ROUND 11 / SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
FOX RACEWAY / PALA, CALIFORNIA
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MOTOCROSS I LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
growing confidence afterwards.
The Californian had been out
with a should injury but returned
at Ironman to finish fourth overall.
He looked even better this week-
end. "The track was brutal, the
weather was brutal, but I abso-
lutely loved it."
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
RJ Hampshire came up from a
so-so start to finish third, just
ahead of Pro Circuit Kawasaki's
Jo Shimoda and Star Racing
Yamaha's Justin Cooper, who
could not recover quickly enough
from a mediocre start to go with
Lawrence to the front. Hunter
Lawrence, Jett's older brother,
was next, followed by the rookie
Max Vohland.
"Moto one was really good,"
250MX
While the 450cc class saw a
championship awarded at Fox
Raceway, the 250cc class would
be slightly anticlimactic, as Jett
Lawrence simply went faster,
and for longer, than everyone
else. He started fourth in the
first moto and moved up quickly,
taking advantage of a crash by
early leader Michael Mosiman of
the TLD/Red Bull GasGas team.
Mosiman went all the way back
to seventh, but then came roar-
ing back to still grab second in
the moto.
"I've been working a lot and
I believe I can win—I believe I
should be up there and will be up
there more," said Mosiman of his
a wild scene around the podium,
enjoyed a mostly subdued cel-
ebration afterwards, explaining
that he had been sick after the
Ironman race and felt that he had
pushed himself to the limit at Fox
Raceway.
"I dedicate my life to being the
best in my sport and I work hard
every day to be that," he said
as he sat in a chair holding his
number-one plate tightly, his rid-
ing coach and trainer David Vuil-
lemin nearby, as well as his wife,
Nastasie. "I have done that work
for many, many years, but this
year I think I was just at the top
of my game—physically, mentally
and also the bike itself. I do the
work, I do everything I can to be
better, and it's finally paying off."
Justin Cooper said he
gave it his all at Pala 2
but it wasn't enough to
keep pace with the new
championship leader,
Lawrence.
