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Roczen and the Lawrence brothers on Pala

Roczen and the Lawrence brothers on Pala

For the second time in as many weekends, Team Honda HRC rider Jett Lawrence rode to a flawless 1-1 moto sweep in the 250MX class, this time at Pala, California’s Fox Raceway, during the penultimate round of the 2021 AMA Pro Motocross Championship. The performance extended the 18-year-old’s perfect record of overall wins at the venue to three, and grew his lead in the championship standings to 23 points. Teammate and older brother Hunter Lawrence took sixth overall in the class. In the 450MX category, Ken Roczen showed good speed, finishing fourth overall via 3-6 moto scores.

The first 450MX moto saw Roczen secure the holeshot and build a three-second gap over his rivals. Toward the halfway mark of the 30-minute-plus-two-laps moto, he was overtaken by Dylan Ferrandis, and later by Eli Tomac, with the German finishing in third.  When the gate dropped in the final 450MX moto, Roczen charged into second and then took the lead on the opening lap. He was soon passed by Ferrandis and eventually slipped to sixth.

In the first 250MX moto, Jett Lawrence got underway in third, then made a calculated pass on Maximus Vohland several minutes into the first moto. At the halfway point, Michael Mosiman crashed out of the lead, with Jett taking over. He cruised to the finish to secure his seventh moto win of the season, with a 9.2 second margin. Hunter Lawrence started inside the top 10 and made solid passes to finish sixth. The second moto saw Jett secure his first holeshot of the season and establish a gap on his pursuers. At the checkered flag, Jett was 14.2 seconds ahead of second place. Hunter was sixth for fifth overall.

Ken Roczen: This weekend at Fox Raceway was tough. I haven’t really been feeling like myself with my energy level the last couple of weekends, which have been the hottest rounds of the year. Those two things together don’t mix well. After a tough first moto, I really just tried to maintain and not override anything, because I knew I was super fatigued from the beginning. I ended up throwing up trying to make a late-race charge past [Eli] Tomac, which definitely depleted me even more. I have a history of fainting when I throw up, so it was a little scary for a second, but we picked it back up in the last lap to secure third in that moto. In the second moto, I had absolutely nothing left, so we finished sixth. Not an ideal weekend, but I’m just glad we made it through the day.”

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Roczen then added on social media:  “Big congratulations to @dylanferrandis and his team. You guys did a great job this year and were super tough to beat. Good job again for a strong outdoor season.

My weekend was not very good. I haven’t been feeling quite right and it was very noticeable yesterday. I felt weak yesterday and with the weather it was just a suffer fest from practice to racing. I tried a late moto charge in the first moto and ended up throwing up.

I have a history of fainting when i throw up so I slowed down completely until it was all out and then I pushed again in the last lap to secure 3rd. Second moto was just straight misery. Ended 6th in that moto. Glad I was able to minimize the damage and score some points.

Jett Lawrence: So Pala was another really good weekend. We ended up taking another 1-1, so that’s good. It was definitely really hot today, but luckily I had two really good starts, including finally getting my first holeshot. From there, I was able to flow and get myself into a comfortable gap from second and then I just cruised and rode my own race. It was a very good day — got some more points, and feeling really good for Hangtown.”

Hunter Lawrence:Today was a tough day, but we managed to get fifth overall. Being sick the past two weeks hasn’t helped. I was in the ‘hurt locker’ all day, so happy to be walking away in one piece. Nothing really to jump up and down about, but we’re third in the championship still, which is good. Looking to finish it off.”

Erik Kehoe:Hunter was still feeling the effects of being sick last week but managed to dig deep to finish fifth overall for the day, earning valuable points for his goal of third overall in the 250MX championship. Jett’s starts were consistent this week, as he put himself in good position up front early in both motos. He managed his effort well in the high-temperature conditions for a strong 1-1 overall victory! Ken showed again this week that he has amazing speed early in the race. His starts were right on point, as he was battling up front early in both motos. Unfortunately, he had a tough time with the heat and had to manage his efforts in the latter half of the motos. His fourth-overall finish for the day captured valuable points in his quest to retain second overall in the 450MX championship. Unfortunately, Chase wasn’t able to race at Pala, but we hope he’s feeling better this week and that he’ll be able to be back racing at Hangtown next weekend.”

Words and images: Honda