Honda HRC Progressive
Hunter Lawrence finished just
off the podium in fourth after
battling Jason Anderson for the
entire main event. Lawrence
pulled up to the back of Prado in
the closing laps, but it was too
little too late for the lone Honda
HRC rider.
"That was the best A1 to date
for me," Lawrence said. "I said
to myself I'd be content with a
top five, which would be leaps
and bounds better than previ
-
ous years, but I really wanted
to
get the win. Still working and
chipping away, but we're in a
great spot to make progress
where we want to. I'm okay with
ended up on the podium. I did
some very good laps, got a bit of
a gap, and I was just controlling,
and that was it."
Unfortunately for Prado, his
KTM failed the post-race sound
test, and he was docked three
championship points by the
AMA. His third-place result,
however, still stands.
I'm relieved, for sure, but at the
same time, it shows that we can
be there.
"The second start, I took the
holeshot; Eli passed me, Kenny
passed me, and I just kept
doing my laps. Really, nothing
happened, just riding my laps,
not too fast, not too slow, good
rhythm, and for some reason, I
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ANAHEIM 1 NOTES:
Benny Bloss Benny Bloss did not suit up on
Saturday. The Liqui Moly Beta
Team rider mistimed a rhythm
section on his first lap during
Thursday's media day and suf-
fered a broken wrist, requiring
surgery... Although Honda's
Jett Lawrence Jett Lawrence and Jo Shimoda Jo Shimoda
are currently recovering from
off-season injuries, both riders
attended Anaheim 1 and partici-
pated in NBC interviews during
the pre-show and signed auto-
graphs...
John McGuinness John McGuinness, one
of the most successful Isle of Man
TT road racers ever, was in the
house... It was a strong night for
Suzuki, which had two bikes in the
450SX top 10 and three in the top
12. KTM and Honda had the most
bikes in the main, with four each;
Suzuki and Kawasaki each had
three, and Yamaha, Husqvarna
and Ducati each had two.
Briefly...
Two 30-something racers, Tomac (33)
and Roczen (31), went 1-2.
