{"id":41606,"date":"2018-09-23T15:22:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-23T13:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enduro.nl\/?p=41606"},"modified":"2018-09-23T15:22:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-23T13:22:23","slug":"wess-pr-hawkstone-park-cross-country-round-6-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enduro.nl\/wordpress-enduronlnewsite\/41606\/wess-pr-hawkstone-park-cross-country-round-6-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"WESS PR – Hawkstone Park Cross-Country Round 6, Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Josep Garcia Takes Early Advantage At Hawkstone Park Cross-Country<\/strong>
\n\"wess-josep-garcia\"<\/a>Shrewsbury, Great Britain – 22 September, 2018 \u2014 Spain\u2019s Josep Garcia (KTM) sets the pace at round six of the World Enduro Super Series to secure the Fast Eddy Sprint Enduro win at the Hawkstone Park Cross-Country in Great Britain.
\nPutting in a world-class performance, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing\u2019s Garcia stamped his authority on Saturday\u2019s Sprint Enduro to secure a 35-second margin of victory over teammate Nathan Watson (GB). Ensuring two British riders claimed podium results, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing\u2019s Billy Bolt edged out Spaniard Jaume Betriu (KTM) by two seconds for third overall.<\/p>\n

Just two weeks after round five in Poland, Great Britain\u2019s iconic Motocross circuit Hawkstone Park opened its gates for the sixth stop of WESS. Staged over two days, Saturday\u2019s opening day of racing saw the 650 competitors entered stretch their race-legs on the sandy Motocross track and surrounding woodland for some fast and furious Sprint Enduro racing. With event organisers Fast Eddy Racing laying out two spectacular special tests – Motocross and Enduro – riders competed against the clock for a qualifying place in Sunday\u2019s Original Fast Eddy Cross-Country.<\/p>\n

Eager to show his speed, Garcia wasted no time in getting down to business. Immediately setting the bar high on the Enduro test, he blasted his way to an early 12-second lead over Bolt at the end of the opening test. Continuing his impressive pace, he controlled a lead of almost 29 seconds at the end of the third and final Enduro test over an improving Watson.<\/p>\n

Moving on to the Motocross test and Garcia set the fastest time on the opening run. Watson answered back to top test two but with Garcia turning up the heat for the final run he pulled away to end his day as the clear winner.<\/p>\n

After a disappointing opening test, Watson quickly found his feet and worked his way up the leaderboard for an eventual runner-up behind Garcia. Proving fast and comfortable on the technical Enduro test, Bolt held strong on the Motocross test to complete the top three. Despite pushing hard on the Motocross tests, Betriu was unable to gain enough ground back on Bolt and had to settle for fourth.<\/p>\n

The fight for fifth was a closely fought affair between Taddy Blazusiak (KTM – POL), championship leader Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM – GER) and British wildcard Alex Snow (Honda – GB). With just six seconds separating the trio, Blazusiak took fifth with Lettenbichler sixth and Snow in seventh.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s racing begins with a Youth and \u2018Steady Eddy\u2019 Cross-Country race in the morning before 250 competitors take on the Original Fast Eddy Cross-Country in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

Josep Garcia (KTM – ESP): \u201cI really enjoyed it today. It\u2019s good to qualify first for tomorrow\u2019s main event and show my speed is good. Conditions were ok \u2014 there was a lot of mud on the Motocross test but the Enduro test was almost perfect. I\u2019m back on my KTM 250 four-stroke for this race and it feels really good. I haven\u2019t had much chance to ride it so far this season because I used the two-stroke for the Hard Enduro races, so it\u2019s nice to be back on the bike I won the world championship on last year. I\u2019ve waited a while for this race to come around and I\u2019m excited for tomorrow – I will be giving it 100 per cent for the win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nathan Watson (KTM – GBR): \u201cI took things steady today \u2013 I didn\u2019t want to take too many risks as the Sprint Enduro simply determines the start position for tomorrow\u2019s Cross-Country. The racing today was really good and it was fun to fight with Josep for the overall win while learning the track and conditions for tomorrow. Sunday is going to be about physical strength and endurance \u2013 the strongest rider is going to win. I\u2019m pretty confident in my speed over three hours \u2013 I have a lot of experience riding beach races and sandy conditions are quite similar so I\u2019m hoping for the best tomorrow. With the opportunity of a home win up for grabs I\u2019ll be giving it my all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM – GER): \u201cI had a good ride today without any big mistakes. I did manage to hit a tree but the rest was actually pretty good! It\u2019s rough out there, so it\u2019s going to be a hard race tomorrow. Two-and-a-half hours on a track like this is going to be a real challenge and very physical. I\u2019m excited for it and hopefully I can keep Billy behind me to increase my lead in the championship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Results – Hawkstone Park Cross-Country, Day 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fast Eddy Sprint Enduro<\/p>\n

1. Josep Garcia (KTM – ESP) 26:35.130; 2. Nathan Watson (KTM – GB) 27:10.418; 3. Billy Bolt (Husqvarna – GB) 27:43.970; 4. Jaume Betriu (KTM – ESP); 5. Taddy Blazusiak (KTM – POL) 27:54.442; 6. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM – GER) 27:55.715; 7. Alex Snow (Honda – GB); 8. Jed Etchells (Sherco – GB) 28:40.370; 9. Daryl Bolter (Husqvarna – GB) 28:52.215; 10. Paul Bolton (KTM – GB) 29:14.262\u2026<\/p>\n

Hawkstone Park Cross-Country Schedule
\nSunday, 23 September
\nYouth Race: 09.00 – 10.00hrs
\nSteady Eddy Race: 10.30 – 12.30hrs
\nOriginal Fast Eddy: 13.00 – 15.30hrs<\/p>\n

Hawkstone Park Cross-Country Event Information<\/p>\n

Website: www.fasteddyracing.com
\nFacebook: Fast Eddy Racing<\/p>\n

Photo credit: Future7Media<\/p>\n

Website: iRideWESS.com
\nRed Bull TV: redbull.tv\/WESS
\nInstagram: instagram.com\/iRideWESS
\nFacebook: facebook.com\/iRideWESS
\nTwitter: twitter.com\/iRideWESS<\/p>\n

WORLD ENDURO SUPER SERIES \u2013 2018 SCHEDULE<\/p>\n

Rnd 1. Extreme XL Lagares (Portugal) May 11-13
\nRnd 2. Erzbergrodeo (Austria) May 31-June 3
\nRnd 3. Tr\u00e8fle Loz\u00e9rien AMV (France) June 8-10
\nRnd 4. Red Bull Romaniacs (Romania) July 24-28
\nRnd 5. Red Bull 111 Megawatt (Poland) September 8-9
\nRnd 6. Hawkstone Park Cross-Country (England) September 22-23
\nRnd 7. Gotland Grand National (Sweden) October 26-27
\nRnd 8. Red Bull Knock Out (The Netherlands) November 10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Josep Garcia Takes Early Advantage At Hawkstone Park Cross-Country Shrewsbury, Great Britain – 22 September, 2018 \u2014 Spain\u2019s Josep Garcia (KTM) sets the pace at round six of the World Enduro Super Series to secure the Fast Eddy Sprint Enduro win at the Hawkstone Park Cross-Country in Great Britain. Putting in a world-class performance, Red…<\/p>\n

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