Press Release

Taddy Blazusiak wins Indy EnduroCross to kick off MotoGP weekend!


Kyle
Redmond and Kevin Rookstool beat established stars for the final podium
positions!





Indianapolis,
IN (August 27, 2010) –
Round
three of the GEICO AMA EnduroCross series presented by E3 Sparkplugs made its
inaugural visit to Indianapolis Indiana on Friday night to kick off the MotoGP
weekend.  The vocal contingent of European fans got to witness one of
their own take the win as Taddy Blazusiak showed off his amazing talent. 
The Polish KTM rider battled early with Mike Brown and had pressure from Geoff
Aaron but proved to be the only rider to avoid serious mistakes and slowly left
the other riders behind.  The battle for the final podium spots was amazing
as no fewer than six riders battled hard for the positions.  In the end,
GEICO backed Kyle Redmond took second for his first ever EnduroCross
podium.  The California rider has been the top American at Extreme Enduro
events such as Erzeberg and Romaniacs multiple times and finally made his
skills pay off on the intense EnduroCross course.  He was joined by
another first time podium finisher as RPM KTM backed Kevin Rookstool, a
journeyman motocross racer that has made all three main events this season stole
the position from some established stars. 





Cody Webb,
the recently crowned 2010 National Trials champion got the day started by
setting the fastest time during the Pioneer Hot Lap that determines the gate
picks for the evenings heat races.  The Gas Gas rider also earned a $500
bonus from Rekluse clutch by being the fastest rider using their auto
clutch.  Taddy Blazusiak and Geoff Aaron were the second and third fastest
qualifiers. 





Brown,
Blazusiak and Aaron were the heat race winners and Brown used his first gate
pick to take the $750 Girardi Wealth Management holeshot award.  Brown
struggled through the wood pile on the first lap and dropped back to third,
which he held until he yard saled in the same section and ultimately finished 9th
Geoff Aaron, the second place finisher at the last two events held second and
then third position for most of the race but bent his shifter and finished 11th
Redmond steadily rode his Kawasaki to second position and held it despite
several riders breathing down his neck all the way to the checkered flag. 
Rookstool had to go through the LCQ to make the main event and then rode a
solid race to hold off Gary Sutherlin and Justin Soule.  Lucas Oil backed
Colton Haaker had a legitimate shot at the podium but threw it away in the same
log pile that took Brown down and he finished sixth ahead of Cory Graffunder
and Jamie Lanza.  Brown, Webb and Aaron rounded out 9th to 11th
positions. 





In the
support classes, Steve Leivan won the Vet class over Off Road legend Jeff
Fredette and Rik Smits, the former Indiana Pacers basketball player that now
loves riding dirt bikes.  Michael Williams won the open Amateur main event
and Patrick Smage won the TrialsCross class.  The top four in the Amateur
classes battled for $500 in the dash for cash and Smage came back again to take
the cash for gas money back to Wisconsin. 





2010
Indianapolis EnduroCross Expert Class results:




  1.  Taddy Blazusiak        KTM

  2. Kyle Redmond            Kasasaki

  3. Kevin Rookstool          KTM

  4. Gary Sutherlin            Kawasaki

  5. Justin Soule                Kawasaki

  6. Colton Haaker             Kawasaki

  7. Cory Graffunder         Husqvarna

  8. Jamie Lanza               Kawasaki

  9. Mike Brown                 KTM

  10. Cody Webb                 Gas
    Gas

  11. Geoff Aaron                Christini
    KTM


The GEICO AMA
EnduroCross series presented by E3 Spark plugs now heads to the Pacific
Northwest for the first time and will be held in the Comcast Arena in Everett
Washington on Saturday, September 11th.   





GEICO
EnduroCross on the Lucas Oil Motorsports Hour on Versus network:





Event /
Date /
Arena                                     
           Air Date / Time
         Re-Air Date / Time





Las
Vegas, NV 07/17/10 - Orleans Arena:
               
10/10/10 6:00 PM       10/14/10 5:00 PM



Guthrie,
OK 08/14/10 - Lazy E Arena:
                     
10/31/10 5:00 PM        11/3/10 5:00 PM



Indianapolis,
IN 08/27/10 – Pepsi Coliseum:
            11/7/10 6:00
PM         11/11/10 5:00 PM



Everett,
WA 9/11/10 – Comcast
Arena          :
          11/14/10 5:00 PM
      11/17/10 5:00 PM



Denver,
CO 10/30/10 - National Western Complex: 12/12/10 5:00 PM
       12/15/10 5:00 PM



Las
Vegas, NV 11/20/10 - Orleans Arena:
               
12/19/10 6:00 PM       12/23/10 5:00 PM





Note: All times are Eastern.  www.motorsportshour.com





EnduroCross tracks incorporate various elements
of off road racing into a supercross-style setting, including rocks, boulders,
logs, sand, mud, a water-hole… and even a few special obstacles like
giant tires thrown in!  Known as the “toughest racing on two
wheels,” this indoor version of extreme off road racing will certainly
keep you on your feet. The GEICO Powersports AMA EnduroCross series will
be captured by the Versus Network, to be aired on the popular grassroots
racing program; The Lucas Motorsports Hour. With its excitement and
unpredictability, the EnduroCross championship has always down to the wire and
this year will be no different as the series starts and finishes at
Vegas’ Orleans Arena! Don’t miss your chance to see GEICO
Powersports AMA Endurocross “Live” - and be sure to log-on to
www.Versus.com for local airing
dates/times for the Lucas Motorsports Hour.





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