00:00Fire and the Rocky Mountain ATV privateer payout have selected John Short for this one.
00:09Now John will get a thousand dollars and then if he advances to the main he will receive an
00:16additional thousand dollars with all thanks to Rocky Mountain ATV MC. Wish you all the best John.
00:24There were a couple of penalties handed down during the 250 East heat. One of them affected
00:29Jeremy Hand. This was for jumping on a red cross flag and he was in a transfer position when that
00:34happened. So that's why you see him here in the LCQ. That's brutal. Brutal. Especially like you just
00:41talked about being in the transfer position. Isaiah Clark as well. Another one that was penalized
00:46for jumping on the red cross as well. Two positions. So the Storm Lake Honda rider will have to
00:55be in the top four in this last chance qualifier if he wants to see the main event here in
01:01Detroit.
01:02Remember when we were down there for qualifying session one. Isaiah Clark was just flying through
01:08the loops when they were super big. So a shout out to you. Isaiah great job. Kyle Peters aboard the
01:16148.
01:17The Peters racing Kawasaki. Ready to go. Yeah. He got this opportunity on Partzilla. So a great job there.
01:32Years ago he was riding for the factory Suzuki JGR race team. Years ago did well. Had some good races
01:41and good results.
01:42He was alongside his Partzilla Rocket Racing team mate Hamden Hudson.
01:48Looking all with the same goal here to be in the top four to advance.
01:56And that extra money on the line for John Short. There he is there. The arrow on the left.
02:01And you see him just on the right hand side of the split.
02:06And can Jeremy Hand make up for that little hiccup in the heat race. Ready to go.
02:11250 East. LCQ. Let's go.
02:19He's keeping an eye on John Short. There's center of the screen to see if he got away.
02:23But he's a little buried in the pack.
02:26Oh. Hands right there though.
02:28Oh no. Kelly. Pardon me. Kelly was right there at second.
02:32Phelps got away to a decent start as well.
02:34Yeah. A lot of the riders on the outside of the gates.
02:37Man. They've got some really good starts.
02:39Was able to keep their speed up.
02:42Oh.
02:44Kyle Peters in touch.
02:46And SMX track crew just did some track maintenance.
02:49And they had fixed the jumps.
02:51And take off.
02:52Or landings.
02:53And takeoffs of that rhythm lane.
02:55These guys are carrying some serious speed through there.
02:58Marcus Phelps leads Derek Kelly.
03:00Kyle Peters.
03:02And then Jeremy Hand is working his way there.
03:05Into that top four.
03:07Which is where exactly where you need to be.
03:12Derek Kelly.
03:13Another rider early on in qualifying practice.
03:17Flying through the whoops where they were super big.
03:21He was able to get a good run.
03:23Make the move past Phelps.
03:25Not a surprise.
03:31The MX6 Kawasaki rider.
03:33Out of Boise, Idaho.
03:35A man who knows a lot about that part of the world.
03:37Who's our JT.
03:39Yeah.
03:39I like to see that guy from Boise doing well out there.
03:41But you guys mentioned Kyle Peters there.
03:43Yeah.
03:43That's an innovative line right there.
03:45But this is a multi-time arena cross champ.
03:47He just showed up on a Yamaha.
03:49He was riding pretty well.
03:50This guy's had a lot of success in his career.
03:52So that part of the Kawasaki team said,
03:54Hey man, we'll give you a shot.
03:56So it's really kind of a quick turnaround.
03:58Getting used to that motorcycle.
04:00I think every lap he turns.
04:02He's going to get a little bit better on that new green machine.
04:05100%.
04:05When you consider, just like you talked about, JT.
04:09Not having a lot of time.
04:11So he gets more comfortable and more comfortable.
04:13Each lap.
04:15Expect him to be gaining ground here.
04:18This is a great job, all things considered.
04:21Well, let's have a listen to what Kyle has to say about this opportunity.
04:28I just still feel like I've got something left to give.
04:31I love to raise dirt bikes.
04:33And, you know, I love Supercross.
04:35So I wanted to come back and see what I could do.
04:38I feel like everything goes the right way.
04:41I could be top five, top ten guy.
04:44And, yeah, I'm looking forward to it.
04:47Oh, that was a nasty accident by Marcus Phelps.
04:51Good to see him bounce back up and attempting to pick his bike up.
04:54You know, Seth Hemmacher had a crash earlier today.
04:59And, no, in the heat race, same area.
05:02Yeah.
05:03So that's opened things up now.
05:05C.J. Bernard has moved up there.
05:07Kyle Peters is still in fourth.
05:08Jeremy Hand moves his way to second.
05:10And John Short is one place out of getting that bonus $1,000 for making it to the main, with
05:18thanks to Rocky Mountain ATV.
05:19Yeah, for sure.
05:20He's going to have to turn it loose if he wants that extra grand, though.
05:25Because Derek Kelly is bringing it right here.
05:28He's checked out.
05:29He's got a four-and-a-half-second lead.
05:31I mean, anything can happen, though.
05:37Yeah.
05:38Oh, yeah, he just has to qualify.
05:41Hard meme.
05:43Ooh.
05:45There he is there.
05:46What's the distance?
05:47That's probably two seconds.
05:48Yeah.
05:49Closer to three seconds.
05:54But he's still got a minute 20 to go, plus a lap.
05:57Oh, yeah.
05:58For that extra bonus cash.
06:04LZQs have mixed up nicely this year with a variety of winners across 250 East and West competition.
06:10I really like that shot from behind of the whoops.
06:15It kind of gives you a perspective of what it looks like.
06:18And you can see the contrast of different lines that the riders are taking.
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06:46Time running out on this 250 East last chance qualifier.
06:50Derek Kelly leading the way and leading handsomely by three and a half seconds.
07:01Think about Kyle Peters right now.
07:04Kind of what JT was talking about.
07:06And if you've never ridden a motorcycle, you know how you're driving your car, okay?
07:13Everything, the controls, your seat position, you have it adjusted perfect.
07:18And you get your kid in there, drives your car, messes it all up, and you have to get back
07:23used to it.
07:24This is kind of what Peters is going through, right?
07:28It's just, you know, he has hardly any time, no time on this bike.
07:32Asked to come and test the bike after Birmingham.
07:35Yeah, and then you come out here and you just got to absolutely turn it loose and go for it.
07:40Pretty impressive ride, all that stuff considered.
07:44You probably feel self-worned to certain areas.
07:47Great job.
07:50So, one more lap to go.
07:51And look, you've got to give it to Julian Perrier, the boss at Partzilla PRMX, the Kawasaki team.
07:59Like, gives a lot of people a lot of good opportunities and has done over the years.
08:04So, Kyle Peters, the latest recipient of that.
08:07Here's Derek Kelly.
08:09Great ride from him.
08:10Over Jeremy Hand.
08:12So, Hand will be pleased to make amends for that era of jumping on the red cross flag during his
08:18heat.
08:18That put him in this.
08:19CJ Bernard runs a good third.
08:21And then Kyle Peters.
08:24Great start.
08:25He's able to get himself in position early on.
08:28Get into the lead.
08:29And no worries.
08:36There we go.
08:39Second LCQ win for Derek Kelly.
08:42His last one was several years ago.
08:45So, nicely done.
08:47Then Hand, Bernard, and Kyle Peters will get that all-important fourth and final spot.
08:54So, Derek Kelly wins.
08:56Fellow Kawasaki rider, Garrett Marchbanks, after that nasty fall.
09:00a dog-fat.
09:00Where did. It is standard in
09:01but it's the speed as well. He also noticed a nice support pass-
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