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BOLTED TO CROWN
You know you have had a good season when you have won the FIM SuperEnduro Crown and you still have a round to go. That is exactly what happened at the British round held in Newcastle. The other British ace, Jonny Walker( Triumph), made the Bolt work hard in front of which, for both men, was a home crowd. Bolt stormed to Superpole victory and repeated the feat in the first race but despite him wanting to take the title with a clean sweep, Walker had other ideas. The two went at it, banging‘ bars and swapping the lead, before Walker managed to get a gap and Bolt made a couple of uncharacteristic errors, allowing Mitch Brightmore( GASGAS) to also head through and take second.
In the final race though, Bolt was on a mission and snared that final win ahead of hard-charging Brightmore who denied Walker runner-up, showing that it is going to be all-on when the riders next meet in the summer Hard Enduro Series. It was Bolt’ s sixth title and he is keen for more. Billy Bolt:“ Winning the championship in Newcastle makes it an extra special night. It’ s been a really good evening of racing on a great, technical track that broke down as the action went on. The level was high all night and the guys were riding strongly, Jonny especially kept the pressure on and pushed me hard, which always brings out the best in these battles. I secured the title in race two, but I wasn’ t fully satisfied
12 KIWI RIDER