Red Bull KTM Factory Racing riders Jonny Walker and Taddy Blazusiak have successfully completed the super challenging Hixpania Hard Enduro. The duo took on the fourth round of the series clinching sixth and seventh place respectively. Josep Garcia managed to provide a sterling result in his hometown race finishing at ninth place. Nathan Watson, on the other hand, claimed 13th place.
Next stop for the team will be in Romania on July 30 to August 3.
“I’m happy with my riding over the course of the weekend, but my result isn’t where I want to be. I made a stupid mistake yesterday and bent my handlebars, that cost me about seven minutes. I rode well after that and tried to save my wrist as best as I could, five hours on the bike was a long time though. Today, I started off well but after about an hour-and-a-half I started to struggle a bit. When you’re going up and down hills like that it’s so tough on your arms and I ran out of strength. With a bit of a rest now before Romaniacs I’ll try to work on my strength and come back stronger,” says Walker as quoted from Red Bull KTM.
“I have gone through a lot of pain this weekend but I saved some points and my result isn’t too bad considering. I have got a few weeks to heal now as I’m sure I won’t have done my finger any good. Luckily there is a good break before Romaniacs at the end of July.”
“The event has been ok – I’m happy to take good points from the weekend and it’s always good to race in front of your home crowd. Yesterday’s cross-country went well and I finished inside the top 10 so today I was able to start in the cave, which was good fun. There were some sections in yesterday’s race and today that were perhaps a little too extreme, I think there needs to be the correct balance for all riders. We have Romaniacs next and I have a year’s experience now so at least I know what to expect. I’ll keep working hard with my training and hopefully get a good finish next round.”
“I’m actually really happy with how the event has gone, especially as it was my first time here. Don’t get me wrong is was crazy tough out there, especially today. When I walked the track, I knew it would be a real test for me but I just kept going today and got to the finish. Yesterday was tough – I thought I could have done better but I got stuck really early on and was passed by everyone.