ther of us were making mistakes.
I was impressed by his speed,
and I think that was why we were
elevating ourselves. The most
impressive thing with Chase was
his speed and his consistency all
the way down to the last moto. I
don't know how we even made
it to that point because of how
hard we were both pushing each
other to that last race. It was
really cool to be racing with him.
He's a trustworthy racer to be
around. It was all down to that
moto at Pala. If I was going to go
against anyone, it was great to
battle with him.
Do you foresee Chase be-
ing quite formidable in 2023
Supercross?
Yeah, he's going to be one of
my top competitors, if not the
guy. He's going to be a strong
guy in Supercross, that's for
sure. Everyone knows that he
has the speed and now he is go-
ing to have a little more experi-
ence under his belt, so I've got
to always keep digging for more
myself. He'll be on everyone's
radar at this point, and he'll be
there to stay for the time being.
Up to 2022, you had never
won the 450cc classifications
in either Supercross or moto-
cross in same year.
Exactly. It's very special be-
cause a lot of the time for every-
thing to go the right way for that
long is really tough in this sport.
You've also got to be motivated
for all of it, too. It's really easy
to have that Supercross high
and then you're like, "Alright,
here comes the motocross." For
me, this year was easy. I loved
everything about it, and I loved
my environment. That was key
for me—to surround myself with
a really good working environ-
ment, and it led to success in
both series. It was just neat to
get this one in Supercross. My
first title came in what was kind
of a funky season in 2020, as
we took a break in the middle
of the season and then we had
seven rounds all at one track.
Winning the Motocross of
Nations as a member of Team
USA at RedBud this year: What
did that mean to you?
Well, for me personally, it was
basically the last race on my list
that I really wanted. This year
we did it at RedBud and that
was also cool because we were
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"THOSE OUTDOOR
BATTLES WITH CHASE
THIS SUMMER WERE
NEXT LEVEL. I THINK WE
ELEVATED THE PACE. IT WAS
UNBELIEVABLE. WE WERE
AT 100-PERCENT
ALL THE WAY THROUGH
ALL OF THOSE MOTOS."
