son leaps and bounds ahead of
his debut back in Anaheim.
"One of the goals I set before
the beginning of the season was
that I wanted to be a contender
every weekend," said Lawrence.
"The second moto, that was a
great moto. I'm not bummed
on it at all; I left it all out on the
track. Neither one of us made
any mistakes, and I didn't win,
you know. That was the best
version of me tonight and who
knows what that version of
Hunter will be in a year's time
I ride each other very differently
compared to the other people.
We don't want to be anywhere
near each other just in case
something happens or someone
gets sketchy. Then again, we
are comfy next to each other,
because we know how we both
ride. It's going to get difficult,
and there might be some quiet
car rides home."
Hunter Lawrence finished the
night second overall in the race
and in the championship points.
The older Lawrence brother held
the red plate at the start of the
finale but finished third in the
night's first race. This meant
he'd need a win and another
rider between himself and Jett
for a chance at the title. Even
with the championship strategy
playing out in real time, Hunter
stayed in second for all of the
final moto, upping his position
to second overall. He might not
have secured the championship,
but second place still awarded
him a $500,000 payday for the
three-round Playoffs. Lawrence
concludes his rookie 450 sea
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VOLUME ISSUE SEPTEMBER , P73
GASGAS' LAST DANCE
The Troy Lee Designs Red Bull
GasGas Factory Racing team ran
a one-off look in partnership with
their sponsor Sony Pictures. The
all-black graphics promoted the
newest Venom movie,
Venom,
The Last Dance.
Ironically, Las
Vegas was likely the last dance
for the entire GasGas squad, as
rumors strongly point to the team
being absorbed by KTM and
Husqvarna.
Briefly...
(Left) Hunter
Lawrence tied with
Jett for the title but
lost the tiebreaker.
He finished second
overall. (Below) Eli
Tomac held off
Jett Lawrence for
nearly all the first
450SMX moto.
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