lost a few points in the champi-
onship. His lead is well-padded,
but you never know. On his way
to the front, the number-one got
held up with Michael Mosiman.
This limited him to second place
at the line. A poor start and an-
other run-in with a downed rider
in the second moto put Jett way
back in the pack. By the end of
the race, he managed to cross
third, staying in contention for an
overall podium.
"It could've been better but it
wasn't a terrible day," Lawrence
said. "Obviously better than last
weekend. Starts weren't the
greatest, especially that sec-
ond one, I just got closed out.
win in moto two. This consistent
crawl to the front also allowed
Shimoda to overtake Hunter
Lawrence for second place in
the overall points.
"Second in the points is excit-
ing," said Shimoda. "First moto
I got a terrible start; I went back
to my old [ways] and had to work
hard for third. Second moto had
better starts and a little battle
with Justin [Cooper] and got that
done and just kept going. Didn't
make any crazy mistakes and
just finished it off."
Fans saw a more mature Jett
Lawrence this weekend, and for
good reason. After a wild round
at Unadilla, Lawrence actually
day's overall. This is Hampshire's
first podium of the year and to
do it with a win speaks volumes.
He is fifth in the overall points.
"Things clicked here," said
Hampshire. "I like Budds a lot and
I took a gamble there sticking with
the paddle tire and I got two good
starts, which I haven't gotten at all
[before], so that was awesome."
Jo Shimoda just continues
to build steam as the season
progresses. After his second-
career overall win at Unadilla,
the Kawasaki rider put it on the
box again with another moto win
and second overall. He rode
aggressively in both races and
came from behind to take the
ROUND 10 / AUGUST 20, 2022
BUDDS CREEK MX PARK / MECHANICSVILLE, MARYLAND
P68
MOTOCROSS I 2022 LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
RJ Hampshire bested
the competition to grab his
first overall of the year.
