Blazusiak takes 21-pt lead into Vegas EX finals‏

The Polish off-road legend brings a 21-point lead into Vegas’ GEICO EnduroCross finals Sat.

 IRVINE, Calif., (Nov. 18, 2010) – Through the first four rounds of 2010 GEICO AMA EnduroCross, presented by E3 Spark Plugs, KTM’s Taddy Blazusiak
– the defending ’09 EX champ – was perfect. Wins at the Las Vegas
opener, Guthrie, Indianapolis and Everett, gave Blazusiak a seemingly
insurmountable points lead in pursuit of his title defense.

But proving Blazusiak’s human was Colorado’s Geoff Aaron,
winning Round Five of GEICO EnduroCross at his hometown track of Denver
last month. Aaron had been highly consistent himself on the EnduroCross
tour, running second to Blazusiak in three of the previous four
contests. The end result of Aaron’s effort means we still have a points
chase for Vegas – albeit slim – with Blazusiak enjoying a 21-point
lead, 136-115, over Aaron heading into Saturday night’s action at the
Orleans.

“Taddy’s worked awfully hard this season and deserves to be in the position he’s in,” noted Mike
Karsting, VP of Events for Source Interlink Media. “There’s 30 points
at stake for the winner of Saturday’s main event – so Geoff’s still got
a mathematical shot at this.

“And his odds only become greater when you factor in the past history of GEICO EnduroCross.”

From
championships being ripped from one’s grasp in one race (Damon Huffman,
Columbus, Ohio, ’08), to Blazusiak himself losing $50,000 in Las Vegas
last year when he couldn’t lock down the final victory of GEICO’s
Triple Crown of EnduroCross – an attractive bounty that was never
claimed in the three-year history of the contest.

But Blazusiak – along with all the GEICO EnduroCross competitors all the way down to 21^st place – all shared the richest purse this year in the history of EnduroCross with the new GEICO Travel Dollars program, which paid cash money all the way down through the standings to the 12^th place finisher in the LCQ, which is effectively the 21^st
position for the event. So in addition to the already over $10,000 up
for grabs in purse money at each event, GEICO kicked down with an added
$3,000 in cash prize money that goes to the non-podium, non-factory
racers in the main event and LCQ.

“It
was a banner year for the rider purse in GEICO EnduroCross,” added
Karsting. “We wish all the competitors the best of luck this weekend
and look forward to the action involved with what we feel is the most
thrilling and competitive form of indoor two-wheel motorsport racing on
the planet.”

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE … for the upcoming Nov. 20^th GEICO EnduroCross finals at Las Vegas’ Orleans Arena. Link to www.endurocross.com for details. Doors open at 6 p.m., racing begins at 7:30 p.m.

GEICO EnduroCross on the Lucas Oil Motorsports Hour on Versus:

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

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

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. 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.”

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For rules and race information visit www.EnduroCross.com or email endurocross@sourceinterlink.com.