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ROUND 10 / AUGUST 28, 2021 IRONMAN RACEWAY / CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA P76 MOTOCROSS I LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP much better, and I was happy to ride in the top-three both motos." "It was a rough one for sure," said Cooper after a disappoint- ing day that saw him go 4-4 and drop 14 points to Jett's haul. "I didn't feel like myself all day and just struggled to keep the pace with the front guys." Mosiman's second moto was not quite as good as the first but his sixth-place finish meant third overall, with Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Austin Forkner again showing improvements with a fifth overall with steady 5-5 moto finishes. Hampshire (13-2) was sixth, followed by the top privateer in the race, GasGas rider Ty Masterpool (6-7). CN 450MX Overall (Top 10) 1. Eli Tomac (Kaw) 2-1 2. Dylan Ferrandis (Yam) 1-2 3 Cooper Webb (KTM) 4-3 4. Ken Roczen (Hon) 3-5 5. Chase Sexton (Hon) 5-4 6. Coty Schock (Hon) 8-6 7. Joey Savatgy (KTM) 7-8 8. Justin Bogle (KTM) 10-7 9. Brandon Hartrandft (Suz) 9-9 10. Kyle Chisholm (Yam) 11-10 250MX Overall (Top 10) 1. Jett Lawrence (Hon) 1-1 2. Jo Shimoda (Kaw) 2-3 3. Justin Cooper (Yam) 4-4 4. Michael Mosiman (GG) 3-6 5. Austin Forkner (Kaw) 5-5 6. RJ Hampshire (Hus) 13-2 7. Ty Masterpool (Yam) 6-7 8. Carson Mumford (Hon) 8-8 9. Hunter Lawrence (Hon) 12-9 10. Dilan Schwartz (Suz) 9-13 though it was the Japanese rider Shimoda who led at the end of the first lap. Lawrence would displace him on the second lap, and once again ride off with the win. Shimoda held off Cooper the whole moto, but in the middle stages both were passed by a flying R.J. Hampshire of the Rockstar Husqvarna team, who had crashed back to 13th in the first moto but seemed deter- mined to try to run Lawrence down the second time out. In the end, he fell about 10 seconds short. "It was quite the day and week, but we showed up and gave it everything we had," said Hampshire after the moto. "I'm a little bit bummed on the first moto but happy to get second in the second moto." "My fitness and my speed have been really strong for a while, but I have been fighting my way through the pack," said Shimoda after his second overall finish. "Today my starts were Alpinestars Mobile Medical Unit. "I felt that I had the pace for the win, but that's racing." Martin's crash left Lawrence out front and all alone for the rest of the moto. His close friend Jo Shimoda of the Monster Energy/ Pro Circuit Kawasaki team came through for second while Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GasGas rider Michael Mosiman, who has been out for the last month, landed on the podium with a solid comeback ride. "I've only ridden three times in the last four weeks or so, and to come out like this with minimal preparation is just awesome," said Mosiman afterward. "It was a challenging and hot day, but I gave everything I had." Cooper's fourth-place finish meant that, technically, Jett Law- rence was the new points leader going into the second moto, though the riders do switch red plates between motos. Lawrence and Cooper both managed good starts again in the second moto, Ironman Pro Motocross Video Highlights