"Yeah, I mean
the big low was
Anaheim I.
You know,
crashing while
leading the
main event.
That was a
setback."
He showed plenty of
confidence going into the
2018 outdoor nationals.
taken out of the year, for sure.
Spikes with big highs and
some big lows, as well, huh?
Yeah, I mean the big low was
Anaheim I. You know, crashing
while leading the main event. That
was a setback. That was it, you
know? I bumped my shoulder and
missed the next race in Houston
and then had to kind of work my
way back into it. That was a bump
in the road. I know we were better
than what we showed at des Na-
tions, as well. Those are the two
lows that come to mind.
It's evident that the Monster
Energy Kawasaki race team is
built around you. Having said
that, people close to the sport
know what a well-oiled ma-
chine both you and the team
are together. Your thoughts?
Yeah, it gets better every year.
A lot of times things can get stale
if you're somewhere too long, but
for us, it's just been getting better.
We've been winning more races
and I'm more comfortable on the
bike. The new bike seems really
good—especially on the super-
cross track. The bike has been
great and it's nice and everything
has just been working very well.
Reflecting back, what's
your overall takeaway on your
triumphant run in the Lucas Oil
Pro Motocross Championship?
We were way more dominant
than even the year before when
we won the title. We doubled
our race wins. RedBud was the
only race that threw a wrench in
the spokes, but maybe that was
a good thing because there was
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