ROUND 3 / JANUARY 20, 2024
SNAPDRAGON STADIUM / SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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tactics. Cameras caught their
post-race scuffle, and the AMA
fined both riders for violating the
code of conduct.
"Tonight, I let emotions get
the better of me," Lawrence
shared via social media. "I let
myself down in the heat of the
moment. I'll learn from this, and
my apologies to [Anderson]. It
was on me; I'll pay your fine…
Sorry, mate."
Dylan Ferrandis rode to sixth
in the mud just ahead of Hunter
Lawrence in seventh. Chase
Sexton and Eli Tomac finished
eighth and ninth, respectively,
after crashes ruined their shot at
a podium. Dean Wilson rounded
out the top 10.
I ride well in these conditions.
I had that one mistake where I
couldn't hit the triple, and I gave
that position to Cooper [Webb].
I lost a bunch of time there but I
held a consistent third the whole
race and just managed the gap
from behind."
Jett Lawrence and Jason An
-
derson finished fourth and fifth
and
shared some words after
the race. The two battled back
and forth with some contact,
and neither rider seemed too
pleased with the other's on-track
Lee Designs GasGas rider also
grabbed his first podium of the
year with the third-place result.
It turned out to be a relatively
quiet race for "BamBam," as
he started second and techni
-
cally only lost one spot by the
checkers. Barcia
looked to be
a contender in the opening few
laps but drifted back to a com-
fortable third by the halfway
point
in the race, citing getting
tight and not being able to push
and ride loose in the tricky
conditions.
"Last weekend I could barely
even hold on," said Barcia. "To
rebound this weekend is awe
-
some. I just stayed in my lane
and
didn't feel the greatest, but
Ken Roczen (94) got off to
another fast start, but a mistake in
the mud cost him again.
