I got the bad start [Dylan Ferrandis and Chase
Sexton] I knew I needed to act quickly. I acted
quickly, then it was fairly okay; there wasn't
a doubt, you could say. Then, in the second
moto, I knew I needed to get the start and
get back to what I was doing.
High Point was another close one with
Kenny [Roczen] and then me going
down. That wasn't ideal and then the
second moto with a bad start. But it
was fun to come through. So, we
had some "oof moments," but
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we always made it back to the
lead. I tried to make it as exciting
as I can but also make it easy for
me.
Q: I read this quote that says,
"It's not about achieving the
actual goal; it's the relief you feel
after achieving the goal." When
you crossed the line at Ironman,
tell us about the relief you felt
after that final moto.
Yes exactly. It's the biggest
release you can get because
there's so much, not just on your
body but on your mental. Like
mentally, physically, just every-
thing is like, "ahh." The hard thing
after a long
season was getting
back into it after Ironman with
SMX coming up. It was just a big
relief to know the job was finally
done. Even after Unadilla, my
main job was done, you know,
(Below) Lawrence is one
of two racers who can say
they had a perfect season
outdoors, but the Aussie is
the only one who can say
he did it as a rookie.
