ROUND 8 / JULY 22, 2023
WASHOUGAL MX PARK, WASHOUGAL, WASHINGTON
MOTOCROSS I PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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7 AARON PLESSINGER
4TH (7-3) 450MX
Aaron Plessinger joined a small club
of riders to lead laps this summer and
even grabbed a moto podium with a
third in race two. "I was very mad at my-
self after the first moto–I'm not sure what
I was doing! Then I came back, thought
about what it was that I did wrong, and
how I could fix it, which started with a
holeshot in the second moto. It was a
really, really good second moto, I led a
few laps, then tried to latch on to Chase
[Sexton] and Jett [Lawrence] there, but
they're riding fast at the moment. I was
able to hold on for third, and my final
few laps were strong."
43 LEVI KITCHEN 5TH
(8-3) 250MX
Local boy Levi Kitchen nailed the
start in the second moto and ran it in
for a moto podium and fifth overall.
"The first moto was a bit of a strug-
gle," he said. "I was in a dog fight for
a while and then had an issue and
went backward a little bit and ended
up eighth. The second moto was
better. I got off to a good start and
pressured Justin for a while, and then
I lost touch with him for a second. As
soon as I lost touch with him, Haiden
got around me, and then I had to fight
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