brown who nailed the holeshot followed closely by Blazusiak. Brown made a mistake early in the race which allowed Blazusiak to pass for the lead.

Shortly after Brown made another mistake and let Aaron by. Aaron wasn't able to get far as Brown reeled him back in and regained the second place position. However, the runner up position was short lived once Brown crashed in the log area and damaged his bike. Brown did get restarted but wasn't able to move forward due to the damage to his machine.

Aaron also encountered trouble near the end of the moto when he crashed and bent his shift lever on some rocks and spent the remainder of the race stuck in third gear.

Rookstool capitalized on the leaders' mistakes. He got a poor start but was able to charge forward. He eventually moved his bike into third overall for the night behind runner-up Kyle Redmond and the winner for the third time this year, Blazusiak.

"It feels good to continue my win streak. It is unfortunate that the other riders had such bad luck but I am happy I was able to ride mistake free out front and take the win and increase my lead for the championship," remarked Blazusiak.

The next round is in Everett, WA on Sept. 11.

Overall Results
1. Taddy Blazusiak - KTM
2. Kyle Redmond
3. Kevin Rookstool - KTM
4. Gary Sutherlin
5. Justin Soulè
6. Colton Haaker
7. Cory Graffunder
8. Jamie Lanza
9. Mike Brown - KTM
10. Cody Webb
11. Geoff Aaron - KTM