result of the season.
"I was riding well in the first
moto and I felt good before
making a mistake there late and
losing a position," Hampshire
said. "Second moto, someone
flinched off the gate, and I was
pretty dang close to dead last.
I went down another two more
times before putting in a heck of
a charge to get me fifth overall.
On a day where I wasn't overly
comfortable, we'll take it."
Things took a dramatic turn
for points leader Hunter as he
convincingly won the opening
moto and seemed to be further
extending his championship
lead in the twilight rounds of
this season. While running third
in moto two, the points leader
crashed going down The Wall
and severely twisted his bike in
the process. Lawrence, seem
-
ingly uninjured, tried to salvage
the race
but opted out after cir-
culating outside a points-paying
position. A 1-39
put him eighth
overall and 10 points back from
Jett in the series standings.
Dylan Ferrandis finished
sixth on the day ahead of newly
crowned Australian MX1 champ
Jed Beaton. Hunter still took
eighth overall ahead of two New
York natives, Justin Cooper and
Justin Barcia.
250MX
Much like the 450 division, the
250-class points seemed to be
settling down until the second
motos. It was the point at which
Davies took full advantage, and
by winning the second moto, he
also claimed the day's overall
at the last round in Washougal.
"Today was really good for the
injury I had coming in," March-
banks said. "I rode basically one
and a half days this week.
I was
coming into today hoping I could
turn out two strong motos, and I
really showed that. I showed that
my fitness and speed are still
good. I tied my best overall result
with a 5-4 moto score."
RJ Hampshire rounded out
the top five for his second-best
two rounds at Budds Creek and
Ironman Raceway but said this
isn't a full-time comeback. "I have
no expectations for results," he
said in the days leading up to the
race. "But I want to go there and
enjoy my time, learn more about
our bike and what we can improve
on, and be an ambassador for
Liqui Moly Beta Factory Racing
and all our partners. It's a unique
opportunity with the team doing
outdoors this year, and the timing
just worked out."
Unadilla Notes: Unadilla was part
of Pro MX's inaugural season and
is the oldest venue in American
motocross, founded in 1969...
Cole Davies' 12th career SMX
League victory moves him into
the top 20 on Yamaha's all-time
win list… Up until the first moto
at Unadilla, Levi Kitchen had not
led a lap in the 250MX class since
round three and hasn't won a
moto since round two.
Briefly...
(Above) Haiden Deegan led early in
race one but finished third overall.
(Left) Hunter Lawrence's day went
from good to disastrous after
winning the first moto but crashing
in the second. Here he tries to ride a
twisted machine before retiring
from the race.
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