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00:00I just noticed this starting position here, and Hayden Deegan, if you want to find any flaw so far in the season, the starts have been so-so.
00:07Well, Joe Shimoda, he just chose to line up right next to him, so whether it's gamesmanship, whether it's strategy,
00:13thinking he could get over on Deegan, that's a very interesting starting gate position to go right next to the points leader who's 3-for-3 so far this season.
00:21Thank you, JT. We just found out Chance Hymas out for this moto, and then Jeremy Martin also out. He had a crash.
00:28Hymas lost a lot of positions late, was 13th in moto one, and we'll watch for these gate positions, and we'll also watch for this.
00:37KTM keys to the moto. Vial is back, by the way. James, what are you thinking for this one?
00:41Well, as I mentioned earlier, you've got to manage the heat. It's really hot, and it's only getting hotter for these guys,
00:45and then from Joe Shimoda, like JT mentioned, I've got to go into offensive, and if I'm Tom Vial,
00:50I definitely have to go in after losing 25 points to Hayden this first moto, so these guys got to put it to him somehow if they can.
00:59Well, this is the moment for it. Race is going to be 5 minutes shorter than usual since it's plus 100 degrees here in Northern California.
01:07Deegan has won the first three motos of the year. Shimoda has finished second in all three motos to start this season.
01:13And now the pressure begins to rise, along with the temperatures. Let's do it. Rebs are up.
01:23Case down.
01:23Oh, Deegan muscled for it. Couldn't quite make it happen.
01:34It's going to be Cochran again. Another good start of the gas gas.
01:37Yeah, Casey, he might need to move out here. He loves this track.
01:40Look at this. Privateer Lance Cobush takes the lead and salutes the fans, and they've got a pile up here.
01:45Trying to figure out which one of the Yamaha riders that was, but Lance Cobush getting it done.
01:53And now Cochran looking to retake the lead.
01:56Trying to figure out, is that Thrasher?
01:58Who is that that's down? I cannot see the number. I think it might be the 41.
02:02Cochran.
02:02Oh, Cobush. It is Thrasher. Cochran at the lead. Cobush takes it right back.
02:09Yeah, he ain't giving it up. You've got to throw to number one sign up.
02:12You've got to hold on to it. Great to see him up here.
02:15But, yeah, Casey Cochran and Hayden actually went off on the track earlier
02:18as we were looking at Nate Thrasher down on the track.
02:20So he was able to recover. He stayed back in third.
02:23And if I'm Hayden Deegan, I want to try to get around these guys early
02:26because this race is going to be brutal.
02:28Oh, mistake from Deegan. Look at Mikkel Harrop there in third trying to get him.
02:32But Lance Cobush.
02:36That is Seth Hamaker down.
02:39We've got chaos at the start of this moto.
02:41Yeah, it just seems to happen when the heat comes.
02:44These guys are anxious at first lap. Bummer.
02:47Now, Cobush, always strong in the amateur ranks,
02:50has not quite been able to put it together as a pro.
02:53But you know these guys all have talent.
02:54We've seen it in the 250 class over and over.
02:57This guy is fast, and now he's got the opportunity to show the industry
03:00that that speed is still there.
03:03Can he lead this first lap? That would be exciting for the privateer.
03:06Yeah, absolutely. And he looks good at doing it.
03:08And I think for him, just confidence with all these guys.
03:11They're all so close.
03:13So for him being out here, you never know what this might turn into in the future.
03:16He's showing he belongs right now.
03:18Cochran doing the same thing.
03:19Here it is.
03:21Can he get a lap lead in the books?
03:22One turn left.
03:23Yeah, he's going to do it.
03:27Yeah.
03:29And then you hear Deegan, as always,
03:32ripping the heck out of that Yamaha back there and third.
03:34But Cobush totally looks the part right now.
03:37No, he definitely does.
03:38Normally when you hear a bike just wide open, something's happening.
03:41But that's just the way Hayden rides.
03:42So he's just letting everybody know I'm still here.
03:45All right, happy to see this for Cobush.
03:47And now Deegan putting pressure on Cochran.
03:50Oh, I like that line from Hayden.
03:52It looked like he ran off the track, but nobody's been out there.
03:54So pretty good line.
03:56They smoothed some of this stuff out.
03:58So let's see if he can slingshot.
03:59Didn't get around to that good.
04:01Assuming Casey probably's going to have to close that inside out.
04:04No, he's not.
04:05There it goes.
04:06Hayden Deegan.
04:06Yep, couldn't close it off.
04:07Deegan in the second.
04:09Yeah, I don't think Casey realized that.
04:11Hayden had that good of a run, and he came up short.
04:14So quick move by Deegan.
04:15And then he's going to go after Lance as well.
04:18Lance Cobush putting it together.
04:21SPR is his team.
04:23About 195.
04:24And as I said, you go back about five years ago, this wouldn't have been a big surprise.
04:28He was one of the fast amateurs.
04:30Just not quite good enough to get that factory ride.
04:32But he's showing you don't need the factory equipment out here at Pro Motocross.
04:36No, and as you mentioned, Jason, he looks good at doing it.
04:39A lot of these guys come out here, privateers.
04:41They're overwhelmed.
04:42But, hey, everybody's overwhelmed when they got the number one Yamaha Vont repping the
04:47motorcycle wide open.
04:48But Lance is holding his own.
04:49Looks good.
04:50Lightning Lance.
04:51We used to call him the jet fighter back in the day because he always had the dark limo
04:55tint goggles like someone in the Air Force.
04:59Doesn't run those anymore, but he still is darn fast.
05:02Deegan probably reading the back of the jersey.
05:05I mean, Deegan's battled everybody out here.
05:07That's someone new to the board.
05:09Yeah, Lance better watch out next week.
05:11Deegan is going to have something more if he keeps holding up his lap.
05:13But Lance is going to bring his inner maverick out on the inside of him, see if he can do
05:17something with it.
05:18Oh, he's on the outside, though.
05:21Hey, you're going to really lead one lap?
05:23Let's get two.
05:24Yeah, why not?
05:24Let's just make it official, checker to checker, or finish to finish.
05:28Hold on to this thing.
05:29He's 22nd in the first moto.
05:31Might have the best ever example of what a difference the start makes in pro motocross.
05:36Yeah, and if you wonder why we talk about starts, Lance Cobb, which is the reason for it.
05:40So let's see if Hayden hits the same line now.
05:43He takes his outside.
05:45He just stays on the outside here.
05:46Nobody's been there.
05:48And Deegan, same move that Cobb gave when he got the whole shot.
05:52As you mentioned, he never misses the opportunity.
05:55Lance, you're going to get it as well.
05:57So really cool to see.
05:59Lance, let's see if he can get up the inside of him.
06:01Woo!
06:01Hey, he fought back.
06:03You don't mess with Cobb like that.
06:04And they salute each other over the jump.
06:06Cobb going for the lead.
06:09Great stuff right here.
06:11Spares up Deegan.
06:13Oh, I love this.
06:17Spectacular.
06:18This inside's been working.
06:19If Lance can get, maybe he can close down that inside because it is not working.
06:23There you go.
06:23Watch.
06:24You've got to be kidding me.
06:25He's right there.
06:26I think he's going to get him back.
06:29Crowd loves it.
06:30I love the fight.
06:31He's had more fight against Hayden than all year.
06:33I love this.
06:34I think so.
06:35The answer to who was willing to fight back against Deegan was Lance Cobb.
06:39Now Deegan finally starting to pull back away.
06:42I will say that normally when Deegan gives someone the business like that, the hand gestures,
06:46the lookbacks, that's normally a disrespect.
06:49Probably the opposite this time.
06:50Yeah, he probably was.
06:51And if Lance stays there, it's going to be disrespectful eventually.
06:54But, yeah, I think Deegan's giving his props.
06:57So, really cool.
06:58But just like the first motor last weekend, look at the gap Hayden's already to get,
07:02which is going to make it tough for Joe Shimoda if he's able to make his way,
07:05because this is what's been costing him.
07:07Been fast, but he gets caught up, and that gap's too big.
07:10The rest of the field.
07:11It's Cochran now going back to work on Cobbush.
07:14I think things might start to happen in a hurry for the 195.
07:17Here's Cochran.
07:18No, Cobbush not going to let it happen.
07:20Yeah, I mean, you can't let it happen.
07:22You just fought toe-to-toe with Hayden Deegan, so I know you're not afraid,
07:25but good to see Levi up that close to the front here.
07:29And Drew Adams.
07:30Drew Adams finished 19th or 20th that first motor, so tough motor for him.
07:36Look at this battle here.
07:37Well, I can't barely even keep up.
07:39So it's Cochran, Kitchen, Cobbush, Shimoda.
07:44Shimoda's on the outside here on the red 30.
07:49Yeah, things starting to happen fast for Lance right here.
07:53Let's hit it to Haley.
07:55Missing from this motor is Chaz Hymas.
07:57What are you hearing, Haley?
07:59Yes, we hate to see that.
08:00The doctors told him to sit this one out.
08:02What we know is that Chance told us, I had food poisoning earlier this week.
08:05Sunday and Monday, he was down for the count.
08:08So he's super low on electrolytes, just wasn't feeling it.
08:11He was really, really feeling under the weather here with this last one,
08:15under the elements, I should say.
08:16So low on electrolytes sitting this moto out.
08:19Yeah, as we watch, Kitchen going to work on Cochran for second, Haley.
08:23Yeah, Hymas did tell us that.
08:24He said on Wednesday he was feeling better.
08:25But, yeah, you probably don't know exactly how it's going to turn out
08:28until you go to the limit in a 30-plus-2 in the heat under race conditions
08:33that clearly got to him.
08:34Now we're watching Kitchen go to work.
08:37Yeah, and you wouldn't think that these guys would be going this hard.
08:39But since they shortened it five minutes to 25, just mentally,
08:43it just feels like a lot shorter for them.
08:44So they probably feel like they have opportunities now.
08:47And if you make these passes and get up in the second,
08:50maybe you can start relaxing.
08:51The race won't be as hard for you.
08:52So I love what I see with Levi.
08:55And, again, nice outside move.
08:56One of the first people I've seen pass on the outside right there.
08:59So good move by Levi.
09:02Got a little confidence for that third place, that first moto.
09:04And here comes Joe Shimoda.
09:05Yeah, let's see if someone can break the Shimoda-Deegan 1-2 party.
09:09Maybe Kitchen or Cochran could be the ones to do it.
09:12And this is going to make the podium a big mix overall as well.
09:14Cochran could be in it, depending on how this goes right now.
09:19And Kitchen is about five seconds off of Deegan at the moment.
09:27But still, Casey Cochran showing what he's made of.
09:30Two good starts and lots of speed today.
09:32Oh, absolutely.
09:33He can build off this because the fitness, it's going to come.
09:36He hasn't been racing all year long,
09:37but speed is something he can work with,
09:39and he's been showing that.
09:40So good start by Casey.
09:42It's a hot day.
09:43And Joe's been riding good all year long,
09:45so he's going to be hard to keep behind him.
09:47But Casey's going to fight him.
09:49Cochran coming back from a broken femur
09:51that cost him all a supercross.
09:54And he's getting back into race shape.
09:55Under fire from Shimoda.
09:57Feet off the pegs.
09:58Shimoda hangs tough.
09:59Not able to make the pass.
10:00Yeah, from this angle, maybe that corner is a lot slipperier,
10:03but this is where I feel like Joe has to get a little bit better at.
10:06He's got to close that door off
10:07because now he's stuck behind Casey,
10:09and it's just going to be harder to get around
10:11and more time he loses.
10:12So it looks like from the angle, he should have closed it off,
10:14but maybe it was a little bit different from his point of view.
10:19Looking for an opening at the top.
10:21Cochran's going to cover it.
10:22Shimoda goes back to work on the outside.
10:25Yeah, he should have him down here.
10:26Casey's going to try to lean into him,
10:28but he's going to realize Joe's there.
10:29Now, I want to know,
10:32when you're trying to pass someone to the hills like that,
10:34there's probably a speed that you feel comfortable.
10:36Is that when you go into that extra 2% or 3%
10:38trying to outbreak someone down the big hill?
10:41Yeah, absolutely.
10:42I mean, you just try to get beside him,
10:44and really what you want to do is either,
10:46one, get beside him,
10:47or make that guy next to you think you're going to end up crashing,
10:50and he backs it off because you're out of control.
10:52So, one or the other,
10:54when you want to make it,
10:55you just get it long,
10:56and then the bike's wide open,
10:58kicking around,
10:58but nice move by Joe,
10:59and now he's going after Levi.
11:01So, would Joe maybe hit that?
11:03That's not the speed.
11:04He's probably going to hit that downhill every single lap.
11:06Do you try to uncork it a little more?
11:08Oh, yeah, he's 100%.
11:09He won't hit that downhill no faster.
11:11So, yeah, again,
11:12it's one of those things,
11:14you're playing a game of chicken,
11:15but, you know,
11:16the guy feels it by on the side.
11:18He knows when you're out of control as well.
11:19So, Casey, realize.
11:22Joey was out of control, baby.
11:24Fight for another day.
11:25Cochran back to fourth.
11:26Now, Shimoda versus Kitchen
11:27in a second-place party
11:30that Shimoda has had to himself
11:32so far this year.
11:37Julian Beaumere has now made the move on Drew Adams.
11:39Still, shout-out to Drew.
11:40He's not had a good start so far this year.
11:44The rookie,
11:45best moto performance we've seen out of him.
11:47Now back to sixth.
11:48Marchbank's seventh.
11:49Moseman, Haram, Jordan Smith,
11:52top ten.
11:53And sometimes people wonder,
11:55it's like when you see these guys come up,
11:57and like Levi,
11:58he was able to make those passes,
11:59and it looked like he had the speed to chase Hayden,
12:01but then he gets in second,
12:03then Joe starts catching him.
12:05It's hard when you don't have that toe,
12:06and you heard Jet Lawrence in between motos,
12:08like, just that little bit of gap
12:09where you can't see the guy in front of him,
12:11Deegan's just far enough where he can't see him,
12:13then you start racing behind him,
12:15so Levi's probably riding the same
12:17as he was in the beginning,
12:18but kind of riding behind him
12:19because he doesn't have that rabbit to chase in front of him,
12:21which is allowing Joe to close up to him,
12:23so it makes it tough when you're in that position.
12:28Yeah, no doubt.
12:29It wasn't long before Joe got right to him,
12:31and now the battle is on
12:33between Kitchen and Shimoda.
12:36Then you go a little further back.
12:38Cochran and Beaumair battling it out.
12:41Nice improvement for Beaumair in this moto,
12:42and he just shoots by for fourth.
12:45Yeah, Julian, I saw him coming up,
12:47and just like his teammates,
12:49the bike's probably working really good,
12:51and it's drawing out more,
12:52so I wonder where his actual other teammate,
12:54Tom Bial, looks like he's down in 15th place.
12:58Yeah, Bial had the bad gate pick
12:59because he didn't finish the first moto.
13:01Oh, and Joe goes by.
13:02Wow.
13:03Yeah, Joe made the pass,
13:04so just like the first three motos,
13:07Joe's up in that second place,
13:08but look at the gap.
13:09Almost seven seconds.
13:10It's going to be tough to hunt Hayden down
13:12with 13 minutes.
13:15Now, look, Kitchen,
13:15right on his level,
13:16they don't want to get past here.
13:18Is there still some positives,
13:20even if he just sets up podium today,
13:21even though Shimoda got him?
13:24Yeah, I mean, for different guys,
13:27I mean, I feel like this is Casey Cochran
13:28and maybe Julian,
13:29and yeah, it's a positive,
13:30but I think Levi really secretly
13:34wanted to try to win this championship,
13:36so, you know, yeah,
13:38it's still a good day
13:39compared to what happened last weekend,
13:40but at the end of the day,
13:41he wants to be fighting that number one,
13:43not, you know,
13:43get distanced third places.
13:46So even just with the bat round one,
13:48it doesn't matter.
13:49You've got to come out here
13:49and show it
13:50because he definitely is considered
13:52to be at the top of this division.
13:54We're already halfway through.
13:55It's the moto a little shorter here.
13:5725 minutes.
13:58Monster Energy available now.
14:00We'll remind you of that.
14:01We don't need to remind you
14:03how good Hayden Deegan is
14:04and once again has that gap
14:06where he wants to.
14:07Did he just wheelie?
14:08Yes, he did.
14:09Down that hill?
14:09Yeah, no, he did.
14:10Pick that front end up.
14:11Actually, it's a lot smoother for him
14:14because he's not putting
14:14so much weight on there,
14:15which ain't beating his body up,
14:16so that was a nice move,
14:18but those are the things
14:19that the whips and all that.
14:20The kid looks comfortable
14:21and to me,
14:23the way he's riding,
14:24I think he wants to put a statement
14:25on these guys.
14:26Show I'm the toughest.
14:28You might see Hayden
14:28try to run away with this.
14:29Little beast mode.
14:30Mini beast mode right here.
14:32It's been a perfect day
14:33for the blue crew,
14:35the Omaha boys so far.
14:36Deegan winning the first moto.
14:38Tomac winning 450 moto one.
14:40And Deegan crushing him again
14:42here in moto two.
14:43Sent it down to Jason Thomas.
14:45What did you see down there, JT?
14:47Well, what I see is Hayden Deegan
14:48riding off in the distance right now,
14:50but just watching his mechanic,
14:51Brent Duffy,
14:52give the pit board
14:53in every single lap he came by.
14:54At the top,
14:55it would be Hayden's lap time,
14:56and the bottom,
14:57it would be the nearest competitor.
14:59This lap happened to be Joe,
15:00and every single time,
15:01Hayden just gives a little nod
15:02and keeps doing his thing.
15:04Like, it is maximum confidence,
15:06and he's pulling away systematically.
15:08He's pushing from five,
15:09just as that graphic showed
15:10from five to seven,
15:11and now we're pushing on eight.
15:13And this is what I wanted to see
15:14from Hayden.
15:15Flex your fitness.
15:16You're the fittest guy.
15:17This is the time,
15:18just like James said,
15:19where you make a statement
15:20and you show these guys
15:21exactly what you have
15:22underneath the hood.
15:24Yeah, he's got a big block
15:26under the hood right there.
15:27This kid's definitely riding
15:28and a little shaking.
15:30We heard his mechanic
15:31between motos.
15:32He's just like,
15:32look, executed a plan,
15:34and I really do believe
15:36the plan was to actually
15:37see if he can throw
15:38a knockout punch
15:39for these guys,
15:40because you come out here,
15:41just like we mentioned
15:41with Eli,
15:42sometimes these brace wins,
15:43they're bigger than that.
15:44You can tell by his...
15:46He's in experimental mode.
15:49It's like he's having fun
15:50out here.
15:50He's trying stuff.
15:52Yeah, no,
15:52he's really trying
15:53to send that message to them.
15:54I just wanted to stop talking
15:55so y'all can hear
15:56his motorcycle,
15:57but this is definitely
15:58a flex mode right here.
15:59All right, here's Deacon
16:03headed down here.
16:04We asked him,
16:05even with the 1-1,
16:06what did he work on
16:06during the week?
16:12Yeah, I mean,
16:12I feel like I was pretty
16:13well-rounded at Fox.
16:15It was consistent.
16:15I let the race come to me.
16:17Two good starts.
16:19Obviously, you know,
16:19it can always be better.
16:21The starts, obviously,
16:21wasn't P1,
16:22so we went and worked
16:23on the starts quite a bit
16:24this week.
16:25First round,
16:26so you kind of like
16:27you don't really know
16:28exactly where your bike's
16:29going to be,
16:29so it was kind of
16:30a guessing game
16:31coming to the first round,
16:31and it was good.
16:33The bike was good,
16:33but we missed it a little,
16:34so this week we went
16:35back to work
16:36and did a couple things
16:37and it should be better.
16:41Yeah, no,
16:42it's really good to see,
16:43but to be honest with you,
16:44the way Hayden's riding,
16:45you can tell he's having a,
16:46you know,
16:47trying to make a purpose
16:48as we're watching
16:49March Banks and Moesman
16:51back here battling
16:52for these guys
16:53in fifth and sixth.
16:55If Joe's able,
16:56even though he might not
16:57win this race,
16:57but if he doesn't
16:58allow Hayden
16:59to really run off,
17:00then I think it's
17:00actually a win for him
17:01because you can tell
17:02Hayden's trying to
17:03put the wood to him
17:04and break him,
17:04so if he can keep
17:05that gap,
17:06that'd be nice,
17:06but love this.
17:09These guys battle
17:10for four.
17:11As quickly as Julian
17:12was able to get there,
17:13look how much
17:14these guys are bunched up.
17:16Yeah,
17:16it said it was
17:16a better moto
17:17for Bomer,
17:17who was eighth
17:18in the first moto,
17:19fourth right now,
17:20but he is under fire.
17:21Moesman on the move.
17:22He just marched past
17:24March Banks.
17:24Yeah,
17:26Garrett needed
17:26to get a better start
17:27because he's been
17:27riding good all year long
17:29and, yeah,
17:30it slid out in that corner.
17:31Michael was able
17:31to get the drive
17:32and up the inside,
17:33so this is that time
17:34of the race
17:35in the beginning
17:35when all these guys
17:36are battling.
17:39Oh,
17:39I thought maybe Joe
17:40went down.
17:40When all these guys
17:41are battling,
17:41you forget
17:42that it's 100 degrees
17:43outside.
17:44Now when it gets closer,
17:45the clock starts getting there,
17:47things start stretching out.
17:48Julian's starting to realize,
17:49man,
17:49it's 100 degrees outside.
17:50It's hot,
17:51so we've got eight minutes left.
17:54And he could go
17:54any direction here.
17:56Shimoda Kitchen,
17:57second and third.
17:58It's this battle here.
18:00Fourth,
18:00Beaumair,
18:02Moesman,
18:02March Banks,
18:03Cochran,
18:03Smith,
18:04Adams,
18:04Haram.
18:05Top ten.
18:11And Moesman
18:12wants another pass
18:13at his home track
18:15here at Hangtown.
18:17Yeah,
18:17Michael looked strong
18:18in that first moto.
18:20Fitness looked good.
18:21You can tell by his body language
18:22that he's moving forward.
18:23If you look at him
18:24and Julian,
18:24Michael's in that attack position,
18:26you know,
18:27charging down these hills
18:27where Julian takes a look over.
18:30Pretty easy pass for him
18:31as Michael goes in
18:32a little hot.
18:34Too hot.
18:35He went a little hot,
18:36but that's all right.
18:37Just what Joe
18:38was trying to do
18:39playing that game of chicken.
18:40He just slammed in that berm.
18:41I don't think he thought
18:42that pass was going to be
18:43as easy,
18:44but still,
18:44as quickly as he got past,
18:46he's right back on him.
18:48But he has to deal
18:49with March Banks
18:49who wants to get him back.
18:51Oh,
18:52not quite.
18:56Juju fighting back.
19:01And that is Bial
19:02in the bottom box
19:03trying to move up
19:03on Parker Ross.
19:05That is a fight for 12th.
19:07Bial had the last gate pick
19:09because he didn't finish
19:09the first moto,
19:10so he's on a march forward.
19:12This battle for fourth
19:13is crazy.
19:14Yeah,
19:15these guys,
19:15and we're about to find out
19:16if they're friends or not,
19:17because I can tell
19:18Michael's starting
19:19to get a little frustrated
19:20with Julian.
19:20He knows he's faster,
19:22so Julian keeps doing that.
19:24Uh-oh.
19:24Michael's been known
19:25to throw a little wood
19:27out there,
19:27get a little aggressive,
19:28and it might happen.
19:30It's been like,
19:30out of the heat,
19:31I was lightheaded.
19:32I didn't know you were
19:32right there.
19:33I'm sorry.
19:33My bad, bro.
19:34I like all the tricks
19:36of the trade,
19:36the excuses.
19:37I've got his key guys.
19:38Yay.
19:38No.
19:39As Bial continues
19:40to work on Ross
19:41in the bottom box.
19:43Another shot
19:44out of from Oseman.
19:49Yeah,
19:50Julian's really slowing him down,
19:51which is allowing Levi
19:52to kind of get away,
19:54but I feel like
19:55if Michael,
19:55once he clears him,
19:56he should pull that cap
19:58pretty quick.
19:58There you go.
19:59Well, he almost had him
20:00cleared before,
20:01then he blew the berm.
20:02Now he's going to make
20:03it happen again.
20:04Oseman to fourth.
20:06Yeah,
20:07good ride in.
20:08They didn't lose
20:08too much time to Levi.
20:10Levi should have tried
20:11to make Hayward
20:12a sunshine,
20:13but he can't tell
20:13behind him
20:14what's going on.
20:18Oseman's fourth overall
20:20now.
20:20He's going to need
20:20some luck,
20:21though.
20:21He almost threw it away.
20:22He's going to need
20:22some luck to get
20:23to the podium.
20:24March Banks.
20:25Power move
20:26around the outside.
20:27Yeah,
20:27you can sense that,
20:28and Julian's starting
20:29to go backward,
20:30which is expected.
20:31It's tough.
20:31It's hot out here.
20:33Garrett's trying
20:34to catch that toe.
20:34Maybe stay with Michael.
20:36Maybe get his teammate,
20:37because they're starting
20:37to close in
20:37on Levi's Kitchen already.
20:42All right,
20:42March Banks moving forward.
20:43Shout out
20:44Super Motocross playoffs.
20:46They are two full days
20:47of SMX fun.
20:48You want to be there
20:49when history gets made.
20:50It's Concord,
20:51North Carolina,
20:52St. Louis,
20:53Missouri,
20:53and Las Vegas,
20:55Nevada.
20:55Go to
20:55SuperMotocross.com.
20:57You have a two-day
20:57format of press conferences.
20:59You can go to practice
21:00and then racing
21:02the next day
21:02on Saturday.
21:06So they are keeping
21:07the 47 and third
21:09of Kitchen in sight.
21:10We'll get back
21:11to that in a moment,
21:11but watch Villal.
21:12Point salvage mode
21:14right now.
21:15But credit to Parker Ross,
21:17new to this
21:17Bar X Toyota Redlands
21:19Yamaha team.
21:20He was a Honda rider,
21:22picked up to this team
21:23for outdoors.
21:24Ross,
21:25who is a rookie
21:25holding his own
21:26against Villal.
21:28Yeah,
21:28I was looking at Tom
21:29when he was landing
21:29off those jumps.
21:31It looked like
21:31something was going
21:32on with the bike
21:32because it's noticed
21:34that it's very hard
21:35landing,
21:36so that's kind of weird.
21:37It almost looks like
21:37he had a flat tire
21:38or something was going
21:39on with him.
21:40A little strange,
21:41especially for a rider
21:41so smooth like Tom.
21:45And Ross able
21:46to hold him off.
21:47Again,
21:47this is 12th and 13th.
21:49Max Boland
21:50just ahead.
21:52Sent it down to JT.
21:54watching Tom Bial.
21:55He's been following
21:56Parker Ross around here
21:57for a few laps
21:58and I'm just thinking
21:59about Sebastian Tortelli
22:00on our SMX International
22:01Video Pass
22:02trying to explain
22:03to everyone in French
22:05who Parker Ross is
22:06right now
22:07because for Tom Bial
22:08he's a two-time
22:08MX2 world champion
22:11trying to pass
22:11a relative newcomer
22:13and this has not been
22:14the day Tom Bial wants
22:15but nonetheless,
22:16Parker Ross
22:17at his home race
22:17really putting in
22:18a strong effort here.
22:19Yeah,
22:20Parker only turned pro
22:21after the Monster Energy
22:22National at Loretta Lynn's
22:23last August
22:24so he's relatively new
22:25to the game.
22:25Good point.
22:26He is a California native
22:27so he knows his way
22:28around Hank Tom
22:29and he is giving
22:30all he can handle.
22:32Yeah,
22:32definitely
22:33when you're talking
22:34about point saving
22:35this is championship
22:36season saving
22:37moment at this
22:38and just tough.
22:40I mean,
22:40at this moment
22:41I think all these guys
22:42are a little behind
22:43Hayden.
22:44Clearly
22:44you've got to try
22:46to find any kind
22:47of positive going
22:48and this ain't helping
22:48Tom's case
22:50at this moment
22:50but it looks like
22:51Michael Moseman
22:52all over Levi
22:53for third place
22:54that'd be a great
22:54finish for him
22:55if he can get
22:56around him.
22:57I still don't think
22:58it would be enough
22:59for the overall podium
23:00but a moto podium
23:01would get him up
23:02on that box
23:02and the fans
23:03be pumped on that.
23:04He is a home track
23:05native.
23:06JT.
23:06Yeah,
23:07this is his home race
23:08and it should come
23:09as a shock
23:10that he's riding
23:10really well here.
23:11Let's flashback
23:12to 2022.
23:14This guy was out here
23:14trying to run around
23:15and get the race win
23:16so he's been
23:17through a lot
23:18to say the least
23:19since then
23:20but this is a guy
23:20when everything is on
23:22he can run
23:22with the best of them.
23:23He's certainly
23:23proven that today.
23:25Oh yeah,
23:25speed has always
23:26been there for most
23:27of many.
23:27He used to battle
23:27the Lawrence's
23:28in this class
23:29quite a bit
23:29at the sharp
23:30end of the field.
23:31It has been a long
23:32rebuild process.
23:34Multiple concussions
23:34and a broken neck.
23:36As for Villal,
23:37remember he did not
23:38finish that first
23:39Moto Haley.
23:40What have you heard
23:40about his condition
23:41even though he's
23:41salvaging Moto 2?
23:43Here's what I heard
23:44of Weij is that
23:45the team had noticed
23:46some swelling
23:46in his left arm,
23:47shoulder and elbow
23:48area specifically
23:49but that actually
23:50wasn't bothering him.
23:51It's actually his side.
23:52It's pretty scraped up
23:53the left-hand side
23:54that is.
23:55But no injuries
23:57that we know of
23:57so that's good
23:58to see him out here
23:59and trying to fight back
24:00after that Moto 1.
24:01That's relative
24:02in Moto Cross
24:02all the things
24:03she just listed.
24:05The race perspective
24:06that means he's not hurt
24:07even though there's
24:07literally three different
24:08things that are hurt
24:09but if nothing's broken
24:10he's digging deep.
24:12Yeah and basically
24:14what she's doing
24:14most mortals
24:15would be laid up
24:16for a couple weeks
24:18you know
24:18so for us
24:19it ain't broken
24:19as you mentioned
24:20that's a nice pass
24:21file.
24:23You know
24:23if it ain't broke
24:24you gotta get out there
24:24and ride
24:25so good for him
24:26but definitely
24:27a tough day
24:28especially coming off
24:29of last ship
24:30and we get that
24:30overall victory
24:31won a little bit more
24:33from that
24:33and
24:33that's right
24:37he did win here
24:37last year
24:38Deegan went down
24:39while leading
24:40Deegan with a
24:41nearly 10 second gap
24:42over Shimoda
24:43just like Moto 1
24:44looks like Kitchen
24:46now holding
24:47Bozeman at bay
24:48next on the list
24:50for Bial here
24:50is the 92
24:51of Bolin.
24:52Yeah you got a
24:53few guys right
24:54in front of him
24:54looks like
24:55George Smith
24:56Drew Adams
24:57Casey's right
24:58above that
24:59so
24:59these guys
25:00are going
25:01looks like Tom
25:02starting to warm up
25:02now
25:03a little sneaky
25:06line right there
25:07between all those
25:07runs
25:08and this is
25:10for 11th place
25:12Nicole Harrop
25:14up ahead
25:15on the triumph
25:16big improvement
25:16for him
25:17from last week
25:18in his debut
25:19Racing America
25:20running a solid
25:21top 10 right now
25:22but Bial's looking
25:23for running room
25:24on Bolin
25:25and one thing
25:28with Tom
25:29that we don't
25:30really think about
25:30is that he missed
25:31that whole first
25:32moto so the tracks
25:33changed quite a bit
25:34between practice
25:35where all these
25:36other guys
25:36they would make
25:37some changes
25:38after watching
25:39that first moto
25:39so Tom might be
25:40out here trying
25:40to suit out
25:42maybe struggling
25:42with the bike
25:43maybe they missed
25:43the set up
25:44and now he's
25:44starting to find
25:45his groove
25:46so definitely
25:47looking better
25:48than he did
25:48a few laps ago
25:49yeah got it done
25:52but I was going
25:52to say by skipping
25:53the first moto
25:54he's actually
25:54a little bit
25:55of pressure
25:55didn't go out
25:57there in the heat
25:57for 30 minutes
25:58yeah but you know
25:59at the same time
26:00it puts him
26:00all the way
26:01on the outside
26:01of the gate
26:02so I would say
26:03there's probably
26:03more disadvantage
26:04and when you're
26:05a guy like Tom Bial
26:06I mean yeah
26:07no one might
26:08not be used
26:10to this heat
26:10but at the end
26:10of the day
26:11you know how to
26:11ride two 30-minute
26:12moto so I think
26:13it's more of a
26:13disadvantage
26:14as far as
26:14bike setup
26:15and just having
26:16the timing
26:16and we know
26:17how these guys
26:18are
26:18start makes
26:19a world of
26:19difference
26:19so I would
26:20take the risk
26:20and just rather
26:22be tired
26:22to get a better
26:23start
26:23as for Harrop
26:25here
26:25doors open
26:26let's see if
26:27nah the Alhine line
26:29wasn't quite close
26:30enough
26:30now Harrop races
26:31for triumph
26:32over in Europe
26:33but they have a rule
26:34over there
26:34when you turn age
26:3523 you cannot race
26:36to 250 class
26:37any longer
26:38but they don't
26:38have a 450
26:39ready to race yet
26:40so they just said
26:41you can be a test
26:43rider for the year
26:43and then they
26:44put this idea
26:45together
26:45why don't you
26:46race in America
26:47for the summer
26:47and he's riding
26:48well
26:49somebody's down
26:50yeah almost
26:51looks like
26:52is that
26:52Moseman
26:53from the Yamaha
26:54I believe
26:55yeah looks
26:55the Yamaha
26:55could be a ride
26:56or a lap
26:56though
26:56we'll see
26:57if the
26:57results board
26:58changes
26:59it was
27:01ah
27:03Moseman
27:03had a great
27:04day going
27:05ah bummer
27:06bummer
27:07I mean yeah
27:08he might not
27:08have been able
27:08to get a podium
27:09on the overall
27:09but that would
27:10have been huge
27:10for him just
27:11confidence wise
27:12people might
27:13have a replay
27:14if you watch
27:14closely here
27:15bummer in fifth
27:17so they all
27:17move up
27:18it's the first
27:20corner he's
27:20going up to
27:21inside
27:21top of the
27:22screen
27:22oh yeah
27:25look
27:25it's like
27:26he comes in
27:27he hooks that
27:27berm
27:28that sand
27:28that they have
27:29down there
27:29and just
27:30took that
27:30front end
27:30tough get off
27:33for Michael
27:33costly for sure
27:34to Sakamoto
27:35that same
27:37corner and jump
27:38that had a big
27:40crash a couple
27:40years ago
27:41and that's a shame
27:43to see
27:43had a great one
27:44going
27:44that probably
27:45would have been
27:45fourth in the
27:45moto and fourth
27:46overall
27:47it's going to move
27:48Marchbanks up to
27:49fourth in the moto
27:50and fourth overall
27:51now Marchbanks be
27:52quietly effective
27:53to start this season
27:54because all the noise
27:57has been up front
27:57literally and figuratively
27:59with Danger Boyd
28:01Hayden's doing exactly
28:03what he wanted to
28:04but I do believe
28:05as I mentioned
28:06it's kind of a win
28:07for Joe
28:08to keep that gap
28:09because this
28:10this league could have
28:11ballooned big time
28:12and I think just that
28:13confidence what Hayden
28:14was doing about
28:15whipping it
28:15looking back
28:16he didn't
28:17Joe didn't allow him
28:18to get away
28:19so
28:19at least Hayden
28:20knows that he's
28:21going to be strong
28:21at the end of the
28:22motors just like
28:22how he has been
28:23in the past three
28:24happy to see
28:27two to go
28:28for Deegan
28:29remember everybody
28:30450 moto two
28:31still yet to run
28:33can Eli Tomac do it
28:34can he get the
28:35overall win
28:36the first one for him
28:37since 2022
28:38and at the early
28:39stages of this
28:40championship
28:41that would be huge
28:42and that'll be coming
28:45up after this one
28:46Deegan into lap traffic
28:50the lap and a half
28:52to go
28:52yeah he's just
28:53taking a couple
28:54looks back
28:54just making sure
28:55Joe's there
28:56he's got this
28:58pretty in control
28:59if he just stays up
29:00now I'm going to
29:02assume if you're
29:03Deegan you're going
29:03to say no
29:04I was just managing
29:04it and if you're
29:05Shimoda you're going
29:06to say I was
29:06keeping him honest
29:07yeah well both
29:09could be true
29:09both could be true
29:11but I think Hayden
29:12at some point he
29:14realized Joe was
29:15going to be there
29:15then you just start
29:16managing him
29:17but there was a
29:17point in his race
29:18where he was really
29:19throwing this thing
29:20down because I think
29:20he wanted to send
29:21a message but
29:22nonetheless if he wins
29:23is going to pay the
29:24same whether it's
29:2530 seconds or one
29:26second
29:26I see you're saying
29:28yeah we thought at
29:28one point he was
29:29going to try to really
29:30hammer these guys
29:30I mean that was his
29:32goal I mean he was
29:33taking a look back
29:34you can see how
29:35aggressive he was
29:36and he was more
29:37aggressive this moto
29:38than he was I mean
29:39so far in his
29:40championship and he
29:42was trying to send
29:42the message but
29:43message is still
29:44going to get sent
29:45might be two day
29:46air this time
29:47it's okay
29:47they're going to get
29:48it
29:48yeah it's still
29:49going to say 4-0
29:50we're not going to
29:52start talking about
29:52the undefeated thing
29:53quite yet
29:54it's only two races
29:55but Matt he has
29:56probably over delivered
29:58on the expectations
29:59so far even though
30:00everyone knew how
30:01good he would be
30:01but this has been
30:03hard to argue with
30:05hard to be much
30:06better
30:06you mentioned
30:12I think we were
30:14talking about even
30:15Jet Lawrence this
30:15morning and
30:16qualifying hey you
30:17got to start finding
30:17small goals keep
30:19yourself going so
30:20is Deegan shift into
30:21that mode are there
30:21little things if the
30:22white flag comes out
30:23he can do to keep
30:23himself Deegan every
30:25week
30:25you know most guys
30:27when they're this
30:28dominant yeah you
30:29have to find those
30:30things but for some
30:31reason I think it
30:32comes pretty easy to
30:34Hayden to find any
30:35kind of thing I mean
30:35he just asked Lance
30:37the beginning part of
30:38the mode that's right
30:39you know so Hayden
30:40saw that and you
30:41know he's he's a
30:42student of the game
30:43and yeah I just feel
30:45like with him and
30:45and like Jet you if
30:47you know you're going
30:48to win the race the
30:49only way to stay
30:49focused is to have
30:50those goals and I
30:51think with Hayden
30:51his second moto you
30:53know I don't think it
30:54was a question whether
30:54he felt like he was
30:55going to win he wanted
30:56to really send that
30:57message to these guys
30:58to know it's the
30:59hottest day of so
31:00far this year and I'm
31:03going to do exactly
31:03what I did at hang
31:04town except for I'm
31:05going to do it even
31:05more dominant so it
31:06just makes those guys
31:07as the season goes on
31:08they just don't feel
31:09like they have a chance
31:10and like Joe was able
31:12to stabilize that so
31:13that was good to see
31:13yeah perhaps one
31:15contender remains
31:16because Kitchen has
31:17had some bad luck
31:18already this year
31:18Kerviala has had some bad
31:19luck Hymas has had some bad
31:21luck they've all had
31:22motos they did not
31:23finish but Shimoda has
31:25been rock solid so far
31:27but not able to crack
31:29this code
31:29yeah and just like the
31:32previous three motos
31:34once Joe get in second I
31:36mean that gap it's not
31:37like it balloons a lot it
31:38pretty much stabilized but
31:39Hayden has this ability
31:41once he makes a pass and
31:42he gets in the lead he
31:43puts in a heater of a half a
31:45lap or whatever it is and
31:47gains that four seconds and
31:48he puts everybody else in a
31:50position where they're
31:50going to have to take the
31:51chance to try to outrun him
31:53and that's going to be hard
31:53to do so
31:54could be a lot of this
31:58coming this summer
31:58Hayden digging in complete
32:00control on the final lap
32:02all four motos so far this
32:04year Danger Boy well
32:06wasn't just the home track
32:07thing last week we go five
32:09hours to the north outside
32:10of Sacramento and he was
32:12just as good if not better
32:14said bring on the heat
32:15back that up as well
32:16and there is no doubt
32:19something special is
32:20brewing we're not going to
32:21talk undefeated yet but
32:23what we can start teasing
32:24is a year from now he'll
32:26probably be on a 450 and
32:27what is that going to look
32:29like but for now job one is
32:31winning on a 250 Hayden
32:33Deegan 2-0 to start the
32:362025 season Deegan wins
32:39Hangtown Joe Shimoda four
32:43straight second place finishes
32:45to start the year and I
32:47believe Levi's going to cross
32:48the Czech flag in third I
32:49believe Julian just got
32:51around Garrett for four so
32:52nice ride by him what a way
32:54to bounce back look it was
32:56coming unglued there for
32:57Bomer but he digs deep there
32:58he is on the 23 fourth place
33:00after eighth in moto one so a
33:02nice bounce back Marchbank's
33:04going to be fifth and Jordan
33:06Smith nice job of the triumph
33:07and she's sixth drew Adam
33:09seventh Tom Vial ends up in
33:10third so I mean eight excuse
33:13me so that's a lot of spots
33:14for Vial in the last couple of
33:16laps yeah that's a salvage job
33:18for sure I mean we had him in
33:19thirteenth at one point and
33:21Vial will end up eighth and
33:23that I believe it'd be 13
33:24championship points he scores
33:26for that Harrop ninth and Parker
33:29Ross looking at a top ten nicely
33:31done by the rookie so same old
33:35story two different tracks but
33:38Deegan on top and headed to
33:42the podium
33:43Lance Kobusch by the way ends up
33:48thirty-fifth in that one after
33:49twenty-second in the first moto
33:51so it shows you what these guys
33:52can do sprint wise probably not
33:55worried about managing energy on
33:56those first two laps yeah no he
33:58definitely that's who I was
33:59looking for right now I was
34:00wondering my boy Kurt Busch he's
34:02got a new fan in him it's awesome
34:04looking for Lance every weekend
34:05now yep
34:06yeah buddy
34:07yeah
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