Hunter Lawrence had a great ride in San Diego, leading laps and having a great battle with Ken Roczen and almost passing Eli Tomac for the win on the last lap!
Lawrence said: ““I definitely feel more confident on the bike; we tried a lot of things during the week to help where I felt like we struggled [at Anaheim]. That’s one thing I pride myself on: being able to show up in the main event when it counts. We were close, it was a good race. I feel like the first 15 minutes was just trying to get it under my belt, as I feel like the last five minutes is where I can make up that gap. Honestly, for me the heat race is the hardest race of the night—it was just a frustrating one—but I shook that off and put all the chips on the main. I really love what I can do in 20 minutes and just hit my marks. All day, I look forward to the main event.”
While team manager Lars Lindstrom commented: ““We had another relatively smooth weekend, and as a team I think we executed well. We definitely seem to have a better idea of what direction we should be going with Hunter and his bike setup, which is encouraging. I don’t think we had on our bingo card that Hunter would do what he did in the main; he wasn’t exactly stoked on himself or the bike during the day, but it was awesome to see him lock in and show up when it mattered most. That’s a quality not all athletes have, but I feel like the elite do, and I couldn’t be prouder of him for that. Chance was so close to having the red plate, which would’ve been awesome, but he was a bit too nice to McAdoo, and probably could have picked up on a few things in the main that would’ve helped him out. Still, to only be five points down in a turbulent class is great.”
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