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MOTOCROSS LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 9 / OCTOBER 10, 2020 FOX RACEWAY / PAL A, CALIFORNIA P88 want to win the next one, and again and again." Ferrandis will now move up to the 450 class with Star Racing, Yamaha's new factory program for the premier division—but not before a long overdue vacation, as he and his partner Nastasia took off for French Polynesia on Sunday morning. As for Jeremy Martin, he will certainly have some options moving forward, and his final moto win was a nice way to close out his comeback tour. "Today was good," said Mar- tin. "I wish I had made a couple clicker adjustments like I did for that second moto in the first moto. It made my life so much easier… I want to congratulate Dylan; he rode phenomenal all year. I wanted to make a run at him so hopefully in the future in the 450 Class I might be able to get him." CN ing his teammate Cooper's bike break down on the sighting lap. The team did not have time to diagnose the problem, and the New Yorker's season ended with a long walk back to the team rig. After a slow start due to a hand injury, Cooper would have likely ended the series third overall, but his DNF in the last leg allowed both his team- mate Shane McElrath and his online rival Jett Lawrence to pass him in the final rankings. "To all the kids watching this championship, just put in the hard work on the bike and maybe one day you are going to finish here," said a delighted Fer- randis as he accepted the Gary Jones Cup as 2020 AMA 250 Pro Motocross Champion, add- ing this title to a pair of 250SX East Region crowns. "When you win one championship, you want to win another one, and then you 450MX Overall 1. Chase Sexton (Hon) 3-1 2. Eli Tomac (Kaw) 1-4 3. Adam Cianciarulo (Kaw) 2-3 4. Christian Craig (Hon) 4-2 5. Marvin Musquin (KTM) 6-5 6. Zach Osborne (Hus) 5-7 7. Max Anstie (Suz) 9-6 8. Justin Bogle (KTM) 7-8 9. Broc Tickle (Yam) 8-9 10. Coty Schock (Hon) 12-10 250MX Overall 1. Jett Lawrence (Hon) 1-2 2. Jeremy Martin (Hon) 4-1 3. Dylan Ferrandis (Yam) 2-5 4. Shane McElrath (Yam) 5-4 5. Jo Shimoda (Hon) 9-3 6. Jarrett Frye (Yam) 8-6 7. Brandon Hartranft (KTM) 7-7 8. Mitchell Harrison (Kaw) 6-9 9. Carson Mumford (Hon) 11-8 10. Cameron McAdoo (Kaw) 10-11 (Left) Teenager Jett Lawrence claimed his first AMA 250MX win. With the Geico Honda team closing, the young Australian is currently unemployed. We doubt for long, though. (Right) Japan's Jo Shimoda took an impressive second in the second 250MX moto, making it an all-Geico Honda podium (Jeremy Martin, Lawrence and Shimoda) in the moto. PHOTO: BROWNDOG WILSON