ton eventually saw an opportu-
nity to pass Lawrence and took
it, only to have it backfire when
the two bumped while fighting
for the same rut, and he stalled
his bike.
"The incident with Chase was
kind of funny," Lawrence said. "I
originally thought I was going to
go in that second rut, and then I
saw out of the corner of my eye
take the title at Unadilla. Despite
hard efforts by Ferrandis and
Lawrence's Honda HRC team
-
mate Chase Sexton in the first
moto, he managed to keep his
moto-win streak alive, but there
were moments when it could've
ended. Sexton appeared to have
the pace to keep up with Law
-
rence and even looked faster in
certain areas of the track. Sex-
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HARRI WHO?
Estonian MXGP rider Harri Kul-
las is one of the riders jumping
across the pond for the final
rounds of the Pro Motocross
series. Kullas started up front in
both motos and nearly claimed a
top-five overall with 7-7 finishes.
Briefly...
DECOTIS ON A 1-2-5
Did you hear that? Jimmy Deco-
tis (pictured above) returned for
another round of Pro Motocross,
this time aboard a KTM 125cc
two-stroke. The New England
native put the pinger straight into
the motos and finished 32-28 for
32nd overall in the 250MX class.
WELCOME WILSON
Monster Energy Star Racing Ya-
maha Team had two 450MX rid-
ers at Unadilla and will have two
for the remaining two rounds. Jay
Wilson, an Australian National
Champion, was recruited by the
team to ride the number-906
YZ450F. Wilson, who is racing
the Japanese Nationals this year,
went 23-12 for 15th overall.
Jimmy Decotis
Jay Wilson
