bumps were super high speed.
All in all, not a terrible day."
Aaron Plessinger held on
for third overall. The KTM rider
grabbed the holeshot and the
early lead in race one but quickly
settled into third as Lawrence
and Sexton duked it out. Pless
-
inger held the pace of the lead-
ers for the opening laps before
later dropping back by nearly 30
his way through the pack. With a
few laps left, Lawrence passed
for second place and matched
Sexton on points for the day.
"It was tough that second
moto," Lawrence said. "The lines
are so skinny, and it's tough to
look ahead or look through a
rider—you know, that's a termi
-
nology we use to see what's
coming—because a lot of the
VOLUME ISSUE AUGUST , P69
WEBB RE-INJURED?
After he fell in the second moto,
Cooper Webb was favoring his
already injured thumb as he rode
back to the pits. "Unfortunately,
I kind of reinjured my thumb," he
said. "I think it's okay, and I just
shocked it. We'll get it checked out
first thing."
INJURY UPDATES
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's RJ
Hampshire says he's been cleared
to ride again but says his injured
wrist, which he suffered just prior
to the opening round at Pala, is still
nagging him. Before the Unadilla
race, he said, "The first few days
back on the bike have not been
great, I'll be honest. I've been able
to talk myself out of pain a lot in my
career, but this little bone was not
listening. There's been progress
the last couple of days, so we are
getting close. I'm not ready to go
racing this weekend but will take it
day by day to see if I can be worth
something before SMX starts."
Cameron McAdoo says he's getting
close to getting back on the bike
again. "I had some scans done this
week, and the shoulder is getting
close to being 100 percent," he
said. "I am hoping to be back on
the bike in the next few weeks,
which feels like it can't come soon
enough." TLD/Red Bull/GasGas'
Justin Barcia says he was hoping to
ride Unadilla, but his recovery from
his knee injury is taking longer than
he expected. His return is being as-
sessed on a week by week basis.
TEAM CHANGES
Unadilla marked a fresh start as
a few riders were on new teams.
Shane McElrath—16th in the 450MX
class and with just two top-10 moto
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