overall podium in the 450MX
class. The Husqvarna rider
claimed second on the podium
in what is sure to be remem-
bered as his breakout ride of
the year.
Hampshire battled up
front for nearly all of moto one,
and once the dust settled, he
was credited with third. This
set him up nicely for the day's
overall podium, as a hard-fought
fourth in moto two—along with
moto-one winner Sexton crash
-
ing out—earned him a spot on
the overall
box. Hampshire did
score a moto podium earlier in
the year, but a second overall
is his best finish to date in his
debut 450 season.
"I feel like I found a little bit
more speed over the break,"
closing stages, and a pass on Eli
Tomac sealed the deal as a 2-2
result granted him top honors
for the day.
"There was a lot of wild
stuff that went on today, which
helped. Eli was like the dangling
carrot in front of me," Lawrence
said. "He had that little mistake
where he stalled it, and I was
just close enough to capital
-
ize. I didn't want to just settle. I
wanted
to push forward again
after my mistake, which caused
me to fall short of the finish
line. I tried to push through and
never give up, to feel like I still
did work for the win rather than
it just falling in my lap."
RJ Hampshire also celebrated
a day of firsts, earning his first
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on the last lap to finish fifth in the
moto and lock in fifth overall. Defi-
nitely a good day for me."
27 MALCOLM STEWART
8TH (9-7) 450MX
Malcolm Stewart put together two
top-10 results for eighth overall. "I
always have fun here, and, overall, I
think that there were a lot of positives
to take away from it. We did the best
we could in moto one, and I actually
felt good around the racetrack as I
had some good lines. I had a decent
start in moto two—did my best again,
rode my own race, and just applied
myself. It was pretty hot today, and I
think a lot of us were feeling the heat
in that one."
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56 SETH HAMMAKER
10TH (9-12) 250MX
Seth Hammaker qualified fastest early
in the day but narrowly squeaked into
the top 10 come the two gate drops.
"Today had its ups and downs," said
Hammaker. "Qualifying went great,
and I knew I had the speed. Moto
one didn't go how I wanted after a
bad start, but I was able to push hard
and make up some ground. Moto two
started better, and I stayed close to
the leaders, but I just didn't have quite
enough in the final laps."
