ROUND 11 / AUGUST 26, 2023
IRONMAN RACEWAY / CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA
MOTOCROSS I PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P56
450MX
The series finale of the Jett Law-
rence show certainly did not disap-
point. Two suspenseful motos saw
him and
Honda teammate, Chase
Sexton, go toe-to-toe for nearly
the full duration of the 30-minute-
plus-two-lap motos. Lawrence did
what he does—get out front, set
the pace, drop the hammer, then
respond accordingly.
In moto one, Lawrence's
midrace burner laps were enough
to gap Sexton and win by over
five seconds. Moto two was for
all the marbles, and Lawrence
knew it. Despite a nervous flinch
off the start gate, he still found
the lead by turn three with Sexton
right in tow. The Honda duo were
never more than a few seconds
apart for the entire race, throw
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14 DYLAN FERRANDIS
11TH (3-DNF) 450MX
Dylan Ferrandis started the day on
the podium but ended with a DNF. He
still finished second in the champion-
ship. "We gave everything we had,
and I felt good on the bike, which is
most important," Ferrandis said. "In
the first moto, I was struggling a bit,
physically, but a bad start didn't help.
I had to pass many good riders and
come back through the field, so third
was the best I could do in that moto.
In the second one, we got a great
start but had a big crash and unfortu-
nately didn't finish. I'm pretty sore, but
fortunately, I'm okay."
32 JUSTIN COOPER
4TH (13-2) 250MX
It was a tough day for Justin Coo-
per as a first-turn crash derailed his
championship hopes. "We had a
chance at the championship, and
we were looking to at least push it
to Moto 2, but I got collected in a
turn-two pile-up. That was pretty
unfortunate. It sent me right to the
back from the start. I tried to work my
way up as far as I could, but we were
stuck back there. It was pretty hard
to get through all those guys. From
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