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RJ HAMPSHIRE
the pole again, as the heat race would conclude. Second
behind Jess Pettis to begin, Hampshire would waste no
time getting around the KTM rider. Knowing that he had
an optimal chance to stretch his lead in the early going,
Hampshire would lay the hammer down, sliding his back
Letting the Honda dig into mother earth, he was one of the first to “quad” out of
the furthest rhythm sections, jumping from the face of a respectable tabletop, over two more singles! He was truly firing on all cylinders, and never second-guessed himself, despite Shane McElrath closing in from a distance. He knew if he could duplicate this effort, he would succeed in the main event as well. Following a third place start to begin,
he had only Colt Nichols and Shane McElrath in front to begin. Skating around some of these sharp ninety degree turns, he was beginning to find his lines as he would work
his way back up the bowl turns, making sure to keep his speed prior to the commencement of any whoop or rhythm section. He was piecing the track together flawlessly, and seemed to be on the right track; when he would feel a bit of pressure from Frenchman Dylan Ferrandis. Proficient in the mud, Ferrandis would hound the Honda, never letting him slip away once his grip was established. Showing wheels
in every corner imaginable, he would make the move on RJ on lap six, pushing the thirty-one to fourth. Slipping back to fifth for just a brief bit, Cianciarulo’s pass prior to the whoop section would be quickly reciprocated; taking no slack off
of the 92 machine, Hampshire would follow back quickly, putting Adam to the ground, and inheriting fourth again! Staying here, Hampshire would be pleased with his efforts on the evening.
wheel with a pinning of the throttle.
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