his 3-1 wasn't enough to trump
Sexton's 1-2.
"In that first moto, I just asked
way too much of the motor-
cycle," Lawrence said. "Once I
got up and tried getting in a flow
again, I wasted two laps, where
Eli [Tomac, who got around Law
-
rence when he fell] was gone
and he was riding fast."
Lawrence took control in
moto two and kept Sexton
behind him for all 16 laps, but
Sexton did not need the position
for the overall win; however, he
did need to prevent Eli Tomac,
who was close behind, from
passing him.
There was some drama ap
-
proximately 10 minutes into the
race when the red flag came
out for a fallen rider and unfor
-
tunately stopped what was one
of the most exciting races of
the season. During the height
VOLUME ISSUE JULY , P67
RED FLAG
The second moto 450MX red
flag was due to a rider, privateer
Anton Nordstrom, crashing in
the whoops by the finish line. He
required medical attention, so a
red flag was needed to allow the
Alpinestars Mobile Medical team
to cross the track safely with their
medical unit. Nordstrom later said,
"I'm alright, just a little slower in
my head than normal."
HAND CRASH
After the second-moto 450MX
restart, privateer Jeremy Hand
suffered a scary crash when he
lost control of his bike just be-
fore a high-speed drop-off and
crashed, his bike cartwheeling into
the crowd. Luckily, neither Hand
nor anyone in the crowd was seri-
ously injured.
MOSIMAN MISSING
Michael Mosiman missed the
action at round eight after sprain-
ing his ankle last weekend during
moto one. He re-aggravated the
injury in a crash during the first
250MX qualifying session on Sat-
urday. He underwent evaluation
on-site by the Alpinestars Mobile
Medical Unit before choosing to
sit out.
PAGING PLESSINGER
AND VIALLE
The Red Bull KTM team was
down to one rider this weekend,
as both Aaron Plessinger and
Tom Vialle joined Julien Beaumer
on the sidelines. Plessinger was
ruled out due to "ongoing health
issues" that previously hindered
him at the RedBud and Spring
Creek Nationals in recent weeks.
Briefly...
Jett Lawrence was all
over Sexton in moto
one but fell, resulting
in a third in the moto.
He bounced back with a
win in moto two.
