Career-First Overall Win for Hunter Lawrence at Southwick National

"Honestly, I struggle with this track every year. It just has such a hard base and a loose top. I'm almost always blown away with how slick it is. Having said that, today was a combination of struggling with the track and I didn't really feel like I had the bike dialed like I wanted to here. It was a tough first moto, being stuck behind riders the whole time, and I managed to get a fourth place. Then I led a lot of laps during the second moto and just managed to get a second place for second overall, which I was totally okay with today. We made the most out of it. I’m glad to leave here healthy and on the podium again after a couple of weekends of not being on the podium. It was a good comeback, and we're satisfied as a team."

"Round 5 at Southwick was a pretty rough day for me; I just didn't really feel good on the track all day. I qualified third, which is okay, but I just didn't really ride that great. Going into the first moto I actually felt pretty good, but I made some dumb mistakes and went backwards and then couldn't climb back up, so that was a bummer. In the second moto I went down pretty hard twice and that's pretty much all; I got eighth. I'm trying to figure out what I can do better and trying to get back to where I should be. I'm looking forward to Millville. From here on out the tracks are pretty good, so I'm looking forward to building and getting back to where I belong."

“Today started pretty good; I had an awesome breakfast, ‘G’ [sports therapist Dr. H. Rey Gubernick] gave me a little service before we started, and qualifying was pretty good--I went top-three in both sessions. In the first moto I had an average start, made some good passes and got into the lead, which was really cool. I wasn't trying to get too stoked for that moto win because I knew I had to finish the job in the second moto, and we did. I'm really happy with how the day went. It doesn't get much better than 1-1, so it was a pretty awesome day."

“Southwick wasn't my best weekend. Today I missed the podium, which isn’t good. I've been on the podium most of the time, so I’m definitely disappointed and I'm bummed with that. We made some good improvements with the bike this weekend, as we're always trying to make the bike and myself better. We ended up going 9-3 which isn’t too bad. In the first moto I had some bad luck and made some stupid mistakes at the same time. Both motos I had terrible starts, which wasn't making my life easy at all. I made a really good charge in the second moto and caught the guy who holeshot, which gives me a bit of confidence. In our sport we have to put things behind us pretty quick and look on to the next race. We have Millville next weekend, so we're going to do some testing during this week and make sure we come out swinging and start getting some more wins again. I have no more points cushioning, but I know the Millville track, so I'm going to just come out swinging and hopefully get a 1-1. My brother Hunter beat me to the 1-1 first, so screw him! [laughs] He didn't give me any warning about this, so now he’s competition! All in all, not my greatest weekend, but it is what it is. Now we'll focus on next weekend."

“Heavy rain prior to this weekend at Southwick made for perfect conditions on the sandy track. Hunter looked comfortable and confident from the start of qualifying, and it proved to be his day to shine as he finished with perfect 1-1 moto scores for an amazing victory! Jett had a bad start and a crash in moto 1 but fortunately salvaged a ninth-place finish for valuable points. He rode more consistently in moto 2, earning a podium spot and holding on to the red plate heading to the next round. Ken rode very consistently today; after finishing fourth in moto 1, he nailed the holeshot in moto 2 and led for 8 laps before finishing in second and taking second for the day. Chase started off the day showing good speed as he qualified third. He struggled to find his rhythm in the motos after midpack starts and a crash on lap 4 in moto 2, but he was able to finish seventh overall for the day.”