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Kawasaki) late in the second moto to complete the perfect day for Honda HRC. "It was tough; it's a really tough track to pass on, as it's pretty one-lined," said Hunter Lawrence. "It's not one that you can over-ride and muscle the bike around; you have to be smooth and tech- nical." Lars Lindstrom, Honda HRC Team Manager, summed up Honda's day: "I guess all I have to say is, 'Wow!' What an incredible, amazing weekend. I still feel like someone's going to wake me up out of this dream. We could not have done any better—absolutely dominated, with Kenny and Chase beating everybody by 30 seconds, for example. This kind of stuff doesn't happen ever. We had to squeeze in as much preparation as we could after Supercross, and I think it was quality testing." Shimoda completed the 250MX po- dium with a 4-3. "My supercross season was a struggle and I've been working hard for this," said Shimoda. "I feel like we're going the right direction and hopefully I can do this again next week." After finishing third (af- ter an 11th-place start) in the first moto, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's RJ Hampshire, who had a big get-off in practice, missed his opportunity to get on the overall podium after getting collected in a second-turn pileup that quickly left him outside the top 30. A 3-9 gave him fourth overall. TLD/Red Bull/GasGas' Michael Mosi- man (9-4) rounded out the top five overall. Number-one qualifier Seth Hammaker went 8-5 for seventh overall, ahead of Levi Kitchen, Pierce Brown and Stilez Robertson. CN ROUND 1 / MAY 28, 2022 FOX RACEWAY / PALA, CALIFORNIA P80 MOTOCROSS I LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP Jo Shimoda was back up to speed at Pala. The Kawasaki rider joined the two Hondas on the 250MX podium. 450MX Overall 1. Chase Sexton (Hon) 1-1 2. Ken Roczen (Hon) 2-2 3. Christian Craig (Yam) 3-3 4. Eli Tomac (Yam) 7-4 5. Ryan Dungey (KTM) 5-5 6. Jason Anderson (Kaw) 4-8 7. Antonio Cairoli (KTM) 10-6 8. Aaron Plessinger (KTM) 6-10 9. Justin Barcia (GG) 8-9 10. Shane McElrath (Hus) 11-7 250MX Overall 1. Jett Lawrence (Hon) 1-1 2. Hunter Lawrence (Hon) 2-2 3. Jo Shimoda (Kaw) 4-3 4. JR Hampshire (Hus) 3-9 5. Michael Mosiman (GG) 9-4 6. Austin Forkner (Kaw) 6-6 7. Seth Hammaker (Kaw) 8-5 8. Levi Kitchen (Yam) 5-8 9. Pierce Brown (GG) 7-7 10. Stilez Robertson (Hus) 10-11