crash and a DNF in San Diego,
rebounded entirely in a week's
time. He finished just off the
box with a fourth in race one but
followed that up with two con-
sistent second-place finishes.
These were crucial as the rest
of the 250cc field bounced all
over the results sheet. Kitchen's
4-2-2 gave him the overall as the
series heads east to Houston.
"After the first main, it was a
bit disheartening," Kitchen said.
"Jett pretty much blew my doors
off and Pierce [Brown] same
thing, but I'm just not used to
the intensity when the track's
smooth like that… [For the last
race,] all I knew is I needed to
nail the start and I did, then I just
cruised behind Jett."
Jett Lawrence's perfect
season came to an end, as the
Honda rider again got bitten
by the Triple Crown bug. The
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BLACK CLOUD
A black cloud seems to be following
the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Ka-
wasaki team lately. Things started
going badly for the team when
Austin Forkner injured his knee at
Anaheim 1, and then East racers
Seth Hammaker (wrist) and Jo
Shimoda (collarbone) both suffered
injuries last week while training and
will miss at least the early stages
of the East series, which kicks off
next weekend in Houston. And then,
Cameron McAdoo crashed in prac-
tice at Anaheim 2 and at first ap-
peared to be out for the night with
a leg injury and a nasty knot to his
left arm, but, after a lot of therapy
and massaging, he rallied to finish
sixth (8-7-5) overall. "It ended up
being a survival night, but we made
it happen," McAdoo said. He was
rewarded by moving up to second
in the championship. The team's
up-and-coming stars, Jett Reyn-
olds (wrist) and Ryder DiFrancesco
(thumb) are also on the mend. The
team announced that veteran racer
Chris Blose will stand in for the
team starting with Houston, the first
250SX East round of the year.
MALCOLM,
MUSQUIN OUT
Malcolm Stewart was not on the
grid at A2. The Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Team rider crashed
during the week and sat out the
second Anaheim. No details of the
nature of the injury or word on when
he might return to action. Red Bull
KTM's Marvin Musquin is still side-
lined with a wrist injury.
WHITE HONDAS?
Team Honda HRC ran special liver-
ies with white Cycra plastic and
purple and aqua Throttle Jockey
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