Jett Lawrence on Indianapolis 1
By Press Release on 2nd Feb 21
AMA Supercross Indianapolis Jett Lawrence
Jett Lawrence showed impressive speed throughout the day in the 250SX East class at the first Indianapolis round, posting the best qualifying time and finishing second in his heat race.
Lawrence made a mistake at the start in the Main Event, and soon after had to stop to avoid another rider on the wall jump, leaving him in 12th place.
Undeterred, the young Australian charged through the pack to third with three laps remaining. When he attempted to pass Christian Craig for second on the final lap, the two collided and went off the track, dropping Lawrence to fourth at the finish.
"I was feeling really good on the track, qualifying P1," Lawrence said. "In heat 2 I got a really good start with the holeshot but went down in one of the turns in the first lap, so I came out top-10 and made my way to second, which felt really good.
"In the Main Event I messed up my start and feel like I couldn't have done any worse, to be honest. That didn't give me a very good shot at winning, but I had a really good flow and made my way up to around sixth, but unfortunately I hit the rear end of another rider on the wall jump which made me stop. I had to roll back down to go back up, putting me back to 12th.
"I made my way through the pack to fifth and realised Jo [Shimoda] was right there and passed him. The next rhythm I got [Michael] Mosiman, and then Christian Craig was just up ahead, so I knew at that point I could actually get second.
"On the last lap I tried to make a pass before the whoops, and Christian and I ended up colliding and getting tangled up, which screwed us both. I still finished fourth for the night, which isnt really what I wanted or needed. I've given Colt [Nichols] more cushion in points, but Im hoping to close that gap on Tuesday and stay in this hunt for the title."
Team Manager, Erik Kehoe, said: "Jett continues to show brilliant speed and is learning valuable lessons every week, and hell use this experience to be more consistent in his goal of podium finishes."
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