INTERVIEW I 2023 CYCLE NEWS RIDER OF THE YEAR: JETT LAWRENCE
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think the next GP rider was 30 seconds back, so it was
nice to hush them [MXGP racers] a bit so they don't get
too ahead of themselves or get too confident.
Q: And then Paris Supercross, you and your brother
race for the first time in the 450s. You obviously won the
crown, but take me through the weekend.
Those races are so fun because there's no real pres
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sure. If you do good, great, but if you do bad, it's not the
end of the world. You just learn what you can improve
on. It's a good testing race. It was fun to race against
my brother. It's been a while since we've done that. We
definitely made it exciting with some passes, and then
taking him out wasn't ideal, but it made it exciting for
everyone. I don't think anyone saw that coming.
Q: With such a great year in 2023, how do you think
you can top it in 2024?
I think the only way to top it will be to win all three
titles—Supercross, Motocross and SMX. Even if you
don't go perfect, still try and win as many as you can.
That's a hard one to back up. But yeah, winning all three
championships would be the way to do it.
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The streak continues.
And he's just 20 years old.
