 
Breathtaking!
Back on the third round of the Maxxis FIM SuperEnduro World Championship
held this weekend in Finland, which has seen three different winners in
Prestige Class!
WEBB gets a win for Maxxis
On December 6th, Ty TREMAINE (USA - KTM) offered to Maxxis its first SEWC
Junior win and his first World Championship podium... Almost two months
later, the Taiwanese tire brand won its first victory in Prestige Class
through Cody WEBB (USA - KTM). Rider of the RPM/FMF/KTM Racing team, the
2014 Endurocross Champion won a resounding victory in the first heat after
winning also the Super Pole. In total, Maxxis has, at half season; five race
wins, one Grand Prix victory and four podiums thanks to the team led by WEBB
and TREMAINE!
Ticket to ride
On their arrival in Finland, the situation was simple for Mario ROMAN (ESP -
KTM), Paul BOLTON (GB - KTM) and Xavi LEON SOLE (E - HVA): They had to
finish in the top 10 in the overall after the third stage to be able to fly
to the South American tour with the help of the FIM. And the contract has
been completed for ROMAN and BOLTON who, with a 10th and a 9th place in the
Grand Prix of Finland ensures their place in the top ten. They even glean a
place in the standing, the Spaniard accessing to the 7th and the Brit to the
8th spot. Unfortunately for LEON, only 13th, he couldn’t grab the 7 points
between him and Danny MCCANNEY (GB - HVA) and therefore can’t have an
access to the Top 10... But we still hope to see the friendly Spanish in
Mexico and Brazil!
Aspen
Partner of the Finnish organizer, Aspen is a fuel brand that has the
particularity to produce very little exhaust gas. This was tested by all
riders in the Grand Prix and the least we can say is that the result is
stunning. No smoke or odor came obstruct the view of riders, spectators or
photographers and cameramen. Quite a stir in the world of SuperEnduro... Now
we are already wondering if this experiment will have a future...
 Holeshot
100%
For this third edition of the Holeshot 100%, the riders played with their
physical to be first after the first corner. At this game, it's for the
second time in a row Taddy BLAZUSIAK (PL - KTM) who came out victorious
after the three Prestige heats while Andreas LINUSSON (S - KTM) did the same
in Junior... Both racers received some nice bonus 100% "Spirit of
Racing" for a more exciting show!
Super Pole powered by Akrapovic
Jonny WALKER (GB - KTM) series of five straight wins was stopped in the
Messukeskus of Helsinki. With a ninth time in qualifying, the official KTM
failed to qualify for the Super Pole powered by Akrapovic. This time, we
saw: Taddy BLAZUSIAK (PL - KTM), Alfredo GOMEZ (E - HVA), David KNIGHT (GB -
KTM), Cody WEBB (USA - KTM) and Taylor ROBERT (USA - KTM); but also some
nice surprises like Mario ROMAN (ESP - KTM), Kyle REDMOND (USA - Beta) and
Danny MCCANNEY (GB - HVA)... At the end of it, it's WEBB who scratches the
best time and thus pocketing a bonus of 3 points ahead of Spaniard GOMEZ. In
the interim, it is always WALKER who is still leading (6 pts) followed
closely by BLAZUSIAK (5 pts), WEBB (3 pts) and finally GOMEZ and KNIGHT (2
pts)...
 Still
Improving…
Discreet and timid young man in the assistance park, Jack EDMONDSON (GB) is
completely changing when he is on his KTM. The son of Paul EDMONDSON had his
first experience on the SuperEnduro World Championship in Gdansk (Poland)
and since then, he continues to grow. 7th in Poland, 6th in Germany, the
young EDMONDSON (18) is constantly growing and has signed a nice 5th place
in Helsinki. On top of that, he joined the Top 5 in the Junior category with
only 10 points behind his compatriot Gethin HUMPHREYS (HVA - 4th)... Without
a doubt, this "son of" has a bright future in SuperEnduro...
Young talent
The Grand Prix of Finland was the final stage of the Women Cup. While we
waited the three accustomed stars Emma BRISTOW (GB - Sherco), Jane DANIELS
(GB - HVA) and Sandra GOMEZ (E - HVA) carve the lion's share as in Riesa
(Germany), a young Finnish came into the fight and slightly moves the
hierarchy. Even if BRISTOW pocketed her second title and GOMEZ scored her
first victory in SuperEnduro, Sanna KARKKAINEN (FIN - KTM) tripped the 2013
vice-champion DANIELS of the Grand Prix podium. Over motivated before her
audience, the KTM rider pocketed two nice third places and showed that there
were well and truly talent in young Finns!
Getting better...
The season didn’t really go as planned for Danny MCCANNEY, Kyle REDMOND
and Giacomo REDONDI (I - Beta). But it was much better in Finland for these
three Grading List riders! Indeed, the American, 10th and 11th in Gdansk and
Riesa, showed more ease on the Finnish track by signing a fine 6th place
just ahead of MCCANNEY (7th) who has often fought with tenors of the
discipline during the first minutes of each heat. For REDONDI, which has not
yet entered the Top 10 this season, he managed to score 18 points while he
had only 12 in two Grand Prix... With these encouraging performances, now we
hope that the season of these three riders is well and truly launched...
 Dirty
Guy?
During this third GP of the season, Taddy BLAZUSIAK was really pushed to his
limits. Indeed, dominated by Cody WEBB in the first heat and unable to
return to the duo WALKER - KNIGHT in the second, everyone already saw the
Polish out of the top spot for his third consecutive Grand Prix. But the
official KTM has a mind of steel and thanks to a tough riding style in the
final moto, where he touched Knighter in the rock section or was making a
block pass on Cody WEBB who had opened a “little door” in the
penultimate corner, he get the win he was looking for... Do we have to say
that BLAZUSIAK was "dirty"? For sure not but some of his rivals
have been really upset with the five-time World Champion acts…
Brand New
We are all used to the traditional rock section, Matrix, Firewood pit or
tractor tires but this February, Sunday 1st, the SML (Finnish Federation)
has tested a new section in SuperEnduro: the Wall Ride. Not as difficult to
cross as rocks or Matrix, the Wall Ride (which involves riding on a wall
vertically to avoid a tougher section) is really spectacular. It was very
popular with riders, but also with the public and the media... Indeed, the
"Go Pro" images have been very spectacular and photographers loved
this section as evidenced by this picture of our photographer Robert LYNN!
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