00:00Je suis glad to hear that he's getting better.
00:01He's got his guy on the roll right now.
00:04Well, that's right.
00:05And, you know, I never had the opportunity to work directly with him.
00:08I was always on the opposing side,
00:10and I've always heard nothing but great things.
00:13And I tell you what, as a team manager and what his role was
00:16for the guys being on the opposite side,
00:18he always had so much respect for the people that he was competing with.
00:24Heat 2 of 250 East Division
00:26coming up with championship hopeful Seth Hamaker.
00:30Aboard the Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki.
00:32He is in this one.
00:33Speaking of 250s, guys, guess who's going to join us for the 250 main event?
00:37The superstar Jed Lawrence,
00:41SMX World Champion,
00:42Motocross Champ, Supercross Champ.
00:45Can't wait to catch up with Jed,
00:46get an update on his injury,
00:48his progress,
00:49and his comeback for round one of Pro Motocross.
00:52That's coming up a little later this afternoon.
00:58Great story here.
00:59Nick Romano,
01:00multiple years away from the sport,
01:02got the call-up
01:03to come back,
01:04and he has not disappointed.
01:06He has been a regular in the top ten.
01:08Looked pretty speedy earlier today as well.
01:23Nothing like hearing that roar.
01:26Look at...
01:26Daxton Bennett got a good start.
01:28Hammack have got an even better one.
01:30Nate Thrasher emerges out in front.
01:40Romano taking the fight to Hammack.
01:42Hammack are able to skip away in second place there
01:44and begin the chase on Nate Thrasher.
01:47And Hammack,
01:47he got a pretty decent start,
01:49especially a jump out of the gate.
01:50He just pushed out a little bit wide in that first corner.
01:53But, James,
01:54I believe this is a big weekend for Seth Hammack.
01:57And the reason that it is,
01:58he's 11 points down.
02:00We're running out of time.
02:01And I'll tell you what,
02:02Cole is riding so well.
02:03Now he's got to come out,
02:05and I think he's got to get to win
02:06to really save this championship hopes.
02:09Yeah,
02:09I think more just for his belief.
02:11I mean,
02:11even at some point,
02:12he's got to be able to beat Cole straight up.
02:15And clearly,
02:15he has the speed
02:16as he's making a few mistakes here
02:17in this rhythm section.
02:19But Seth has all the tools
02:21to be able to get it done.
02:22He should be able to, Will.
02:24What was missing,
02:25he said,
02:25James,
02:25after the race last weekend
02:27was perhaps a level of intensity.
02:29He talked a couple of times post-race
02:31about kind of turning that up
02:32and the need to sort of,
02:33as he put it,
02:34hang it out.
02:34I was interested
02:35what his take would be on it this week.
02:37Well,
02:37after becoming the fastest qualifier
02:39again here this weekend,
02:41he doubled down on that,
02:42just saying,
02:43yep,
02:43it's time.
02:44We've seen Seth in these modes
02:45where he just kind of seems to
02:47switch to another gear
02:48mentally and he's ready
02:50to get the job done,
02:50I think,
02:51again today.
02:51Well,
02:52a little bit to that too
02:53and expand on what you just said,
02:55Will,
02:55as I go back to that podium interview
02:56he had last week
02:58and normally he's got
02:58a little smile on his face
03:00and he seemed a bit deflated,
03:02maybe like his confidence
03:03was knocked down
03:04and he said exactly
03:05to what you were just talking about,
03:07Will,
03:07how he needed to
03:08ramp up the intensity,
03:10but with that comes risk.
03:12And in the past,
03:13that is what has
03:14kind of eluded him.
03:15I feel like he's gotten
03:16that under control
03:17the last couple years,
03:19especially last year
03:19when he's basically
03:20made the move
03:22to go to the Dog Pound,
03:23he made huge strides,
03:25so again,
03:25there is a risk with that,
03:26but for sure
03:27he's going to have to
03:28turn it loose a bit more
03:29if he wants to hang with Cole.
03:31Dog Pound is the training facility
03:32in Florida
03:33and those two years
03:35that he's spent in Florida
03:36has been a turning point
03:37in Seth Hammocker's career.
03:39Luke Cloud on the 101
03:40is the rider at the top end
03:42of this angry little pack here.
03:44He leads the way,
03:45but look at the challenges.
03:46They're coming thick and fast.
03:47Isaiah Clark,
03:48Jeremy Hand,
03:49Derek Kelly
03:51through the sand section.
03:52Yeah,
03:53it looked like he had
03:53two for one right there
03:54and they got caught up
03:55in that sand section.
03:56You're talking about intensity.
03:57Just imagine being
03:58in this battle right here.
04:00These guys are trying
04:01to play it cool
04:02because they're all
04:02in the transfer position,
04:03but at the same time
04:04they want to move up.
04:06I think about Nate Thrasher,
04:08he's just one of those guys,
04:09James,
04:10you and I have talked about it.
04:11like the potential is there.
04:13I mean,
04:13he is capable
04:14of winning these races,
04:16JT,
04:17and it's no surprise
04:18to see him out here leading.
04:20Yeah,
04:20and he mentioned earlier
04:21this week
04:22that his shoulder
04:23being back to 100%
04:24really unlocks rides like this
04:27because he was simply
04:28not healthy earlier
04:29in the season.
04:30And Ricky,
04:31he's from just an hour
04:32down the road in Livingston,
04:33so it would be
04:34a heck of a homecoming story
04:35here if he could find
04:36his first win of the season
04:37in Nashville.
04:38Oh, boy,
04:38did you see Seth Hammocker
04:39trying to turn up
04:40the heat there on
04:40Nate Thrasher
04:41and just got caught up
04:42through that sand section
04:43and that's allowed Nate
04:45to get away a little bit.
04:46Now,
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04:47how important the start is.
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05:05I like that line,
05:06that Seth,
05:06this thing on the inside
05:07of that triple right before
05:09because it's going to open
05:10his next corner up
05:11and if he stays close to Nate,
05:13he might have an opportunity
05:13to sneak on the inside
05:15of him after they land.
05:16He doesn't get it before.
05:17And sometimes
05:18just taking a different line,
05:20even if it's not necessarily
05:21faster,
05:22but it's the same speed.
05:24It's kind of nice
05:24to get a fresh breath of air
05:26and not get pelted
05:27by the rocks,
05:27but keep your eye
05:28in this sand section
05:29all night long
05:31because during
05:32afternoon,
05:33pardon me,
05:33all qualifying session,
05:34that place was claiming
05:35some victims.
05:36Very tricky
05:37when you jump
05:38into that sand.
05:39You don't have
05:40that forward drive
05:41going forward.
05:42It's easy to bury
05:43the front end
05:44and go down.
05:45This afternoon,
05:46time slots got you
05:46tracked, hasn't it?
05:47It does.
05:48It does, yep.
05:50Nate Thrasher
05:51got his first
05:53heat win of the season
05:53a couple of races
05:54ago in Detroit.
05:55And as James alluded to,
05:57he also had a heavy crash.
05:58So this is looking
05:59a lot smoother
06:00for Nate Thrasher
06:01despite that challenge,
06:03that ever-present challenge
06:04from the Monster Energy
06:05Pro Circuit Kawasaki
06:06rider in St. Hamaker.
06:12He's a local.
06:13He's from Tennessee.
06:15He's from Livingston.
06:16Let's hear him talk
06:16about his hometown.
06:21Yeah, we had some T-shirts.
06:22Yeah, hopefully
06:23they'll be wearing it.
06:24And yeah,
06:25I'm just pumped
06:26to see everybody.
06:27Haven't seen him
06:28in a little bit.
06:28And I go there
06:29normally in the offseason.
06:30so I know
06:30it's a small hand.
06:31Everybody knows everybody.
06:32So yeah,
06:33they'll be by the rig
06:34and it should be pretty wild.
06:35So I'm excited for it.
06:38It'll be good.
06:39Now it's good.
06:40Their fans,
06:41their friends and family,
06:42they're like,
06:42hold them off,
06:43hold them off.
06:44But so far,
06:45it looks like
06:46Seth has a better run
06:47through the whoops.
06:48Let's see if he can get
06:49a little closer.
06:49He tried doing it,
06:50but here we go.
06:52Look at this.
06:53Seth Hamaker
06:54on the inside.
06:55Forceful but fair move
06:57for the lead.
06:58Yeah,
06:58you can see that setting up,
06:59but Nate's not having any doubt.
07:00He was really nice.
07:02He's having to get back,
07:02keep that traction
07:03in the whoops.
07:04Nice move.
07:05Good ride by both these guys.
07:07There's that sand section
07:08right here.
07:09It'd be interesting
07:09to see if some of these guys
07:10start making,
07:12going to that inside line
07:13there on the right-hand
07:14side of your screen.
07:15Most of these riders
07:16using the outside lane.
07:18I think as the afternoon
07:19goes on
07:20and that outside
07:21gets kind of,
07:22uh-oh,
07:23I would say deteriorates,
07:25it's going to force
07:26these guys to go
07:26to the inside
07:27in the multi-groove racetrack.
07:29Is it possible
07:30for Seth Hamaker
07:31as he begins the final lap
07:32to take the fight
07:33to Cole Davies
07:34in the main event?
07:35We don't know yet,
07:36but that move,
07:37that comeback,
07:38and then that pass
07:39was vital
07:40in his mental strength.
07:41Yeah, absolutely.
07:42At any time,
07:43I mean,
07:44Nate's no slouch.
07:45I mean,
07:45he's won these races
07:46before,
07:46but I like the aggression
07:47that you're seeing
07:48from the number 10.
07:49He looks really comfortable
07:50and made a few mistakes.
07:52Yeah,
07:52it's Justin Cooper.
07:53He should be back
07:54with his bike
07:55by the time we're on.
08:01Looks like
08:01Seth has found
08:02another gear here
08:03as soon as he made
08:04the pass by Thrasher.
08:08Looking really good.
08:09Track looks really skatey
08:10compared to what it was
08:11earlier,
08:11like those marbles,
08:12but Seth's got it
08:14figured out.
08:16he's had a remarkably
08:17consistent year.
08:19Just like Davies,
08:21he's been on the podium
08:22all but one race.
08:23He wins this heat
08:24to go with his heat win
08:26in Arlington
08:26earlier in the year.
08:28Continuing this,
08:29it's a good scrap
08:30for that ninth
08:31and final position.
08:33Derek Kelly.
08:34Whoa!
08:34Whoa!
08:35Hang on to it, Derek.
08:36There he is on the 77.
08:37Just getting a little
08:38out of his rhythm
08:39has been a really
08:41hard-fought battle
08:42between Luke Clout,
08:43Luke Nice,
08:44Derek Kelly
08:45and Marcus Phelps.
08:46There's Phelps
08:48on the 174
08:49trying to make
08:50his first main
08:51of the year.
08:52Oh, he slid out
08:52right there.
08:53I thought he was
08:53going to try to go
08:54off the inside
08:54but, uh-oh.
08:57Here we go,
08:57it's not over yet.
08:58The South African
08:59switches lines
09:00but the checkered flag
09:02came up a little
09:03too quick
09:05and Derek Kelly
09:06says,
09:07oh,
09:09thank goodness
09:09I got there.
09:11Well done,
09:12Seth Hamaker.
09:13We'll hear from him
09:14in a moment.
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