2024 Washougal National Motocross - 250MX Moto 2
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00:00This is still relevant.
00:01This is why we had a moto one and it played out.
00:04I don't like to talk about it.
00:07I think he could have had a better opportunity to challenge Vial had he not tipped it over
00:13in the rest of the field.
00:14Just like Vial did.
00:15Hey, keep it going.
00:17Find ways to be better.
00:18Keep pushing.
00:19Never give up.
00:20That's my keys to the moto and what I'm going to be looking for.
00:23Can he get that early race intensity going?
00:29That's what he said the issue was.
00:31A little more aggressive early on.
00:34Maybe he'll have something for the crew.
00:37Chance Hyvas on the 48 did not know if he could even ride today after qualifying.
00:42He was still unsure.
00:44Still got eighth in moto one.
00:45Can he grind out some points here in moto two before the riders get a two weekend off
00:50break?
00:51And this is a big moment.
00:56Vial has the advantage going into moto two.
00:59But consistency has been so hard to find in the 250 division this year.
01:05Can he do it?
01:06Can Deegan bounce back?
01:08What about Levi kitchen a disappointing moto one for the home track native?
01:17By racing, 32nd card is up.
01:24It's sideways.
01:25Let's go.
01:26Vial, another good start.
01:27Motorsport.com.
01:28Hole shot to the 16th.
01:29Oh, Deegan up the inside.
01:30Can he make it happen this time?
01:31Instant replay of moto one.
01:32And again, Vial.
01:33Maybe he does the cross under move like Jason Anderson did or does he keep it on?
01:53Whoa.
01:54He tried.
01:55Around the outside.
01:56But it is Tom Vial.
01:57Into the S-turns.
01:58Into the S-turns.
02:04And Deegan still looking for room.
02:06This is going to be so much fun to watch.
02:10See how it plays out.
02:13As Deegan go.
02:14What I'm wondering right now while I'm watching these two guys is he can try to go for it
02:19early on or does he follow Tom Vial?
02:23See what Tom might be doing a little bit different.
02:25What can he learn from Tom Vial on different lines, line selection?
02:30What is Tom doing?
02:31What is Deegan doing?
02:32Huge error.
02:33Good start for Ryder.
02:34DeFrancisco again in third.
02:35Carbon copy.
02:36It is just like moto one.
02:37Well, we go back to the K10 keys to the moto.
02:38Deegan has to not tip over this time.
02:39That was the critical moment of moto one.
02:40He was right here.
02:41The previous race couldn't capitalize.
02:42We're into the 4 now.
02:43These guys are going to have to ride with a little caution.
03:11He was in fourth but almost lost the front end, kind of what you're talking about there.
03:15So Deegan mentioned on the podium moto one maybe needed to change some of the parts of
03:19the motorcycle.
03:20Will?
03:21That's right, Jason.
03:22It struck me as being unusual because we don't hear that from Hayden Deegan too much.
03:26So I went back to the monster NGM racing team to see what they were doing.
03:30They were busy working on the suspension.
03:32A mistake gets made there but he's still on two wheels at the moment.
03:38So when I got back there, they were busy working on the suspension.
03:42When I asked specifics of it, they said there was a lot of dancing around is what Hayden
03:46was saying.
03:47Going on in the rear.
03:48I'm sure you can speak to that and how it affects him when he's on track.
03:51So that's what they were trying to change for him.
03:53It wouldn't give me too much on how big a change that was.
03:56They were busy working away.
03:57It was not a far drill over there but they were definitely busy.
04:01It's either going to be a rebound situation or a compression situation.
04:06So I'm not telling you you want to keep that close to the vest for sure but possibly, yeah,
04:12a rebound.
04:13Busy.
04:14The shock moving around a lot.
04:19So they can speed it up.
04:21Slow that.
04:22They have the ability to speed the rebound up, slow the rebound down.
04:25But everything is a compromise.
04:26Slow it down.
04:27It starts dancing from side to side.
04:28If you speed it up, it will track a little bit straighter.
04:32Not go side to side but it gets a little more up and down movement.
04:36The shock moves a bit more free.
04:40Up and down is the day for Levi Kitchin.
04:42We finally have him toward the front there in the yellow jersey, the 47.
04:46Can he make the move?
04:47Angelique Swole who would put him in fourth.
04:50Swole going to fight back here in the triumph around the outside.
04:55We're headed to the big jump.
04:56Who wants to send it?
04:57Kitchin.
04:58Big air.
04:59Lands it.
05:00They almost collide.
05:01Yeah, he jumps just a few feet longer and he's able to keep he's able to have more momentum
05:10by doing that.
05:11Maybe a little bit lighter on the bike also to keep that bike on top of the sand.
05:16That helps him get more drive.
05:18Look at Joe.
05:20Right behind Swole.
05:21Talked about he needed a little bit more early race intensity.
05:26See what he can bring here.
05:27Yeah.
05:28Shimoda right there in red on the 36th battling it out with Swole who has been pretty consistent
05:33this year.
05:34Here comes Shimoda around the outside.
05:37Into the whoops.
05:38He got a good run out of the corner.
05:42He finishes it before they get to that finish line jump.
05:47Shimoda and Kitchin get a battle now.
05:50They are up to 2.1 seconds on Deegan.
05:56Send it back to Will.
05:57Checking in with the monster energy team there of Levi Kitchin in the break.
06:04Just to see where everything went wrong.
06:06We know there was a bad start there in moto one and they said, yep, it was just essentially
06:10bad execution from Eli.
06:11He wheelied out of there.
06:12So they looked at film.
06:13They addressed it.
06:14Mitch Paton, team manager, looked over it with Levi and the rest of the team.
06:16But they said also he just rode flat.
06:17Mitch told me, look, he just needs to pick it up.
06:18There's a lot going on for him this week.
06:19Home race.
06:20There's a lot of people around.
06:21He said he just needs to pick it up here.
06:22He was flat.
06:23So right now we're talking about two guys need to do that early battling for this spot
06:24in Levi Kitchin and Jerry Shimoda.
06:25Well, earlier in the show we were talking, Ricky, about your mom would tell you the harsh
06:26truth.
06:27You also rode for Mitch Paton.
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14:24Well...
14:26Oh, Thompson.
14:27Thompson's right there.
14:28Yeah.
14:30Alright, so Anstey, we saw him in the mechanics area as Vielle tries to keep D1g and his sights
14:33will.
14:34Max Anstey when out and rejoined the race.
14:36And the two things that we weren't sure about, why that red cross flag was out and why Max
14:42Anstey was in...
14:43Well, those two are connected.
14:44He actually went off the side of that jump there, had to pick his bike up and has some
14:48struggles there to get back up and running.
14:49into the mechanics area to swap out some goggles because he didn't see and now has rejoined
14:54the moto. He's a lap down. They passed him. He's not going to score points. He did say
14:59everything he does this year, Anstey, is to try to learn the bike for next year. Get a
15:04little more data. Can he hang in there with Deegan as another lap clicks off? And remember
15:14moto 2 last year. That was a real coming out party for Deegan. He showed next level speed.
15:20Got the moto win. He had won it overall earlier in the year last season at red bud, but he
15:25did not win a moto when he did it. It was really what shugle that showed how special
15:29he could be. And Shimoda has taken third from DeFrancisco. Send it to Will.
15:39Thanks, Jason. He's had to work his way through again for Joe Shimoda. Not from too far back,
15:44but not the starts that the team wanted this week. As that's been the focus during the
15:48week, they made a few changes on the bike to try and get him a little bit more comfort,
15:53try and get him out there up front in that top three spot. They said they made a lot
15:57of progress. They were looking good during the week, but unfortunately it just hasn't
16:01translated over here to race day at this point. So that's third. It would also be third overall
16:06for the 3.3. And then next we go to rider DeFrancisco, J.T.
16:13You see him in a battle here with Levi and kitchen. I don't want to interrupt this battle,
16:17but it's really hard to disprove that this change back to riding in Bakersfield for rider
16:22D is working. When you think about the conditions here, it's hot, it's in the desert, and that's
16:27exactly what this racetrack offers. So similar to Jason Anderson riding in New Mexico as
16:32I'm growing up there, I think these track conditions work for rider D, but he's been
16:36up front all day long, which is a big difference from where we saw him earlier in the season.
16:44Kitchen makes that move. DeFrancisco behind him.
16:47I think it helps a guy like rider DeFrancisco without a doubt because being in your hometown,
16:53riding things you're familiar on. How about Jalik swole right here? Startup team on this
16:58brand-new Triumph TF250 doing a fantastic job. This race team has been working hard.
17:04They've had their struggles and learning year for sure, but as a whole, like I was
17:09telling Jalik and a lot of the guys in the team, they're doing a great job when you consider
17:15what they've been able to do, what they've been able to accomplish as well, and to see
17:20Jalik out here doing as well as he is doing against riders and teams that have been at
17:27it for a long time, it's respectable in the testament to that race team and bike.
17:32Now as we were chatting with them last week, a lot of the troubles they've had have been
17:36minor things that have led to not finishing the motos, which really is what bums them
17:40out. We're halfway through this moto. I remind you that monster energy is available at Fred
17:46Meyer. Here's swole's teammate, Joey Savocci. Savocci said he put 60-some hours, hard hours
17:54riding in the sand on a stock bike when they were first putting this program together.
17:59He said he didn't have one problem at all. So the race bike, they've been chasing minor
18:03little things like a sprocket that broke. A little electrical connectors, things like
18:11that. But, you know, supercross, they didn't really have many issues at all. And it almost
18:17made you forget that it's a first-year effort for trial.
18:19Well, it is. And that's the thing, like, people shouldn't lose sight of, is, you know, all
18:25the racing that they're doing, their mxgp team is doing extremely well. And I think
18:30they're exceeding all expectations. And in disclosure, you're part of the trial, Brad.
18:35Not as much of the racing team, but part of the development. So talking to swole, it sounds
18:40like you're preaching some patience here. Well, sometimes you have to, and this is what
18:46I appreciate about all of these race teams and racers, especially the factory triumph
18:52racing team, is they want to go out and win. They want to be on podiums. They want to run
18:56up front. But sometimes you have to just look back at what they've been able to accomplish,
19:02all things considered. It's pretty incredible. As we watch savace here, a couple other updates.
19:11We mentioned how great rider DeFrancisco is riding. Want to shout out his buddy from
19:18Bakersfield, Jett Reynolds, who is looking for his first career top ten overall, and
19:24he's in position for it right now. This doesn't really surprise me, if you think about it.
19:29You talked about it in the first moto. He's, well, that's, yeah, that's Cochran. He's right
19:35behind Reynolds. He's trying to catch Reynolds. But going back to Jett Reynolds, he's finally
19:41been able to string a whole bunch of races together. So then you get that confidence.
19:46This guy was an unbelievable amateur. Just basically from his pro debut, he has, he's
19:52been injured. So now club mx has given him a great opportunity. He's been able to get
19:57races, get experience, build that mental confidence, get that race crap back in him, and that's,
20:04I think that's part of why you're seeing him do well and get some pbs.
20:09They're actually just taking the transponder off and saying he's done, as Cochran battles
20:13master pool. Yeah, Jett Reynolds and Ryder D. Francisco were maybe the two biggest prospects
20:21in the sport as amateurs at one point, and both coming from the same town, along with
20:26their buddy, Stiles Robertson, who's been out for a long time now with a wrist injury,
20:31and they have both been through it. Not injuries as much for Ryder D. He's just slowly been
20:35getting better and better, but for Reynolds, been years of injuries. So cool to see him
20:40at least just getting into the top ten now as master pool goes after Cochran.
20:43You talk about the D. Francisco's and the Reynolds and Kasey Cochran's. Just to see
20:48them evolve into what we all kind of thought they could do and what their expectations
20:55were, it's so cool to see. It's like they're finally doing it. That's great.
20:59And not giving up. They should be proud of themselves. Just got
21:02to keep that momentum going and keep trying and never give up. Don't be complacent.
21:07And a similar story with master pool, who's been through probably more downs and more
21:11drama in his career than anyone would ever want, and he got his head above water with
21:16this rocket circuit. Rough day today after getting run over last week and just kind of
21:21wearing down. I appreciate the effort. Yeah, he still is. He's digging deep right here
21:27at the end of the race, and at the end of the race, as long as you're able to stay strong
21:31like he's doing, you can pick off some not easy positions but relatively easy positions
21:37from other riders maybe falling back. Looks like Cochran is starting to slow down. That's
21:41an example of that was a relatively easy position for him to get just by going, you know, not
21:48totally laying off the gas. And Dillard Schwartz looking to do the same.
21:52And here's why it's big for Schwartz, who is 13th. He is right on the bubble into the
21:58top 20 now in combined points, supercross and motocross to get a guaranteed spot for
22:03playoffs. The Toyota of Redlands, bar X, Suzuki. Here's more on Schwartz, J.T.
22:08Well, Schwartz is the typical grinder. He is not a guy, as Kasey Kochern is about to
22:13find out, he's not a guy you want to see behind you late in a moto. He doesn't do a lot of
22:17flashy things. He's not going to blow you away with style or lap time, but he just continues
22:21to get faster and faster and faster later in the moto. And then you look up in the results
22:26sheet and you're like, huh, how did Dillard Schwartz get to top ten today? It's just like
22:30this, just riding around the inside of Kasey Kochern and setting off.
22:34Like your old buddy Chad Reed used to say, J.T., just chipping away, right?
22:38Yeah, we actually got a chance to talk to Dillard Schwartz. Let's hear more about that.
22:44I think I'm in 22nd right now or somewhere around there. And there's a few guys ahead
22:50of me still that aren't racing the outdoors in the 250 class. So should be able to get
22:54in there. It would be nice to be able to get a little farther in there to get some
22:59more points coming in. But I'd be happy just to get in and not have to go to the L.C.Q.
23:05That's what he's done right now. Yeah, you keep riding the way you are, bud,
23:08you're going to be in there and not have to go to the L.C.Q. Exactly that goal is going
23:12to be accomplished. And he accomplished all of it in motocross
23:16because I think he missed all of supercross with a pretty bad, I believe, arm injury.
23:20And he's pulling away from Kochern now. I think the real question is, can Reynolds hold
23:24on? He's going to have Schwartz and Masterful coming after him. There is Romano coming through
23:30next. Deegan is gone. He's pulled 3.5 seconds on Vial and is headed to the overall. That's
23:36going to feel good for Deegan. 7.05. That's Mark Fittis. He had a rough go at Millville.
23:43I don't know if he was even sure when he left there if he was going to be back to race.
23:47Got banged up in a crash. Good to see him back. And Chance Hymus. Foot injury. Once
23:54again, wasn't sure if he could race. Down early in this one. 31st. Clawed back to 16th.
24:02Great effort. And he makes the move on Fittis. Yeah, exactly. Great effort. And just making
24:07the best of what you can when you're injured. And, you know, just lower your expectations
24:11and go out there and take what it gives you. He's riding this race superbly.
24:17What did J.T. Say about Schwartz? You've seen it right now. How do you quietly get a position
24:23like that by rides like this? Oh, look at setting him up. Can he make the move? Masterful's
24:31fighting. Schwartz has it. Great pass. And are they catching? Is that a lap rider? That's
24:41a lap rider. They've got a long way to go to get to Reynolds. Almost ten seconds up
24:45the road. And Hayden Diegen continues to stretch it out front. It's going to feel good.
24:55The riding hasn't been bad the last couple of weeks. Results not showing it. And he's
25:00getting it back today. Making it happen. Loved how he played the first quarter of this race
25:07following Vial. Be interested to see what he has to say after the podium. It's always
25:15interesting. Just to see what the strategy was. Talked about the bike. Making some adjustments
25:21to the suspension. The bike is working well. Tom was riding well at the beginning of the
25:26race. Hey, I'm going to follow this guy. See what he's doing a bit different. And once
25:31I see what he's doing, make that adjustment. And then pounce, J.T.
25:36When Hayden's riding in his rhythm, you can see the little things. He comes over the table
25:40top for the mechanics. And kind of scrubs there. Just got a little bit more flair in
25:45his riding. And that was just what was missing in the first moto. He wasn't far off. But
25:49those just prototypical Hayden Diegen type moves, he didn't have them. When you're looking
25:54for someone that's a little bit off, a little bit uncomfortable, that keeps him from winning
25:58a moto, those are the telltale signs. Go back to a lot of times, like, I got a clinic. Kevin
26:05Windham put on a clinic for me several times here. It was kind of that way. Like, I felt
26:10like I was, you know, in a situation like Diegen. Override. Maybe not overriding, but
26:15just not as smooth and precise as maybe like K. Dub was. And he was just clicking away,
26:21clicking away, clicking away. But then once I figured out what he was doing, maybe made
26:25a couple adjustments for the second moto, then I was able to, you know, put in a much
26:29more solid ride. Kind of like what Hayden is doing right now. It's this, you talked
26:35about it earlier, J.T., this kind of racetrack is like that. You have to be very meticulous.
26:41That equates to speed. Will?
26:42Going back to his bike setup. I was talking to his mechanic friend earlier on today and
26:48just asking about how many adjustments he makes, how much they were able to take from
26:52Washougal where he had a great result last year into this year. He said he's changed
26:57so much as a rider. They've learned so much. Really that data they had from last year hasn't
27:02been that valuable. They're figuring this out as it goes along. We saw that with moto
27:071 making those suspension adjustments here. He also told me for the most part, Hayden
27:12is the one who makes the adjustments. I know you're a big fan of that. He doesn't ask a
27:16whole lot from the team. He doesn't ask a whole lot from the bike. He's prepared to
27:20just be accountable for any of that and make the adjustments himself as a rider.
27:31Still brewing here between the Gas Gas teammates, Pierce Brown and Roderick DeFrancisco. We
27:36saw kitchen moving up. Now Brown is about to do the same. Brown makes the pass.
27:44No surprise from a guy like Pierce Brown. A guy can ride a motorcycle just always in
27:50tough situations, some self-induced. You can never count that guy out. You're just waiting,
27:58So great ride by Pierce. And again, a great ride by Roderick DeFrancisco. Both guys doing
28:04a fantastic job on a difficult racetrack. Here's the problem with Brown. He admitted
28:09it to me earlier this year. The starts have never been good. I said to him at supercross,
28:13I'm like, man, you're riding really well. He's like, the starts are as bad as usual.
28:17Maybe I'm riding good enough to where you notice me at the end of the race. The starts
28:21are still a problem. This is another example. He's really strong late in the motos. I can't
28:28remember. Maybe one race, two races where we've seen Brown up front at the start.
28:33During the COVID times when we were at Salt Lake City for the last seven races, I had
28:38an opportunity on a couple of our flex days to go on a mountain bike ride with him. Just
28:43a great kid. Really great kid. He's always smiling. Always happy.
28:55For a motocross, brought to you by motosport.com, the Washougal national, all part of the S.M.X.
29:04World Championship. Here's Brown on the truly designed Red Bull Gas Gas. Made the move on
29:09his teammate, Roderick DeFrancisco, to move to fifth. So the overall podium will be the
29:14same as it was in both the first and second Moto Award. A rare, easy map in the 250 class.
29:21A 1-1, a 2-2, a 3-3. That almost never happens with these guys.
29:25No mind benders. I was watching you guys last week. I had my pencil out trying to figure
29:30it out. I gave up. Nick Cochran went 10-2 for third. A little easier today. So Brown
29:39getting away from his teammate, DeFrancisco. Look at Ty Masterful coming over there in
29:44the stand-up position. He is done with. I think Romano just passed him. At least he's
29:51out there. He's not giving up. Doing the best that he can. A lot of riders that are really
29:59looking forward to two weekends off. So Romano, who said he was lucky, he flew here on Thursday.
30:08There were so many travel problems throughout the country. He flew here early enough, had
30:12no problems. We're wondering what the future is for Romano. I'm not sure if he's going
30:17to be back. He's a rider that two years ago in his rookie season as a pro was very strong.
30:23Top ten a lot. They missed all of last year in the ACL. Had a lot of time off shoulder
30:29problems. Trying to get back to that level.
30:33It's crucial times like that, J.T., where it can change the landscape of any of these
30:38athletes is when they're making that transition in the early years from their amateur to professional
30:45ranks, if they get injured and have multiple injuries, it takes so much time off. It's
30:50so hard to make that next advancement because you're spending so much time off the machine.
30:57You just hate to see it because you know what these riders can do. You've watched them since
31:01they were five years old. You know, my heart feels for them sometimes just because of the
31:07situation. But sadly, that's racing.
31:12Some of these groups have come up together. We talked about him coming up with Styles
31:17Robertson and that whole Vickers field crew. The same thing with Romano. They all battled
31:25as amateurs. They were the same age every single race, every single class. They were
31:29battling it out. Now they're all trying to find their way in this 250 class. It's a battle
31:34of eras. The best part of all of that is once you move into the 450s, once all these riders
31:39graduate, guess what? It's the all-stars. It doesn't matter what era you were in, what
31:43age you are. Then we get to find out who's the best of the best.
31:47That's what we always talk about. Hashtag deep field. When you get them all together.
31:50Look at Joey Sabacci on the 17 going strong. He takes deep Francisco. A lot of these guys
31:58feeling it late in the day.
32:01No contest for deep Francisco. He didn't try to defend that position too much. You go and
32:09you look at how the weekend has went so far for the number 34. It's a good run.
32:14That's been the last piece for deep Francisco. Those final maybe ten minutes of the motos.
32:23You just never know, too, when you see a lot of these young, talented rookies come through
32:28the field and come through the ranks of what's going to happen. It's just like a lot of people
32:34will ask me, what do you think about this guy? He was really good as an amateur. I've
32:39seen guys that weren't that great at amateurs come out in the pro ranks and adapt immediately
32:45and then boom. They're one of the best pros and then vice versa. It's interesting, man.
32:53Well, to that end, we talk about the race leader. We'll show him here. Hayden Degan.
32:58He is essentially one. He went on 50, 65, 85 as an amateur. Went right into the pros last year.
33:04Had success immediately. That is actually more rare than you would think to have the uninterrupted,
33:10the zero hitches in the development. I mean, you and our colleague Gene Stewart did it,
33:16but honestly, that does not happen very often. It's tough. You know, it's tough and it could
33:25have easily went the opposite way for me, for James. It really could have. I mean, one, you
33:30know, you're just one fall away, one tip over way of tearing an ACL, blowing your shoulder out,
33:37whatever it might be, you know, so. But we know Degan really establishing himself as the next
33:45star of this sport. The way he's taking control of 250 motocross. I'll show you how he tried to
33:50take control of the moto with the motosport.com whole shot replay. He tried to close out kitchen.
33:57He was able to use his momentum, sweep around the outside, but then right here you'll watch Hayden
34:04break. He'll check up, get to the inside, almost collides with the 34 of Ryder DeFrancisco.
34:09I want to watch this chance. Oh, that's him on the outside. Gets tagged, goes down.
34:16Bad way to start the moto for a rider who was injured.
34:21Oh, look at that. That right foot. There you go. And he has managed to get back into the race.
34:27He's 14th right now. That's good. Dead last. He got the lead eight championship points for him
34:32by gritting out the 14th place. And that will help with the playoff seating points as well.
34:39Hayden Deegan riding some wrongs here the last couple of weeks. Had some crashes,
34:46some things in his control, some things out of his control. He took control back today.
34:57And I know his confidence did not wane because things were out of his control,
35:01like we said, but still, it's going to feel good to get it back in. Yeah,
35:05that might be the exact story I'm alluding to showed him today.
35:09It doesn't surprise me. It really doesn't. It's been fun to watch him progress. And I respect how
35:17they're always continuing to learn, trying different things. You saw in supercross how
35:22they would be down at the sandbox riding with Ken Rockson, you know, riding with or staying with
35:28Christian Craig and just they're trying to learn, you know, and I can appreciate that.
35:33And I had a conversation with his dad not long ago about, you know, my feeling is
35:39it's always good to learn and take little nuggets from certain people, but he's just going to get
35:45better just by time and experience. He really is just through the progression of his career.
35:53And it's fun to watch. We're seeing that progression right now, although at Washougal,
36:00it's about the same as last year because this was the race where he dominated.
36:04And then it was almost an incomplete grade after that. Had a bike failure at Unadillo last year
36:09after this. Was way out front at Bud's Creek and had a red flag restart, crashed, sick at Ironman.
36:17This might have been the level he was about to go to anyway. But he has definitely done it
36:22outdoors in 2024. Yeah. Supermoto cross world champ from a year ago. But this is next level
36:30stuff as he has really stretched the points lead in the 250 division. And looking to make it back
36:36to back years, winning Washougal. What a great feeling right here, just bringing it on to the
36:43checkered flag. Hard work. I haven't seen many 250 races where you can do that this year. They
36:49have been nail biters. But not today. Hayden Deegan wins and dominates the end of the day at
36:58Washougal. Good ride jump over the finish. Here is Vial. Great ride by Tom Vial as well.
37:08Shimoda lurking in the background. Good job for Joe. Joe never gave up on it.
37:13Tried to run him down. And that will complete the podium today.
37:18And as always, stay tuned. You never know what Deegan is going to say on the podium.
37:24And they don't shy away from it, that's for sure. Part of the reason the fans love them.
37:29And also some don't. I don't think that bothers Hayden one bit.
37:33I don't believe that there's any middle ground. No. Not with most things these days,
37:39but especially not with him. And there's a salute to Washougal's own Levi Kitchen.
37:45Not the race he wanted to finish the Moto 4. Not going to get on the podium today.
37:50Oh, look at rider D. Francisco. Got backed by Joey.
37:54Wow. Not sure what happened to Sivace there, rider D.
37:58Making it happen. Sivace will end up seventh in the Moto.
38:02Julian Beaumare right behind him. There's dad.