VOLUME 59 ISSUE 27 JULY 6, 2022 P67
450MX
Maybe it just took Tomac one
overall win to get the ball roll-
ing. After the first four rounds,
it didn't look like this would be
a Tomac summer, but he kept
his High Point momentum going
and jumped right into setting the
fastest morning time in the early
qualifying sessions at RedBud.
Moto one went Tomac's way,
as he took the holeshot and led
every lap of the moto before
backing it up with another win in
the second race.
The competition should be
nervous if this is how it will be
the rest of the season. After a
perfect day at RedBud, Tomac
is now just seven points in the
back of the season's fast starter,
Chase Sexton.
"It was an outstanding day for
us, going 1-1," said Tomac. "It
was almost a completely perfect
day. I had some great starts,
and in moto one, it was all about
the start. I was a little bit buried
in that second moto and had
a battle with Kenny [Roczen]
at the beginning of that race. I
was able to make the move to
the front somewhere around the
halfway point, and that was it.
The bike worked awesome in
all the conditions today. We just
have to keep chipping away at
the points."
Sexton was in a bit of damage
control mode on Saturday. The
points leader looked fast at what
he considers his home race but
starting outside the lead pack
didn't do him any favors. While
MYOWNRACE
24 RJ HAMPSHIRE
4TH (4-6) 250MX
RJ Hampshire put together a solid ride
that went prac cally unno ced on TV. A
strong effort in moto two put him just off
the overall podium. "The riding was really
good today; I felt like I was almost back
to normal," Hampshire said. "My starts
were not good, and in the first moto, I was
beat. The second moto, I ended up going
down with a group of guys on the first lap
and was buried back in 30th or so. I felt
much be er on the bike this weekend and
had pre y good strength, so I think we'll
con nue to get be er now. We kind of got
over that hump with injuries, and we're
back having fun and s ll have a fight in us."
59 LEVI KITCHEN
5TH (9-4) 250MX
Levi Kitchen was the highest finishing
Yamaha rider in the 250 class, taking fi h
overall with a 9-4 score. "It was a good day
overall. In the first moto, I got buried on
the start and got up to ninth. I really didn't
ride great in that first moto, to be honest.
Then in the second moto, it was not the
greatest of starts again, but I was riding re-
ally well. I got up to third from 10th, which
was great. I saw Jo (Shimoda) was coming,
and he ended up ge ng me towards the
end. I went 9-4 for fi h overall and got
back to fi h in the championship. We'll just
keep building. We have another new track
next week, and I'm looking forward to it."
Chase Sexton
looked good all day
and still managed
a consistent 2-2
after some hiccups
along the way.
