Hunter Lawrence on his Seattle Supercross victory and outdoors preparation

By Team TMX on 28th Mar 22

Following a five-week pause in 250SX West Region racing, Team Honda HRCs Hunter Lawrence put together a solid victory during AMA Supercrosss return to Seattle.

With AMA Supercross making a one-race switch from 250SX East to West, Hunter was back racing for the first time since February 12 at Anaheim #3, where he had suffered a hard crash that ended his race early. "I had two weeks off just to let the body heal, as I was a bit banged up, he said. "I kept pretty busy, and we kept working on a few things to help us be better, and it was good to put them into action tonight got a few per cent better all around."

As usual in Seattle, the pits were located inside the stadium, and with FanFest being held, spectators were able to check out the team trucks and bikes. It was also a mini home race of sorts with Team Honda HRC R&D Supervisor Ricki Rock hailing from the Seattle area, which meant his family was at the race to cheer on him and his team.

It was the Australians first time racing in the Emerald City, as the series returned after a two-year absence. During daytime qualifying, Lawrence notched the fourth-best time in the 250SX West class, his 48.283 lap coming in the final session.

Lawrence was back a bit off the Main Event start, ending the first lap in fourth place. Lap three saw him get by Jo Shimoda for third and, when points-leader Christian Craig went down at the end of the same lap, Lawrence moved up to second. He then began stalking the leading Michael Mosiman, and he took over the lead in a corner on lap eight.

Through the races latter half, Lawrence settled in and rode fast but controlled, navigating lapped traffic well and holding off his challengers to earn his second win of the season.

Lawrences win advanced him to second place in the 250SX West points standings. It was his second win of the season and the third 250SX victory of his career, as well as his 10th podium. Together, the Lawrence brothers have won seven of the 12 races run thus far in the two regions, and theyve finished on the podium at 11.

Hunter Lawrence

"We were grafting all day, to be honest every session, we were chasing the track, chasing the bike, making changes," said Lawrence. "Its kind of nervous, not knowing the outcome. We had to have a lot of faith in the team, and we all worked really well it felt really good for the night show.

"My line in the whoops may not have been the fastest, but I knew it would be okay if it was my most consistent line. Ive still only done 17 Main Events, so Im still learning. Honestly, Im just trying to better myself every night and during the week, build and be a better rider in the future."

With the AMA Pro Motocross series opener now on the horizon, Lawrence said his midweek work is a balance between focusing on the ongoing AMA Supercross series and mixing in some outdoors preparation. "You definitely try to do a bit of outdoors, but its not like were sweeping supercross under the carpet," he said.

Next up is the first weekend off of the year for Team Honda HRC, to be followed by a return to the 250SX East Region for the St. Louis round on April 9.

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