MOTOCROSS ACTION MID-WEEK REPORT

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Rider: Justin Barcia

Justin Barcia has always been known for his style and speed. Coming from an exceptional amateur career to the pro ranks, Barcia has been a feared rider on the track. He raced Loretta Lynns five separate years and was able to walk away with four championships throughout, beating the likes of Eli Tomac, Dean Wilson, and Blake Baggett. In 2009 he started the full outdoor series where a lot of riders would race Unadilla and the final rounds after their last year at Loretta’s. In his first race, he was able to finish sixth which was an outstanding result. He then grabbed his first win at Southwick later that same year. Now fifteen years later, Justin is still racing but not only is that impressive but he is still battling for podium positions.

JETT LAWRENCE REBOUNDS AT THUNDER VALLEY

Jett Lawrence was able to find his way to the top of the podium once again this past weekend at Thunder Valley.

After a tough result at Hangtown after going down hard early in Moto One it seemed that Jett Lawrence may have been hiding or riding through a more serious injury. He was seen in visible pain after the motos and was losing positions throughout the second moto. Though this is how champions are made by toughing it out on the worst days. A week later Jett seemed to have it all together once again. Though he did not have the same speed where he dominated the field earlier in the season, he was fast enough to grab the win and did exactly that.

DEEGAN CONTINUES HIS OVERALL WIN STREAK

Haiden Deegan has been the man to beat so far this season.

Haiden Deegan has been mostly dominant so far this outdoor season. So far he has had three overall wins in a row, and with the confidence he has, we can imagine it going much further. Though riders like Tom Vialle and Chance Hymas were able to capitalize on a few of his mistakes, even if Deegan was on the ground he salvaged the position to put himself on top of the box. He is a force to be reckoned with this year, and with each race, he extends his lead further and further.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: CASEY COCHRAN THE STRUGGLES OF A ROOKIE

“I struggled all day, really, and never got too comfortable with the track. Never being here before and learning it, that kind of showed, so we’re going to keep our heads high and get ready for next weekend at High Point. We’ll make some progress and come out swinging.”

THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY: 200 HOURS LATER

MXA FANTASY LEAGUE: THE WINNER OF THUNDER VALLEY MOTOCROSS SCORED 309 POINTS

Another great weekend of racing from the Thunder Valley National which was the third race of the motocross series. Haiden Deegan was once again able to take the win and was the number one pick by users to do so. It did not come easy for him however as a mistake in Moto One took him down allowing Tom Vialle to make a move around him but in the closing laps, Deegan made an aggressive move to take the lead and win. In the 450 class, we saw Jett Lawrence back on top after crashing hard at Hangtown. After last weekend, most users predicted Chase Sexton to continue the momentum into Thunder Valley, but some mistakes kept him away from the win this past weekend.

THE WINNER OF THE THUNDER VALLEY FANTASY LEAGUE  “LHOCH″

Username LHOCH broke the record for most points in the MXA Fantasy League so far this year and made a significant jump in overall positioning. 

250 CLASS PREDICTIONS

In the 250 class for the first time this year, we saw perfection with the picks. In first, they chose Haiden Deegan who did take the win and gave 36 fantasy points including the ten-point bonus. In second they chose Chance Hymas who did get second giving 33 fantasy points plus the ten-point bonus. In third, they chose Tom Vialle who did grab third and gave 31 fantasy points including the ten-point bonus. In fourth they chose Jo Shimoda who also grabbed fourth giving 29 fantasy points including the ten-point bonus. In fifth they selected Levi Kitchen who was another rider in the correct position giving 28 fantasy points including the ten-point bonus and in sixth, they chose Jalek Swoll who grabbed sixth overall giving 27 fantasy points including that ten-point bonus. Amazing selection for the 250 class.

450 CLASS PREDICTIONS

In the 450 class, the picks were pretty spot on as well with Jett Lawrence for first and Hunter Lawrence for second. Both riders would give 36 and 33 points for the prediction which includes the ten-point bonus. In third, they chose Chase Sexton who ended up finishing fifth on the afternoon and only gave 18 fantasy points. In fourth they chose Jason Anderson who was outside the top six, finishing in seventh giving no fantasy points. Fifth they chose Aaron Plessinger who finished sixth in the race giving 17 fantasy points. In sixth they chose Justin Cooper who finished third on the day and would give 21 fantasy points but no bonus.