First-timer Taddy Blazusiak claims victory in the 2007 (December 8, 2007) Last Man Standing event at Bulcher, TX. American Geoff Aaron is only other finisher.
Twenty-four-year-old Taddy Blazusiak from Krakow, Poland, has dethroned two-time winner David Knight at Red Bull Last Man Standing. The KTM rider captured the daytime lap
as well as the night lap. Ten-time national trials champion Geoff Aaron, from Bailey, Colorado, was the only other rider to finish both 40-mile laps at the Red River Motorcycle Trails
course on the Texas/Oklahoma border.
Of the 100 starters, only Knight and Aaron joined Blazusiak in blasting off the starting line for the night race, meaning 97 riders failed to finish the first lap within one hour of the
Polish rider. This year’s edition was run in chilly, overcast conditions before more than 2,500 spectators, making it the highest-attended sporting event in the history of Bulcher.
“This was a very tough race and my bike worked perfectly,” said Blazusiak, who completed the night lap in 3:37:54.. “The organizers did a great job with the course.
You hit something difficult and have no time to relax afterwards. Last Man Standing and Erzberg are very similar and very physical. David and I were riding against each other in the
first lap, and again in the second lap, we were really pushing each other, trading the lead several times. When I heard he pulled out, I was able to relax a little, but racing against
him kept me focused, and I also had more light from him!”
TRIALS AND NO ERROR After suffering a mechanical failure in last year’s race, Aaron sought redemption on a Christini KTM. Starting 26th (in the second of four groups of 25 riders), he used his trials skills
to quickly pass several riders who began in front of him, and ultimately became the third and final rider to make it to the night session. He kept pace with Blazusiak and Knight at the
start, but lost a bit of time as the two KTM riders charged ahead. After Knight dropped out, Aaron persevered and crossed the finish line with a time of 4:09:02 - 31 minutes behind Blazusiak.
KNIGHT'S OUT Knight, from the Isle of Man, rode into the darkness of the second lap,battling not only the ultra-demanding course, but a respiratory infection that rendered him unable to breathe easily.
An hour and 13 minutes into the night lap, the 2007 GNCC champion was forced to pull off the course when he was approximately five minutes behind Blazusiak.
DAY LAP Place Rider# Name City/State Check 1 Check 2 Check 3 Check 4 Check 5 Check 6 Check 7 Check 8 Check 9 Check 10
1 3 Taddy Blazusiak Krakow, Poland 00:09 (2) 00:02 (2) 00:00 (1) 00:29 (2) 01:08 (2) 00:50 (2) 00:00 (1) 00:00 (1) 00:00 (1)
2 1 David Knight Amherst, OH 00:35 (5) 00:00 (1) 00:20 (2) 00:00 (1) 00:00 (1) 00:00 (1) 01:31 (2) 03:58 (2) 05:32 (2)
3 26 Geoff Aaron Bailey, CO 01:59 (14) 03:14 (13) 04:31 (3) 07:48 (3) 14:55 (3) 16:26 (3) 21:05 (3) 27:48 (3) 28:51 (3)
4 6 Nathan Kanney High Falls, NY 00:39 (6) 00:38 (3) 06:28 (4) 15:04 (4) 34:22 (5) 36:51 (5) 56:52 (4) 1:16:00 (4) 1:29:23 (4)
5 20 Kyle Redmond Lake Hughes, CA 01:24 (11) 01:31 (9) 11:03 (9) 22:16 (9) 48:39 (9) 52:02 (7) 1:08:15 (5) 1:24:57 (5)
6 28 Shane Cuthbertson Airdrie, AL 03:41 (26) 05:13 (23) 19:40 (14) 27:41 (12) 56:07 (14) 1:04:33 (12) 1:16:17 (8) 1:30:31 (6)
7 5 Cole Kirkpatrick Lubbock, TX 02:48 (17) 03:28 (15) 14:26 (11) 22:23 (11) 49:40 (12) 57:28 (11) 1:16:22 (9) 1:34:21 (7)
8 2 Russell Bobbitt Fayetteville, GA 01:06 (7) 00:56 (6) 09:41 (5) 16:40 (6) 34:32 (6) 46:36 (6) 1:16:11 (7) 1:34:26 (8)
9 7 Justin Williamson Sanford, FL 02:07 (16) 02:59 (12) 09:45 (6) 22:18 (10) 49:19 (11) 56:47 (10) 1:16:29 (10) 1:39:20 (9)
10 15 Cory Graffunder Kamloops, BC 01:07 (8) 01:22 (7) 10:15 (7) 21:57 (8) 44:43 (8) 53:01 (8) 1:16:08 (6) 1:41:36 (10)
11 11 Bobby Prochnau Savona, BC 00:00 (1) 21:30 (7) 44:20 (7) 1:42:01 (11)
12 25 Marty Halmazna Calgary, Al 03:02 (18) 04:52 (19) 19:51 (15) 28:20 (14) 55:22 (13) 1:06:09 (13) 1:24:35 (11)
13 39 Alex Antor Encamp, 03:31 (23) 05:36 (24) 23:50 (22) 39:17 (22) 1:20:58 (17) 1:31:37 (14) 1:45:00 (12)
14 8 Colton Haaker Gilroy, CA 02:05 (15) 03:22 (14) 16:18 (13) 28:00 (13) 1:17:57 (16) 1:33:42 (15) 1:56:05 (13)
15 21 Stephen Edmondson Callaway, VA 01:58 (13) 02:51 (11) 23:18 (20) 37:54 (19) 1:17:43 (15) 1:35:01 (16) 1:57:41 (14)
16 12 Ryan Dudek Long Beach, CA 01:17 (9) 02:32 (10) 14:31 (12) 38:05 (20) 1:25:20 (19) 1:36:39 (18) 1:58:01 (15)
17 37 Jason Schrage Diamond City, Al 05:42 (33) 06:50 (27) 20:01 (16) 31:12 (17) 1:21:29 (18) 1:35:44 (17) 1:59:01 (16)
18 10 Chris Birch Auckland, NZ 01:22 (10) 01:25 (8) 10:25 (8) 16:35 (5) 29:17 (4) 34:55 (4)
19 14 Jordan Brandt Boulder Creek, CA 00:34 (4) 00:48 (5) 20:58 (17) 28:21 (15) 49:17 (10) 55:00 (9)
20 13 Eric Rhoten Montrose, CO 03:35 (24) 05:02 (21) 23:47 (21) 40:52 (23) 1:25:36 (20) 1:39:33 (19)
21 62 Kevin Bailey Everett, WA 06:31 (40) 09:03 (33) 26:08 (23) 38:45 (21) 1:42:18 (22) 2:16:07 (20)
22 67 Mark Weirich Bozeman, MT 07:55 (51) 14:28 (49) 1:44:09 (53) 1:28:28 (37) 1:32:19 (21)
23 4 Wally Palmer Philadelphia, PA 00:19 (3) 00:39 (4) 13:02 (10) 29:13 (16) 1:42:32 (23)
24 49 Stefan Mueller Kempten, 07:02 (44) 10:33 (41) 40:36 (28) 55:07 (28) 1:45:26 (24)
25 66 Martin Freinademetz Innsbruck, Austria 06:18 (36) 09:00 (31) 32:05 (26) 52:42 (27) 1:45:28 (25)
26 23 Jon Seehorn Marysville, WA 03:13 (22) 04:55 (20) 21:04 (18) 35:08 (18) 2:04:05 (26)
27 34 Rory Sullivan Caznby, OR 04:10 (27) 05:37 (25) 22:11 (19) 40:57 (24) 2:04:09 (27)
28 16 Haydn Franklin Haltom City, TX 03:12 (21) 04:33 (18) 27:37 (24) 52:38 (25) 2:11:52 (28)
29 42 Phil Stevens Snohomish, WA 06:33 (41) 09:38 (36) 32:04 (25) 52:40 (26) 2:11:56 (29)
30 50 Chance Baker Roanoke, VA 04:46 (30) 05:41 (26) 41:20 (29) 55:09 (29) 2:12:02 (30)
31 9 Justin Soule Reno, NV 01:41 (12) 1:23:39 (93) 2:13:45 (63) 2:15:52 (51) 2:28:01 (31)
32 27 Caleb Ramsay Weatherford, TX 05:29 (32)07:02 (28) 41:36 (30) 1:13:40 (30)
33 22 Steve Leivan Golden City, MO 04:45 (29)07:12 (29) 46:31 (33) 1:24:50 (31)
34 32 Aaron Shaw Desloge, MO 06:36 (42) 09:39 (37) 55:10 (35) 1:24:58 (32)
35 19 Caleb Wohletz Lee's Summit, MO 05:20 (31) 07:45 (30) 46:24 (32) 1:25:00 (33)
36 40 Leigh Letellier Spring Hill, KS 05:57 (35)09:01 (32) 46:33 (34) 1:25:02 (34)
37 60 Noel Bolso Calgary, 10:30 (65) 15:03 (58) 1:03:26 (37) 1:28:18 (35)
38 63 Brandon Gellert Laie, HI 12:03 (73) 15:53 (60) 1:08:17 (38) 1:28:24 (36)
39 56 Mart Geary Rapid City, SD 09:52 (63) 14:57 (57) 1:19:06 (42) 1:34:16 (38)
40 69 Richard Lancaster Santa Margarita, CA 06:43 (43) 09:49 (38) 1:12:52 (41) 1:35:51 (39)
41 61 Stephen Adams Brainerd, MN 11:39 (71) 15:05 (59) 1:12:41 (40) 1:35:56 (40)
42 35 Jesse Barstow Tacoma, WA 09:03 (56) 11:46 (46) 1:30:52 (49) 1:58:45 (41)
43 33 Jacob Argubright Northridge, CA 09:50 (62) 17:57 (67) 1:29:46 (47) 1:59:40 (42)
44 51 Tim Henion Rocky Mount, VA 07:47 (48) 10:12 (39) 1:29:33 (46) 2:00:20 (43)
45 45 Jeff Fredette Beecher, IL 07:53 (50) 11:27 (45) 1:34:34 (50) 2:00:22 (44)
46 53 Todd Slavik Fort Worth, TX 10:34 (66) 14:55 (56) 1:27:21 (45) 2:00:24 (45)
47 54 Zack Bryant Lee's Summit, MO 09:10 (59) 14:19 (48) 1:36:22 (51) 2:06:16 (46)
48 24 Josh Young Round Rock, TX 07:43 (47) 10:37 (43) 1:30:50 (48) 2:06:26 (47)
49 41 Jeff O'Leary Lago Vista, TX 07:09 (45) 10:35 (42) 1:21:20 (43) 2:08:45 (48)
50 31 Ryan Haring Austin, TX 07:30 (46) 11:14 (44) 1:21:43 (44) 2:08:49 (49)
51 38 Chris Althoff Cannon Falls, MN 13:42 (78)18:06 (68) 1:42:31 (52) 2:14:46 (50)
52 70 Nathan Looney Olathe, KS 11:21 (69) 15:57 (61) 1:45:36 (54) 2:16:10 (52)
53 71 Walker Luedtke Wahoo, NE 15:38 (79) 20:30 (72) 1:52:13 (57) 2:23:20 (53)
54 94 Ross Rohde Rapid City, SD 12:56 (77) 18:56 (71) 1:51:30 (56) 2:23:25 (54)
55 73 Deiter Happ Innsbruck, Austria, 04:12 (28) 1:01:05 (92) 58:04 (36) 2:27:31 (55)
56 91 Shannon Kenworthy Jefferson City, MO 09:00 (55) 14:53 (54) 1:53:57 (58) 2:31:08 (56)
57 77 Tracy Bauman Jefferson City, MO 08:24 (53)13:36 (47) 1:54:00 (59) 2:31:09 (57)
58 48 A.J. Goin Denton, TX 06:23 (37) 10:30 (40) 1:50:29 (55) 2:31:11 (58)
59 18 Matt Crouch Pittsburg, TX 03:39 (25)05:12 (22) 38:44 (27)
60 17 Brandon Johnson Lynden, WA 03:03 (19)04:11 (16) 41:44 (31)
61 86 Joseph Edsman Wahiawa, HI 11:03 (68)14:37 (52) 1:11:06 (39)
62 46 Kevin Miller Bozeman, MT 05:51 (34)09:34 (34) 1:54:43 (60)
63 59 Troy Rhoten Montrose, CO 08:19 (52)14:32 (51) 1:58:07 (61)
64 72 Bryan Lowery Los Lunas, NM 12:20 (74)18:17 (69) 2:07:53 (62)
65 43 Shawn O'Leary Round Rock, TX 06:26 (38) 1:54:40 (94) 2:24:28 (64)
66 74 Danny Melvin Portola, CA 09:06 (58)14:54 (55) 2:25:07 (65)
67 85 Jeremy Shoning Des Moines, IA 11:48 (72) 17:23 (63) 2:30:18 (66)
68 76 Lee Stephens Evans, GA 18:37 (80) 23:11 (73) 2:51:28 (67)
69 58 Dwain Carter Coppell, TX 21:01 (89)31:00 (85) 5:15:18 (68)
70 30 Cooper Bailey Durant, OK 03:06 (20)04:24 (17)
71 44 Bryan Vaughan Pittsburg, TX 06:29 (39)09:36 (35)
72 29 Brian Johnson Austin, TX 08:29 (54)14:30 (50)
73 64 Jeremiah Kolbensvik Flower Mound, TX 09:04 (57)14:43 (53)
74 75 Tyler Wicks Snohomish, WA 09:54 (64)16:53 (62)
75 93 John Humphrey Derby, KS 12:30 (75)17:45 (64)
76 100 Sahir Seukalayci Istanbul, Turkey 09:16 (60) 17:54 (65)
77 55 Darryl Smith Forney, TX 12:32 (76)17:55 (66)
78 82 Brady Meador Broken Arrow, OK 10:35 (67)18:22 (70)
79 92 Danny Cooksey Coppell, TX 19:32 (81)24:00 (74)
80 80 Jeff Schneider Platte City, MO 19:33 (82) 24:08 (75)
81 52 Colby Bolling Boyd, TX 11:32 (70)24:56 (76)
82 88 Hunter Rhodes Fayetteville, AR 19:43 (83)25:16 (77)
83 90 Mike Satterfield Fort Worth, TX 09:22 (61)26:18 (78)
84 78 Maria Forsberg Brier, WA 20:06 (85)26:35 (79)
85 95 Todd Corwin Jefferson City, MO 20:47 (88) 27:11 (80)
86 98 James Roberts Parkville, MO 21:35 (90)27:31 (81)
87 81 Mitchell Moore Edgerton, KS 22:01 (91)28:03 (82)
88 99 Jordan Steen Woodland, CA 19:45 (84)28:58 (83)
89 36 Clay Hoenshell Arlington, TX 20:33 (87)30:57 (84)
90 87 Cutter Holloway Mineral Wells, TX 20:31 (86) 31:18 (86)
91 89 Kasey Kuykendall Valley View, TX 25:21 (95) 31:57 (87)
92 83 Mike Bohrer Denton, TX 22:29 (92)33:52 (88)
93 96 Rusty Wilson Pottsboro, TX 23:01 (93)34:08 (89)
94 84 Adam Booth Ventura, CA 23:26 (94)35:47 (90)
95 97 Kenneth Selman Pflugerville, TX 25:49 (96)36:14 (91)
96 57 Craig Chedsey Austin, TX 07:51 (49)
97 47 Brandon Hagedorn Spirit Lake, IA 41:38 (97)
Notes: Check 3 at Joshua Tree was on the fritz for the day round so it was not included.
Check 1: Right after the start, at the top of a rocky creek.
Check 2: After crossing the road and leaving Bill's Woods.
Check 3: On top of Joshua Tree hill.
Check 4: Costa Rica.
Check 5: At the Red Bull Barn.
Check 6: Back at the pits for the finish of the outer loop.
Check 7: Halfway between Texas Stadium and Triple Threat.
Check 8: In the middle of nowhere...
Check 9: At the house near enduro camp.
Check 10: Finish Line.
