fought through the field, Tomac
was out in front and pulling
away, having passed holeshot-
ter Hunter right away.
Jett
slowly and carefully
worked his way forward until he
had third place, although he was
significantly behind the leader,
Tomac, in terms of time.
With just a few minutes re
-
maining in the race, the red flag
was displayed.
AMA rules state
that if there is a lightning strike
within an eight-mile radius of the
racing facility, the race must be
halted, and because more than
half of the race (20 minutes)
where I was. You don't really get
too flustered about it. It's like,
'Alright, that happened,' and then
just move on to the next."
Even with the mistake, his late-
race charge was rewarded with
the moto win as he eventually
tracked down and passed Hunter
and then Plessinger. Tomac's
Monster Energy Star Racing Ya
-
maha teammate Justin Cooper
was fourth. Tomac was fifth.
Race two saw heavy rain fall
just as the gate dropped, and
Jett started outside the top
10, completing lap one in ninth
place. This time, while Jett
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moto wasn't too great, but the last
four laps, I found a good flow. It was a
big improvement for me."
24 RJ HAMPSHIRE
8TH (6-8) 450MX
RJ Hampshire continued his run of
top 10 finishes with eighth overall. "I
came out with another P6 in moto one
and felt like I rode well, then the skies
opened in moto two. It became all
about survival."
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21 JASON ANDERSON
7TH (7-7) 450MX
Jason Anderson bounced back after
a tough weekend in Colorado with a
pair of sevenths for seventh overall.
"In moto one, I battled my way to get
seventh, then in moto two, I started
at the front of the field. I feel like I
should've finished fifth or sixth in that
moto, but I had to take my goggles
off and had a tip-over. The rain was
pretty crazy."
