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Cycle News 2021 Issue 12 March 23

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Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki. His title rival, Justin Cooper fell on the last lap of Arlington 1 and knew he would need to rebound if he wanted to make a dent in the six-point deficit. However, when the gates dropped neither of the title fa- He was caught by the ever- hungry Barcia, and the two rivals would exchange passes over the next few laps. The number-one was able to make his way around the GasGas rider but could not recover and close the gap to Roczen and Webb. When we say razor-sharp, we simply mean that the level of three championship contend- ers is just next level. There were maybe a handful of mistakes made in total between these three during the combined 50 laps of racing on Tuesday and Saturday night. 250SX West The 250SX West class has been anything but predictable this year. Just when we think we have a rider pegged for the championship, penalties, passes and everything in between are thrown in the mix. Cameron McAdoo entered the stadium on Tuesday night with the red plate aboard his Monster from the rest of the field, clear- ing the enormous table-single- table rhythm and clocking a 1.3-second lead on the opening lap. He would continue to lead for the next 15 minutes of racing, making up for lost time as the red rider had not led a lap in the past handful of main events. His margin of victory began to dwindle, though, as a charging Webb moved his way up next to the number-94. The two would go wheel-to-wheel for a number of sections, with Webb ultimately taking the upper hand and the eventual race win. "I rode terrible in that heat race and didn't like being put on the ground—that fired me up and got me going for the main event," said Webb. "To ride with Kenny that whole race and make a late charge was awesome, I felt really good out there." Tomac had the leaders within his reach on Saturday night until an uncharacteristic mistake over the finish line cost him a shot. SUPERCROSS MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS 11 & 12 / MARCH 16 & 20, 2021 AT&T STADIUM / ARLINGTON, TEXAS P66 Hunter Lawrence celebrates his first career AMA Supercross win with his tuner Cameron Camera after Tuesday night's 250SX West main event. 250SX West Arlington 2 Highlights

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