him for a bit. Once I was able to
get around him, I put my head
down and flowed just like home.
It was good to get the win and
finish on a high."
Hunter Lawrence raced strong
for Team Australia after sitting
out the SuperMotocross finale
just a few weeks earlier with a
back injury. A fifth and a 10th for
the MX2 rider proved valiant as
Ferris finished outside the top
10 in both of his motos.
"It was the best result ever for
Australia," said Hunter. "It was
a wild day, the track was super
gnarly, it was brutal so we're
happy that everyone was able to
do their best, and the boys gave
their all, and left everything on
to an all-France moto sweep.
Team Australia moved up one
spot from last year's result but
was still 20 points back from the
French winners.
"In the first race, the start
wasn't too bad but after fall
-
ing and starting dead last,
wasn't ideal, but I felt good on
the track," said Lawrence. "My
last six laps were the fastest,
so I was happy with that. The
second moto I wanted to go out
and win the thing. I had a decent
start, around third, then I made a
quick move for second and was
chasing Kenny again like back in
America. I felt at home, although
he had a lot better lines than I
did at the start, so I followed
the French crowd so I'm happy
that we could bring it home. It's
an amazing feeling, I've never
seen that many people around
a track, singing and all. It was
emotional."
Team Australia enjoyed its
best MXoN finish with second
place. Jett and Hunter Lawrence
and veteran Dean Ferris made
up the powerful Aussie team.
Jett anchored the team with his
outright speed, which certainly
showed during his first moto
after falling. Jett charged from
36th to sixth on what the riders
said was a "hard to pass track."
He then won the final race of
the day against the MXGP and
MX Open riders, putting an end
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