The fast and flowing track laid out in the Papp Laszlo Sportarena, although short, proved to be a serious test for all competitors. Coming into the event second and third respectively in the series standings, BlazusiakĀ knew they would have to fight hard to claw back valuable championship points.
Visiting Hungary for the first time, the three-race SuperEnduro event produced some exceptionally close racing with the KTM teammates ultimately taking the top two podium positions.
Superpole went to Cody Webb, with Blazusiak finishing a close second ā the results giving the riders their choice of gate-pick for race one. From pole, Webb took the lead into the first corner and set about opening up a good margin over the chasing riders. Although pressured early on by his teammate, Cody went on to claim a flag-to-flag victory with Blazusiak fighting off the challenges from Colton Haaker to finish second.
In the reverse-grid race two, it was Blazusiak who got the best start of the two KTM riders. Moving into second after only a couple of laps, the six-time world champion then faced lapped traffic and was unable to challenge the leader, placing second at the flag. Webb, after getting caught up off the line, rounded the first turn in last place. After his tough start, Cody also had to fight his way through the pack and eventually finished third.
In the final race, it was Blazusiak who took the holeshot. For the first half of the race the three leading riders pushed hard, maintaining a fast pace on the demanding course. With the layout of the track making overtaking extremely tricky, and with lapped traffic once again adding to the situation, Taddy managed to hold his nerve and his lead, to ultimately take the race three win and with it the overall victory.
Taddy Blazusiak:Ā āTo take the win tonight feels great. Iāve been mostly off the bike since I hurt my knee in Madrid, so to come here andĀ claim the overall is amazing. I didnāt quite have the out-and-out speed this evening, so I knew I would have to be clever and use my race craft. I got two second places and then in the last race I got a good start and knew it would be difficult for the others to pass. I rode clean but defensively and it paid off. Budapest has been great ā the track was not too technical, but it was physically demanding and tricky to make time on. Iām really looking forward to Bilbao now in April.ā
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