KTM’s Taddy Blazusiak took his second win of the year at the Boise, Idaho, GEICO AMA EnduroCross round, now tied with Mike Brown in the lead of the championship with one round remaining.

The main event was another spectacular battle for the win. Beta’s Cody Webb made an aggressive pass on Blazusiak and appeared to be headed to his third win in a row, but Blazusiak clawed his way back and re-paid Webb with an aggressive block pass of his own at the halfway point.

The two stayed close for several laps but then Blazusiak started to edge away and took a comfortable win.

“Trying to get that start is key but I made a mistake and let Cody pass me, which was a good one,” Blazusiak said. “Vegas is going to be crazy and a battle to the chequered flag for the championship.”

Webb was a little disappointed with his second place finish after taking the win at the previous two events. But he now moved into third in the points despite missing a race due to a broken foot.

“I had a huge lead and then I pumped up so bad that I couldn’t even take my own helmet off after the race,” Webb said.

Lucas/Rockstar JCR Honda backed Colton Haaker rode a strong race to finish third. He had set the fastest time during the evening Hot Laps to get the first gate pick for the main event, but was unable to convert that into a good start.

KTM’s Brown had entered the event with a seven-point lead in the championship and started the day strong by setting the fastest time during the afternoon Hot Laps. But then Brown had a tough heat race, getting stuck in the wood pile several times to finish fifth, which meant he had to go to the LCQ.

The LCQ was nearly a disaster for him but he ultimately took the win to get into the main. He then rode a strong race to hold third but lost touch with Blazusiak and Webb and then got passed by the charging Haaker late in the race.

Fifth place went to Justin Soule on the Monster Kawasaki. Like Haaker, Soule also moved through the field and was right on Brown’s rear wheel for the last lap but could not find a way to pass him.

Brown and Blazusiak will head to Las Vegas’ season final on 23 November tied with 130 points each. Webb is third with 110, Haaker fourth with 108 and Robert is fifth with 105. The top five are mathematically still alive in the chase.

GEICO AMA EnduroCross Series
Round six – Boise, Idaho

Expert main event results:
1. Taddy Blazusiak
2. Cody Webb
3. Colton Haaker
4. Mike Brown
5. Justin Soule
6. Taylor Robert
7. Kyle Redmond
8. Geoff Aaron
9. Kevin Rookstool
10. Gary Sutherlin

Championship standings (after six of seven rounds):
1. Mike Brown 130
2. Taddy Blazusiak 130
3. Cody Webb 110
4. Colton Haaker 108
5. Taylor Robert 105
6. Kyle Redmond 86
7. Cody Graffunder 83
8. Justin Soule 78
9. Geoff Aaron 70
10. Gary Sutherlin 66