2024 Ironman National Motocross - 250MX Moto 1
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00:00Well this championship it might be over hey Deegan's your champion, but for all these other guys it ain't over yet
00:05We just mentioned hey Deegan went into playoffs championship the super motocross championship Levi
00:11You're in that same position all these guys are it ain't over today's another start to it. Let's get it. That's right
00:18there's something to build toward with the playoffs just two weeks away and
00:22Levi Kitson sitting on a hot streak three of the last four races and two in a row
00:27He has been the winner then you get Roxanne in the mix now Adam's making his pro debut fifth fastest in qualifying
00:34And a pretty tricky brand new start. This is exciting
00:38Yeah, that's how excited we are. Yeah, it is here. We go revs are up
00:43Gates down
00:49And we heard there's dry dirt on the outside Jordan Smith trying to make a run for it
00:54He might even get to the lead now it worked from the outside gate
00:59Jordan Smith of the 31 top VL gets him back great start by Jordan being that far on the outside looks like chance
01:04Hyman's is in third place
01:06Hey Deegan got pinched off from the start so he has to come through the pack, but it worked out for number 31
01:13Shout out to our man JT on that one. He scouted that he said watch Smith and Sivaji on the outside it might work it
01:18did and
01:19One of the Kawasaki riders is up. There is that master pool
01:23Yeah, it looks like master pool and drew Adams is in fifth behind them
01:27So great start for the rookie and Roxanne is there
01:30I think that was the one worry that Roxanne had he could hear the interview before the race
01:34Would he get the start styled on the 250? He's in contention. Look at this battle right now
01:40Like I said, it ain't over and these guys are showing it great to see Kenny up there and the drew Adams is right behind
01:45Him so great start. We've been seeing the last few weeks chance
01:49Hyman's has been pretty froggy on these opening laps
01:51So hopefully you can keep that thing up and Tom be out and do the same
01:55So it is be out Hyman Smith master pool Roxanne kitchen is six
02:02That Hayden in the Hayden is way back now 35th, so is that what we call what happened there?
02:09Yes, that was Deegan crashing
02:12Crossing up the lines. I think drew Adams is looking to make moves on his new teammate
02:16Masterful Tom be out looks to get away
02:19Yeah
02:20Tom's been in this position a couple times this year and has some accidents throwing some race win possibly
02:26But making mistakes early in the moto so looks like he's feeling pretty good. Same thing with chance Hyman
02:31So hopefully those guys can keep it up. But yeah, I'm interested to see what happened to our number one
02:36Hey Deegan, actually, it was not Adams making moves
02:39It was kitchen kitchen is the green machine back there who's made a bunch of passes and I believe he's up to fourth
02:45We watch highness on the 48. I think we have the aftermath of Deegan's crash. Oh
02:52Yeah. Yeah, it looks like he probably for the position. He probably just went in there and
02:57Washed her front in out probably trying not to follow guys
03:00They put a little bit of water on the track as you can see they had some track maintenance right there
03:04That's what happens when you don't get a good start. He took a chance. It didn't work out
03:08Dude, Levi kitchen is motoring. He just got around master pool
03:12He's put rocks in behind him on the 47 riding the momentum, but Roxanne's going right with him
03:17Yeah, let's see if Kenny can hang with his of training partner at this moment
03:22And it was drew Adams just Levi's coming up. He passed all those guys
03:26Yeah, you got to think the confidence of the last few weekends outside of wash you go
03:30This has been your guy who's winning everything at number 47 on that monster energy pro circuit Kawasaki. Oh master poles looking to come back now on
03:38Kitchen around the outside and he makes the move. Oh, man
03:41That was a tough leave
03:42I was trying to pull a tear off and he was losing a front end tie just went around the outside of him. So
03:50Hey Roxanne now challenging kitchen and makes the pass so kitchen passes to they get him back
03:55And by the way, Roxanne and kitchen have been riding together during the week
03:59They got some friendly fire right now talking some trash is the battle is the kitchen open or closed?
04:04We can't figure it out. But yeah, you I wonder how much better Levi's feeling
04:09You got to remember last weekend as his teammate rookie teammates trying to get up on the inside last weekend
04:14He was sick and he was still able to win that second moto
04:16So I'm sure he's feeling better, but he didn't like those two passes after making all those passes
04:22Yeah, and Adams at the back of the shot as you mentioned is right with him the young rider out of Tennessee
04:28Well so far so good for rocks and he's right here in the fight
04:31Yeah, Kenny looks pretty good and I think this is gonna help him as he lose the rear end that was close right there
04:38It's gonna be tricky these first couple laps JT
04:41Yeah, the track is so slippery right now
04:43They've added water which will help throughout the day
04:45But these early laps right there on the jump faces are so tricky and they're also trying to push
04:49But I was also just thinking about the battle. Look at this
04:51You've got Ken rocks and dropping down to the two-penny class for the first time in 11 years
04:55You've got Levi kitchen who is in his 250 prime winning three out of the four last races
04:59And then you've got 16 year old drew Adams, but probably looks up to both of these guys wondering how he got here
05:05So it's a very unique situation. I can't wait to watch it unfold. Yeah, what storylines of plot lines we have crossing
05:12Rocks in a kitchen battling again, just like they do back home. They ride at the same track in Florida
05:18sandbox
05:20Jordan Smith, they'll hang it tough all this battling and he's still there in front of him in the 31
05:24Yes, it's first time this year. We've seen Jordan Smith up front
05:28In there in the first moto, so he's always had speed at one point
05:32He was leading that supercross championship up against Levi
05:35And then so for him and on top of that you also got a two-time world champion out front in Tom VL
05:41So the talent field is there
05:43That's how deep this 250 class is and Jordan started this motocross campaign saying the goal was a podium
05:49He's never had an overall podium in motocross
05:52Maybe today in the final day of the year is the time to get that done and look
05:56It's actually closed back up a bit on Hymas. Yeah, I was looking up
05:59It looked like Tom made a mistake and allow a chance to come up
06:03And so yeah things are gonna tighten up and you know this thing and ain't gonna stay this way for this moto
06:08Hymas on the inside James showing a wheel to be out
06:12Yeah that outside is Tom knew he had all the better momentum that inside with that rut
06:17He knew he he wasn't gonna get past but yeah
06:20Chance is starting to put the pressure on and Tom Tom just needs to calm down and it's a long race
06:25So he's got plenty of time to do it
06:27The one thing today is that the lap times are a little bit longer
06:30So these guys aren't gonna have as many laps as they're probably used to so
06:34This race would be over pretty quickly
06:37So same amount of time on the clock, but it'll actually feel shorter
06:40It'll feel a lot shorter for these guys and one lap
06:43Could make a huge difference and depending on where you hit it this race could be anywhere from 33 to 37 minutes
06:50So yeah, I think these guys are going to be a lot more
06:52Racy today because of that lap time being a little bit longer. It's gonna feel shorter for
06:59Here's what's interesting about BL he has led seven motos this year
07:03He only has two moto wins and as you alluded to he's crashed while leading several times
07:09That's part of the reason the number reads that way
07:12Now what do you really expect from one of the more experienced riders in this field send it back down to JT
07:18Well, remember for Tom VL
07:19He was the East Coast 250 monster supercross champion and everybody expected him to carry that momentum into this pro motocross championship
07:27He's a two-time mx2 world champion, and this should be the series where he shines
07:31But I think the most important thing for Tom is to get momentum back get back on track
07:37Find those winning ways because in two weeks time this series will shift into SMX and he'll have another
07:43Opportunity to win a second championship in 2024
07:46So I'm sure he understands that this was a little bit of an underwhelming summer for him, but the opportunity ahead is paramount
07:53Yeah, I completely agree
07:55And I think with Tom what he also needs to realize he's been riding really good even better than he did last year
08:01And I would say he's probably riding better than he did even in supercross when he won that title
08:05Just unfortunately as you just mentioned Jason those those stats about him leading motos, but only having two wins
08:11It's the mistakes that's cost them not necessarily his speed and his riding
08:16Yes last week
08:18Tom saying he's pretty pissed off about the fact that he doesn't have an overall win at least not yet
08:24And this is his opportunity to deliver one
08:28Stabilize that gap with Hymus just a little bit
08:31Yeah, things are starting to bunch up the man on the move is the number 29
08:35Todd Masterpool, so he's closing in on Jordan Smith, and it was that a RJ Hampshire sighting
08:41Yeah, we got a RJ sighting coming up behind the rookie drew Adams
08:45Yeah, so he's in the fight to RJ Hampshire that white rock star husk Barna
08:49And he's looking to make the move on Adams see if he can make it stick around this tree turn
08:56Yeah this thing funnels in back to one line, but drew makes a mistake
09:00Let's see if RJ can get to the inside of him
09:03Not quite. Hey, let's send it to Katie with more. Yeah, RJ battling right now
09:06He said this is kind of like a bit of practice for him
09:09He's getting practice on the weekends getting these motos in he wants to get into race mode
09:13He said he does know he has the speed in him
09:16He's just not sure how long he can maintain that speed through the moto
09:20So keep an eye on RJ Hampshire here with this battle, especially as it might be wearing him out after that injury
09:25Well the way RJ rides he's definitely in shape because he is very loose on a motorcycle
09:30I think for him like he's to mention he does have the speed he looks like RJ
09:34So clearly he's back to as far as the injury wise feeling a hundred percent
09:39But he definitely has to get that race pace going and be more continue being like RJ is yeah
09:44And he told me due to the rain in Florida this week. He was only able to ride once so he really needs
09:49Seat-time hasn't been able to get it now another challenger
09:53That Ryder D Francesco moving up. Yeah, and he made the pass I RJ went outside
09:58I don't think he realized that Ryder D was that close and he was able to get around nice move by him
10:03Talk to Ryder D this morning
10:05It's actually the fourth time he's racist track once at combine that last two years and now so it's actually the track
10:11He's most familiar with as a pro national showing right now on the 34
10:16Yeah, I should think for a lot of these rookies in here
10:18They they had an opportunity to race this like you said on the moto combine or last year
10:23They came in and raced it into the motocross series
10:25So a lot of these guys are this is the second time second or third time being familiar with this racetrack as we're watching
10:31Tom master pool trying to get up on the back of Jordan Smith
10:34Yeah, that will be for third been a while since we've seen master pool in the podium mix
10:39He had three motos in a row where he had a great start and then crashed
10:43And then had to basically come from last so now he's up there
10:47Look at Ken Roxon, and you know the Ken Roxon ain't going nowhere. I'm sure he's having fun
10:53I mean, it's a great opportunity to be coming out here racing against these kids the first time
10:57He's probably ever raced most of these guys
10:59But also no pressure having a good time as he tried to go up the inside of tie. Oh Kenny
11:06he set that up way too fast and
11:09Able to make the move experience, baby. Yes
11:12Great move by Kenny and he knew once he got to the inside top tie didn't have no choice and
11:18That was a nice move. You can see he's got slipping going off the face of that jump
11:21Oh, yeah, that almost bit Kenny on lap one now tie try to come back on him. It's the Hoosier hole
11:28This battle for fourth behind Smith
11:32Now the one thing with Kenny he's gonna have to figure out as his moto riding the 250 as you can see these guys are
11:38pretty wide open
11:40From the start so it's a lot different in the 450. So he's got to pay attention to how to physical how he is JT
11:47Yeah, just watching Kenny's wine choice here
11:49You could tell he's been racing a 450 for a very long time because his natural instinct is to float to the inside line
11:54And that doesn't always work on a 250 now
11:57He's been making changes as we go use that outside leading up to the finish line
12:01You see him swing outside here to carry momentum
12:03But I can just see that instinct show through sometimes and it was behind time master pool
12:08He wants to use that inside line that would typically be reminiscent of a 450 class maneuver
12:13So it's a learning experience, right? It's some of it will come back naturally, but some of it
12:17He's gonna be fighting 11 years of 450 racing as well. Yeah, that's a great observation
12:22JT and yeah
12:23It's like anything you got to work on your golf swing and you go out on the range or the course and you just shake
12:29It off the first box so you do a lot of range work
12:32But when you get out there on that track is a lot different and Kenny's experience in that but good to see Jordan Smith up
12:37Here like now that he's he's following these guys seems like they chance broke away from just a little bit
12:43But still he's only four seconds back of the lead and I'm sure this is a good confidence builder for a guy like Jordan because he
12:49Does have the speed? Yep, one of the veterans for this monster
12:54Yamaha star racing team, but they've got a new rider in the wings race
12:58The scouting moto combine and one yesterday Cole Davies and Katie has caught up with Cole
13:03Yeah, he went to one and as he's watching Jordan Smith here
13:06We're talking about, you know, how well Jordan seems to be doing
13:09How important is it having guys like Jordan and vegan in the team that you get a chance to look up to?
13:14yeah, it's definitely important being able to you know race with them at the practice track and all that and
13:21Yeah, Jordan's doing real well right now. He got off to a good start and yeah, he's looking good
13:25Talk about being on this team the camaraderie the chemistry and really maybe how these guys are moving the needle for you
13:32Yeah, I mean it's definitely cool being on this team
13:35you know digging got the championship and
13:39yeah, it's good being on the championship team, I guess and
13:43Yeah, I'm just stoked to be on the team
13:45I'd say that's one a very happy man, especially winning the combine
13:49Look at it kind of maybe the future guys what he and what kind of battles he might be having here sooner than later
13:54Yeah, absolutely. And for him as you mentioned he's riding with these guys the guy who won the championship during the week. So
14:02It's a great learner experience number it's good to build a watch that if you're a teammate JT
14:08Yeah, and literally every week it's trial by fire, right? He's gonna be the youngest one
14:12he's gonna be the least experienced when all the time and that just results in a lot of
14:16Frustration because you're probably gonna be the slowest one every single day throughout the week
14:21But guess what when you show up to an event like the combine and you're not racing against a vegan or Jordan Smith or Jackson
14:28Bennett you're on that you're gonna be the fastest guy
14:30So in the end, it's the best thing for you
14:33but it's a lot of hard days during the week being up against that day in and day out and
14:39Speaking of vegan we've got him now. He's getting close to the point scoring positions. Actually, he's now into it. He's 17th
14:46Catching it Dylan Schwartz and his teammate Max Esty. Yeah, Hayden's got a good pace. Actually the last lap
14:52He was the fastest right on the racetrack with a 215 and our leader Tom the owl was a 216
14:57So hey Deegan even coming up to the pack. He is your fastest rider, but he's got all these guys
15:03That he's probably gonna slow him down, but I'm sure he he wants to be up front
15:08But I'm sure he's having a good time probably happy that that championships wrapped up now
15:12Certainly no pressure. There's Schwartz
15:16And yellow being challenged by Anstey right now Anstey last week hit his head in a first turn crash didn't have a concussion
15:22But they said they wanted him to wait an hour and a half after the first motor to make sure he didn't have any
15:27effects
15:28And then well, he said well an hour and a half
15:30That means that photos gonna start without me, but he's not really in the title fight
15:34He started this championship halfway through so that didn't bother him too much. He's able to ride this week. So Anstey's back
15:41Sounds like my dad back in the day when I crashed him. It just put some water drink some water
15:46You'll be alright. Okay a little bit of time. Yeah, he felt fine
15:49He said but couldn't race the second moto doctors want to be cautious
15:53They see a rider go down in his head, but he's got some competition now
15:57Yeah
15:58Another Yamaha rider in that fight as well
16:03Pointed out the Deegan lap time with that 215. Oh, it's Romano. That's the one that's in the mix with them
16:08Halfway through this photo reminder that monster energy is available now at Kroger
16:14They're gonna sell out though with all these monster riders. They were storming the gates their information
16:20Yeah, we don't know who's a nice pass by Hayden. I don't know if Nick went down. Are you just going the wrong way, but
16:26Hayden still coming JT
16:28Yeah
16:28And one of the many benefits of blocking the championship up at Bunch Creek is he doesn't have to worry about how this moto
16:34Goes and it's a really difficult thing. You see him fall over there to ruin my point
16:38But again, if this had been championship mode and he would still be worried about points
16:43The urgency level would be cranked up to an 11. He would be so stressed out thinking about every single point
16:48He's gonna lose now. It's not something you would ever be able to notice
16:51Maybe even on a heart rate level, but his stress level so much lower
16:55That's okay. If I get 11, no big deal if I get 14, that's okay, too. The championship is already secure
17:01Yeah, I think partly he sure he might feel that way, but I know Hayden doesn't want to give anybody any confidence
17:07So especially going into the playoff next week
17:10next couple weeks
17:13Someone's confidence starting to grow the 47 of kitchen beginning to rally back toward his buddy
17:19Bronson and masterful right between them. So kitchen past those two
17:23They passed the back pulled away and now kitchen is starting to rally
17:26Yeah
17:27we saw that the first moto last weekend the same thing like he was coming up and then had that mid moto stretch where it
17:33looked like he was
17:34Almost gonna pull off the racetrack and then end up almost being the fastest guy catching those guys and ended up with the third place
17:40So yeah, I don't know if there's something going on still with that sickness or maybe he's just waiting but Levi kitchens back open, baby
17:49He said if Roxon beats him, he'll never live it down. So he's got to get going Roxon just up the road
17:55Smith still third Hymus five seconds behind VL now VL getting it done
18:01Yeah, Tom has clicked into another gear. It seems like once he got past those first couple of laps settled in
18:07He just wrote like he's been riding all year
18:09He's which has been pretty fast
18:10So good to see that
18:11And I'm surprised because chance Hymus has been the quickest one one of the quickest riders on the track
18:16Any given lap the last few weekends, but Tom's running away from him
18:24And there's kitchen closing the gap and masterful keeping rocks and honest, where is Smith
18:32Smith I believe might be ahead of Hymus now
18:35There's Hymus
18:37Yeah, yeah, Jordan Smith up the second
18:40Now you got to believe with Jordan as he hasn't been up front
18:43But it's good confidence booster because when you having some issues and being in a mid pack like Jordan once you're up here
18:49You're you don't know how fast you are because you have to been up in this pace and you start just believing that you're a
18:54Tenth place guy. So as Jordan kept staying up here and he was still in third running third
18:59I'm sure he got more confident more confidence to be able to come up and pass
19:03Chance because now he's like I can see it. I believe it and these guys aren't pulling away as high goes up
19:10Yeah makes the move on rocks in
19:12Masterful now to fourth I
19:15Think it was a bad lap a 219 for Hymus
19:18So he must have made a mistake or maybe tipped over and that's what allowed Smith here on the 31 to overhaul him
19:24Yeah, I don't know what it is about this track. I haven't put my finger on it, but it does seem like guys are
19:29They make a mistake. They lose a lot of time on this racetrack
19:32It as we saw Levi Levi was right on those guys the last lap right here and he's dropped back
19:38So might be a mistake and the same thing seems like it's happening with these guys
19:42Jordan made a couple right there
19:47Veteran out of Belmont, North Carolina, but he's lived in that
19:51Florida Georgia state line area for a long long time
19:54The mill stops training facility road there growing up and then right up the road where he rides now
20:00With star racing in their facility Ricky Carmichael's old track
20:03Look at master pool in green putting pressure on Hymus and they got a lap rider in between
20:09Yeah, this is one of the things that I feel like chance has to work on it
20:13And he will as he you know continues racing once things started going the wrong way
20:17He gets passed just what Levi was able to do last weekend
20:20Sometimes you get passed and it seems like it's over
20:23You got to be able to fight back and Levi did that last weekend a chance
20:27You're gonna have to do it because we just saw the number 31 get around them and then now time master pool
20:32And then we're watching chase Sexton in the bottom getting ready for his championship Katie
20:38Yeah, as we watch chase Sexton warming up here, I just talked to his team
20:42They didn't do much with that bike between a qualifying and now it's changed that rear tire for the paddles
20:47I have some hard facts, but they said he's mellow. He's in his head. He's mellow. He's cool. In fact
20:52His mechanic Kyle said it's me. I'm the one who's a little hyped up right now
20:56So, you know, obviously the nerves all around it it matches and meets so many people underneath this KTM umbrella
21:02I did talk continue to talk to the team and they said don't change anything Aaron Plesinger
21:06He said I told chase don't change your sleep. Don't change your diet. Don't change anything. How do you do this?
21:10We can just get the job done
21:12Yeah, it's easy for us rotters because we're really in control of our own destiny out there chase
21:17He knows his motorcycle is good so he can go out there do it his mechanic now
21:21He doesn't want to beat a reason he needs to help his router bill to go out there and do it
21:24So that's probably why he's a little bit more nervous than chases chase knows he can do his job
21:29Well, and remember the 450s will race at the top of the next hour
21:33Sexton might be able to wrap up the title in the first moto depending on the result battling hunter Lawrence
21:39Masterful still rolling now James catching second place Jordan Smith. Yeah leads. I mean all these guys got a good pace
21:46There's just not as good as Tom Vielle's out front
21:48Yeah, but also that last lap time masterful was the fastest guy on the track
21:53Then it was Tom Vielle and then Hayden Deegan. So
21:56Looks like ties on the move
21:58I don't know if you'll go to catch that number 16
22:00But you might go to get Jordan if he continues this pace
22:08But a listen to them here the big drop down
22:15And remember a motocross of the two moto format you get second or even third in that first moto
22:20You're in play for the overall win. So that's what these guys are fighting. So hard send it back to JT
22:25Yeah, and you see these guys are battling a little bit of a yo-yo masterful drop back
22:29I move back forward now for chance time is in that situation when it loses two spots in one lap
22:33He really loses his flow and his rhythm that James speaks
22:37so eloquently about and what I would try to do in that situation is just
22:41Do what the rider in front of me is doing and take the thought out of the equation for a little bit and I would just
22:46Follow their line, whatever they're doing seems to be working
22:48So instead of trying to figure out the race on your own
22:50I would just walk into the guy in front of me
22:52Follow them around the racetrack until I got my breathing my composure my rhythm back and then maybe try to charge back forward
22:58Yeah, absolutely JT and we saw chance was able to do that at Unadilla a few weeks ago
23:04You know those guys he was able to come past them and then there was a point of that race in the beginning
23:09Where the gap stabilized and it looked like Levi was starting to close in but then he regrouped and was able to get away
23:15And then obviously to crash so chance knows how to do it. Maybe he's feeling it. Maybe arm pump
23:20He's doing a good job at holding Ken off. But yeah, you don't want to let these mistakes
23:25These guys continue to pass him as Ty trying to go up the inside of Jordan
23:29He tried to go from outside the inside there to the bike just pop out. I think he made a right now
23:34I think he made a mistake. Okay, it turned out mistaken to the line. So
23:38Way to brush it off. Yeah
23:40Now the split section and that's where the old first turn was and they're gonna go into the woods now
23:47and it's JT said this is a
23:50Oh much to the cross-country series, that's really what put this track on the map
23:54They've had a race in the woods for about 30 years now
23:57Then ten years ago built the motocross track and we've had the national here that area a little bit of a blend
24:03Hold on to that Jordan Smith. Yeah before that Jordan had a nice line using that
24:08That little hip jump on the inside jumping across those ruts made it a lot smoother. So that was good line
24:14Did he got cross right it?
24:17Oh
24:18And that inside did not work for masterful. So Jordan pulling away just for the moment. Let's send it back to Katie guys
24:24It's kind of like we're seeing a little bit of a different rider within Jordan Smith
24:28He's had one fifth place finish this season and the overalls but beyond that he's he's finished between
24:3317th and 16th throughout the entire season. So Stuart you're kind of watching him here
24:38What what is he doing a little bit different doesn't have anything to do with the team and Deegan successes
24:44Is it just something that Jordan is bringing to the table a little later in the game
24:47I know I think Jordan's probably riding the way he has when he's back in 15 17
24:52Yeah
24:53He just got a better start and as I was saying
24:57These guys even just getting the top 15 if you're riding in 15th in this class
25:01You're riding really good and Jordan's figuring that out and you know, he's always had to pay so for him being up front
25:07I think each lap this went by and those guys weren't pulling away from him gave him a lot more confidence
25:12Which is allowing him to rot even better
25:14So yeah, I think just really to start and now believe in that you belong up here is helping Jordan out the most
25:21Well, it's been a long time coming Jordan Smith's last moto podium was
25:262018 at Washougal and that was actually the last season that he's gotten the full
25:31Promoto cross schedule in without getting hurt. So Smith doing good work late in the year another battle on our hands. Oh
25:39Kitchen is slipped by Roxanne. Yeah, as I was mentioned earlier in the show
25:43Ken needed to be careful because you know one rod in this 250 and how these guys ride
25:49You're always on the power. You got to be a lot more aggressive, which is a lot more energy
25:52I was wondering when he start feeling that at the end of the motos because it is such a difference on these 250 bikes
25:59Compared to riding a 450 which you have the luxury of bailing out to go inside as JT mentioned and build a gas it this bike
26:05You have to keep that power up. You have to shift and sometimes you might be starting to feel that
26:11250 and how these guys ride this motorcycle
26:13The Thor running order you saw there are some of the riders in this field Deegan has made his way up to 11th
26:19Smith we're in the Thor gear is second as mentioned and Steve 13
26:25Romano 17 believe that's Bennett not racing today. Not sure what happened there. He did ride qualifying practice
26:33Kitchen, it's back again
26:35Yeah, I was wondering it. Oh, it's a master pool. Yeah, come on time
26:40He made a mistake the last lap there right behind Jordan Smith where you said he slid out on that inside. Yeah
26:47It caught him out again, but I cost him a podium spot and now RJ Hampshire going by
26:54So for the moment at least I'm is back up to third but here comes kitchen
26:59Yeah, I wonder what
27:00What's Levi looking back or for somebody or just what goes up the inside probably hits a hard patch and just loses the front end
27:08Yeah, there it is
27:10Yeah, just goes in there and loses that front end
27:12There's a hard base and that's that new section they put in
27:15Looks like it's a lot of sawdust on there and he probably couldn't see it
27:18So tough one, but God ain't having no problems right now
27:21Is the guy that's been having some issues all in the first moto is Tom D out looks great today
27:27Yeah, we've barely seen him and the field is barely seeing him
27:30He took off and if he's not happy about not having an overall
27:34This is taking that hangar out on the racetrack. Send it down to Katie. We'll talk more 450s
27:40I think we have hunter Lawrence's dad Darren Katie
27:42Yeah, a guy who seems very cool calm and collected for a day where there's some Hail Mary's being thrown around scale of 1 to 10
27:49What are the chances that we can get the job done today for hunter? Oh
27:53one
27:55Chase mess it up. He and these are smacking up the back of the head. That's for sure
27:59He should he should take care of it. That's for sure today
28:02What how could you describe hunter you have seen in the ebbs of flows the highs and lows of his entire life really?
28:08How would you kind of describe him, especially as he's searching for that overall win?
28:13Hunters a little bit more of a percentage play type guy like, you know
28:17If it's a if it's a high risk and only a low game will he'll like me won't bother with it
28:21You know, we're as gentle be like, oh, I just want to do that cuz fun
28:23You know, it's a hunters more of an analytical like pulls it apart guys, you know
28:26I'm not gonna risk the biscuit for that amount of effort or risk, you know
28:29So yeah, he's more calculated and being calculated very important on the bike that he's also learning trying to understand
28:35Where are some of those changes happening within the bike? What are some of the changes?
28:38Just trying to get the bike into a good base point
28:40So once at Bucks Creek like the bike was pretty good, but we might have been a little bit closed on our clickers
28:46so you want to get a setting change to get the clickers back into that sweet spot so then you have more of a
28:51Central base that you have room to move
28:53So that's sometimes you're trying to plan for the future so that at different tracks where you go you go. Oh, yeah, it's okay
28:59We've got room to move to go soft. We've got room to move to go hardy
29:02You know, so it's just the base of the bike is such a better bike
29:05But you're still trying to find it that zero percentage to get it in the window for the boys, you know
29:10Thank you for your time back to look to you and the whole family out there today
29:13And of course just finding the edge here under Honda scent. Yeah, and just listen to Darren right there
29:19That's why his boys are so good because even it would be easier if your hunter just feel like all this championships done
29:25But just listening to him. He's talking like there's always improvement that can be made like we yeah
29:31The championship might be over. It's gonna be a long shot
29:34But that doesn't mean you can't come out here with a win and get better and that's what you're seeing love listening. I got talk
29:41Yeah, and I talked to Darren and mom Emma today and I said are there any championship shirts on the Honda truck?
29:48Just in case hunter pulls us off and they said no no
29:50But we are here to celebrate second in the championship as a rookie is still worth celebrating and it's almost maybe the development even quicker
29:58Than they'd even hope for it's really impressive what he's done
30:01I know it's all pales in comparison to what jet did perfect season last year, but take that out and this is very good
30:07Yeah, that's the problem. Yeah, you don't have to look too far to have like a reference of greatness in his brother
30:13Which I'm sure he's watching right now. Oh, he is actually I got to interview jet earlier this morning
30:19We'll play that during our halftime show after that first 450 moto
30:22We'll check in with jet Lawrence and his status as we head toward the SMX playoffs
30:27So be sure to watch after 250 and 450 moto one back to JT we go
30:32Well and for Darren Lawrence, they're always thinking ahead, right? Yes today. We're gonna wrap up this pro motocross championship
30:38But again in two weeks time we start a new
30:40Championship of the SMX playoffs jet will be back jet will be on the 2025 for the first time hunter will be racing an SMX track
30:47On the 2025 for the first time they're thinking about how can we be our best self?
30:52How can we improve and that's a constant theme with that team every week. They're trying to get better and it shows
30:58Yeah, it's just analytical everything. I asked Aaron about today
31:02He pointed out some small thing in the motorcycle kind of like he did to Katie about here's where we can get better
31:07Here's where we lost it. Here's where we gained it
31:09Never really
31:10Think they're there always gonna prove as we watch Deegan
31:14He is up to 11th, but James that you notice Ken Rockson dropping positions quickly down 9th
31:19Yeah, you can just start to see you know, can RJ
31:23Yeah, RJ is coming up and and looks like ties right behind him
31:27So Ty was able to get up but yeah watching Ken in the lap times
31:30I think he's just starting to figure out that uh, the difference between 450 and 250 not surprising
31:36Well, remember rocks and also coming back off injury as this battle rages between Hymus and Hampshire
31:41How about RJ almost not missing a beat you would not think this dude is coming back from a couple months off for the wrist
31:47Injury, he wants to get well, he's already top five. Maybe even podium position
31:52Yeah, this is more like RJ and if your chance time is out of all the guys maybe Hayden
31:57But RJ is not the one you wanted to have behind you
32:00In the motors and there's a number 29 back there, too
32:03That's kind of the same way as RJ looks like he's gonna try to go up the inside. You see him lose the rear end
32:09That was actually a smart move by RJ backing out because he knew Hymus was gonna come across just the way to angle of that
32:14Jump, so heads up move by him RJ backed out of it. Old dog learning some new tricks
32:20Yeah, RJ knows he's got the playoffs coming up
32:23So he's trying to build for that, but I like you like what I see from chance
32:27He's still like fighting as we were talking so here's how Hymus lost a spot to kitchen and the top left
32:35Goes outside. This is where they would just work
32:39Chance goes outside Levi goes up the inside almost where RJ just got around him
32:47Yeah, that was the same exact spot RJ wasn't quite as far ahead now, they're in the thick of lap traffic
32:53Hymus Hampshire
32:55Masterpool, and they've also rider be Francesco hanging in there with that group
32:59Somebody's bike is smoking right in the middle of the track. Somebody's hot
33:04Might be RJ because he's on fire right now. Yeah, I went up to the bag made that pass James
33:08Yeah, and if chance isn't careful, he might think one of these lap riders
33:13The bike behind him and it might be that 29 too. So Tom might have a sneaky pass
33:19So, let's reset it it's VL Smith kitchen then Hampshire
33:23Oh and kitchen has now caught Smith as you see
33:26Yeah, Levi was the only one in 217
33:29So he was your fastest rider on the racetrack and just like he was able to do last week
33:34He regrouped and now he's coming up. It might be able to get a second place
33:38Which is just as good as winning in these first moto's. No, it's still getting ready for 50 moto 100 lords, Katie
33:44Yeah as hunters getting ready suited up
33:46Of course back out on the track Levi kitchen and Jordan Smith are going at it
33:49And of course as we all know leave a kitchen has said hey
33:52It's better late than never for this momentum that he's having at the tail end of the season
33:55He also mentioned to me that motocross you have to ride a little more on the edge, which he's actually
34:01Learning how to do and be more comfortable
34:03Doing so that's a note for Levi kitchen as you kind of watch him throughout the day and as he's progressed throughout the season
34:08That is something he's been thinking about riding on the edge. Yeah, nice pass
34:12And you talk about riding on the edge. That was a game of chicken right there
34:15Levi was like who's gonna back it out and Jordan wanted to stay in but he knew that inside was the best line and then
34:21Insult the injury. He made a mistake by losing the rear end and lost a lot of time, but nice pass strong move by levi
34:29I can't believe kitchen's up to second place. I mean at one point where was he seventh eighth? He had caught up
34:34He dropped back. He has repassed all these riders
34:37Except for vl. He was never near vl
34:39Except for vl. He was never near vl
34:42but nice rallying for the 47
34:45And his wins by the way have come via the second moto. That's how he's gotten all three of the overalls
34:52He's had this year. So second in moto one if he can do it again in moto two
34:56He could end the year with another win
34:58Yeah, and if it wasn't for his mechanic telling him he's in second
35:02He might be thinking he's leading could pop the house guy. So jt
35:06Well, I think about levi kitchen just ask
35:09Any player in any sport what the most important thing is when you're headed to a playoff scenario and it's momentum
35:15You think about levi kitchen? He's won three out of four races
35:18He was so close to winning that first monstrosity supercross championship this year
35:21But he has caught fire at the right time and there is nothing more dangerous than a rider that gets hot at the right time
35:28Yeah, absolutely. I mean the kitchen's really is cooking at this point and the way he's been able to do it is it's been
35:35Pretty cool to watch. I mean he had the one race at washugo, which we were all kind of shocked that would happen
35:41but the way he was able to fight that second moto really kind of thinking his way and playing, uh,
35:47Uh last weekend been on a whole chance hymas off and then tom bial and then having the dominant races
35:53One in the mud and then beating hayden at millville
35:55So he's been able to win it a bunch of different ways and just like supercross
35:59He's better than everyone. So that's a good feeling to have especially coming here
36:03Started playoffs in a couple weeks
36:05And also kitchen has been pretty darn good
36:09Not every moto has been starts, but he's had a lot of good ones
36:12And it's gonna be a big advantage if he can pull those starts in the playoffs like he was doing
36:17Especially a monster energy supercross. Yeah, and I think the thing that's gonna help levi that it's been a change this year
36:23He's been consistent on both motos last year. He was able to win one moto and then get a 13
36:28So even going into these playoffs with the formats and the points being consistent is going to play out
36:33Well, but one guy that's been consistent today. Is this tom vial?
36:38I'm sure this is what he thought was going to happen at the opening race
36:41Um, what the opener at the uh started his motocross series being able to do this
36:46What we all kind of expected but some falls but not today tom vials out front gone. Yeah dominant run for vial
36:53I think he's backed it down and the stretch run looking for his third moto win in the year
36:57that's probably
36:59Not as many as he would have liked but as they say better late than never
37:04And this was a dominant run
37:07Tom vial wins moto one at ironman
37:12Yeah, levi comes across second a nice ride by jordan smith
37:17another ride rj finishing fourth place
37:20And yeah, that's jordan smith's first moto podium in six years. Here's ken roxson
37:26I do have to wonder is probably we didn't ask him enough about it
37:29He came back at unadilla from a broken leg
37:32And two weeks later, uh, maybe not quite 100 yet. First half of the moto was good
37:37Yeah, I mean, I think kenny probably knew
37:40The endurance is going to be a part and for sure for him
37:43I know it'd be harder coming into his class the 250 class and even the 450. So still a good ride top 10
37:50He had the speed too. Yep
37:52No mystery there he still knows how to ride a motorcycle regardless of the engine size and so does this man tom vial
37:59Rolling early here at ironman