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A dreadful 22nd across timing and scoring for the initial green flags had Harrison swallowed in what
appeared to be quick sand, rather than the soil texture of normality. With both his front number plate and jersey color unidentifiable, Harrison attempted to push through the pack of killers that lay ahead. Scraping banners, hitting the yellow stakes, Harrison truly was in need of a way to make up time, and he would eventually find it. With seconds gained coming to fruition, He would rally just to the near of Anthony Rodriguez, taking fifteenth and looking forward to moto two. The small stature of Harrison, coupled with his sharp reaction time, allowed the Star Racing Yamaha to glide along the top of the soil, plummeting into the first turn, and coming out with a ninth place start. He began to battle names such as Zach Osborne, and teammate Aaron Plessinger, learning each and every millisecond, all the while hanging steady. Eleventh at the halfway point, the rookie began to put his foot down and cement it in the deep sands of MX338. Sweeping from side to side, Harrison was treating his Yamaha as a paintbrush and the NESC course was his canvas. Fending off the likes of RJ Hampshire and Adam Cianciarulo, his mindset had shifted from the likes of Loretta Lynn’s just a year ago, to the havoc that was ensuing on the 250 professional division. Tagging along with the likes of Luke Renzland, and former points leader Joey Savatgy, Harrison’s freshman reputation seemed to be pushed to eh wayside, as he really held his own within the top ten. Running 2:16 laptimes, the young man from Brighton, Michi- gan would go onto place a remarkable tenth position and twelfth overall to the liking of Bobby Regan.
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