Jett Lawrence Returns to Podium at San Diego SX! | Honda HRC Progressive
The second round of AMA Supercross took place on Saturday in San Diego, where all three participating Honda HRC Progressive riders turned in impressive performances. Hunter Lawrence and Jo Shimoda fought through challenges to demonstrate their grit and determination in posting commendable results in their main events (fifth in 450SX despite a bad illness for the former, seventh in 250SX West despite two broken fingers for the latter), and Jett Lawrence showed considerably more speed than he had at round 1, notching second place in the premier class and reducing his deficit in the title fight.
Jett had a so-so start and sat just inside the top 10 after turn 1. Nonetheless, he pushed his CRF450RWE through the field, climbing to second place by about the midway point. He then pressured the leading Eli Tomac for the last half of what was a thrilling race, ultimately coming up just 1.518 seconds short. Meanwhile, Hunter Lawrence slotted into second early on and rode strong to an eventual top-five result, and Phoenix Racing Honda’s Dylan Ferrandis and Quad Lock Honda’s Joey Savatgy also finished in the top 10.
In the 250SX West division, Shimoda had an excellent jump out of the gate, but he ran wide in the first turn and found himself midpack. He shrugged off the pain in his hand as he battled through the pack to finish in seventh place, securing valuable points.
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