ROUND 1 / SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
ZMAX DRAGWAY / CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA
SUPERMOTOCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P90
going and where I'm slower was
a big thing to learn."
Levi Kitchen crossed the
line third in the 250SMX class.
The Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider
grabbed the first holeshot of the
day, but it was stripped away
when the opening moto was red-
flagged and forced to restart.
He later climbed back to fifth.
Kitchen stood out in the second
moto as he took another good
start before moving to the lead
on lap two. He controlled the
top spot before a slight bobble
forced him to roll a double and
effectively hand the win over
to Deegan. Kitchen showed
ahead of Deegan. His pace
proved strong again in the sec
-
ond moto, where he ran second
for
the first half before dropping
back to fourth. He still managed
to hold off Jo Shimoda on the
final lap, which kept him second
on the day. With a standout
ride like this, Beaumer could be
a sleeper pick for the Playoff
rounds.
"Obviously, being up front
with those guys, you learn a lot,"
Beaumer said. "When Haiden
passed me, he had some amaz
-
ing lines I had to pick up on. But
just being
up there with those
guys and seeing where they're
said. "Today I was doing lines
that no one else was even doing,
so I don't even think it mattered
in the first place. There were
some phat lines out there. Even
in the sand, I felt good, too,
and that's something people
could've picked up on easy, but I
just sent it through there."
Julien Beaumer had the
breakout ride of his rookie
season with a second overall,
the first podium of his profes
-
sional career. The Red Bull KTM
rider
has never competed in the
SMX format, but he still started
up front in both motos and led
nearly all of the opening race
Levi Kitchen led
most of the second
250SMX moto and
took third overall.
