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and body are getting a lot more comfortable toward the end of these motos now. Overall, I'm happy with the day and my whole rookie 450MX season in general. That's the best out - doors series I have had by far." Justin Barcia tied his season- best result by rounding out the top five. "First moto, I struggled a little bit in finding a flow," Barcia said. "I ended up eighth, which I wasn't too thrilled about. with fifth in points, securing a top-five finish in his first 450MX season. "I feel like I rode the best I have all season at Budds Creek across both the motos," said Hampshire. "I got a good start in moto one but just couldn't make a pass on the rider in front of me for the whole 30 minutes, which was frustrating. Then in race two, I made a good push there at the end after another strong start, and both my bike fourth in the series standings. He remains the leader in overall SMX points heading into the Playoffs. "I felt good today," Cooper said. "I had a great battle with the boys [Lawrences], and it felt awesome to be in the lead group. I made a mistake in moto two and went down and kind of lost my flow after that." Hampshire finished the final moto of the year with a podium and took fourth overall, along 250MX moto. The rookie from New Zealand had already prov- en his talent indoors but hadn't raced outdoors in the USA before recovering from injury at the previous round at Unadilla, where he struggled. "I'm a Pro Motocross winner," said the Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha Team rider. "It's not the way you'd expect to get your first win, after Haiden and Jo were penalized, but that first moto was good overall. It's definitely a step in the right direction after coming in at Unadilla. Honestly, what a start can do is pretty crazy. I got off to a good one in moto one and led for about half the race, which was very cool." Davies was not a factor in moto two after getting a bad start. "In moto two, I had nothing left to give," he admitted. "A bad start set me back. I made a couple of passes but went down again. For my third Pro Motocross race, I'll take it. After 12 weeks off after my surgery, it's a solid bounce back." Briefly... ROUND 11 / AUGUST 23, 2025 BUDDS CREEK MOTOCROSS PARK | MECHANICSVILLE, MARYLAND MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P74 Haiden Deegan's overall win allowed him to clinch his second 250MX title.