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Cycle News 2022 Issue 16 April 19

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ROUND 14 / APRIL 16, 2022 ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY / ATLANTA, GEORGIA P58 SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES 250SX Showdown. "Obviously anytime you win is cool," Lawrence said. "East/ West is really good and every- one is hearing about the East/ West deal, 'Oh who's going to win' this and that. I feel like it's the same for any opening round or any race after some contro- versy because it's always like that. So, it's not really anything new that you have to change your approach, we just come here to race. So that's what I did, got a good start and just went from there." Hunter Lawrence claimed his own title of the best 250SX rider in Atlanta. The older of the two Law- rence brothers crossed the start line third just ahead of his Honda sibling. The Aussie duo quickly moved into second and third around RJ Hampshire, while Jo Shimoda continued to lead. A decisive pass by Hunter Lawrence saw him move past Shimoda and into the lead. From there, Lawrence proved to be the of the West, and the best of the rest, taking victory in the 250SX EAST/WEST SHOWDOWN The real talk of the town went down in the 250SX class with the East/West Showdown. Rid- ers from both regional champi- onships faced off for bragging rights and a shot at bolstering their own points. The hype all week surrounded Christian Craig and Jett Lawrence as both championship leaders looked to wrap their titles up early. When the checkers flew it was neither of the red-plate holders, rather Jett Lawrence (right) congratulates his older brother, Hunter, on winning the 250SX East/ West Showdown.

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