Taddy Blazusiak wins the EnduroCross in Las Vegas

In Las Vegas Nevada with the Orleans Arena completely crowd filled we watched KTM's Taddy Blazusiak wins the race and defend his GEICO EnduroCross, presented by E3 Sparkplugs Championship.Christini/GEICO KTM's Geoff Aaron finished second in the race and also the Championship for the second year in a row and Cody Webb, the 2010 AMA Trials champion earned his first ever EnduroCross podium.

Taddy Blazusiak got the day started off by barely edging out Monster Kawasaki's Justin Soule to set the fastest time during the Pioneer hot laps that puts the riders on the track by themselves for a single lap against the clock. Geoff Aaron had the third fastest time.  Those three riders earned the first picks for the heat races and all three also earned quick trips to the main event by winning their respective heats.

Geoff Aaron got aggressive on the start of the main event and pushed Blazusiak a little wide to take the Girardi Wealth Management $750 Holeshot award but Taddy fought back quickly to take the lead.  Aaron stayed close for most of the race to keep Taddy honest but ultimately lost touch.  That allowed Taddy to edge away and take the win.  Cody Webb appeared to have third locked up but Lucas Oil backed Colton Haaker worked his way through the pack to take the position but then had an ugly trip over the bars and ultimately finished fifth.  Mike Brown and Justin Soule also fought for the final podium spot but both had their own issues to ultimately finish fourth and sixth respectively.Kyle Redmond, Jamie Lanza, Cory Graffunder, Kevin Rookstool and Destry Abbot finished seventh to eleventh.

GEICO EnduroCross also includes three support classes at each event and the top finishers from the five previous rounds as well as the Vegas daytime qualifiers earned the right to compete for AMA number one plates.  Ty Davis rode his Husqvarna to the 35+ vet class win over Todd Sciacqua and Kurt Nichol.  Luke Reynolds survived a last lap crash in the rock pile to win the Open Amateur class over Mark Mcgregor and Ryan Sandoval.  Multi time AMA Trials champion Patrick Smage won the TrialsCross championship over Bryan Roper and Shad Petersen.

2010 Las Vegas, NV GEICO EnduroCross Expert Class results:

1. Taddy Blazusiak    KTM
2. Geoff Aaron        Christini KTM
3. Cody Webb        Gas Gas
4. Mike Brown        KTM
5. Colton Haaker    Kawasaki
6. Justin Soule        Kawasaki
7. Kyle Redmond    Kawasaki
8. Jamie Lanza        Kawasaki
9. Cory Graffunder    Husqvarna
10. Kevin Rookstool    KTM
11. Destry Abbott    Kawasaki

2010 GEICO EnduroCross Expert Class final points:

1. Taddy Blazusiak    KTM
2. Geoff Aaron        Christini KTM
3. Justin Soule        Kawasaki
4. Cory Graffunder    Husqvarna
5. Kyle Redmond    Kawasaki
6. Gary Sutherlin    Kawasaki
7. Colton Haaker    Kawasaki
8. Kevin Rookstool    KTM
9. Cody Webb        Gas Gas
10. Mike Brown        KTM

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

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.  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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