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00:00Oh, we've got to go.
00:01Rebs are up.
00:03Kitsch down.
00:06Kitsch is going to make that inside work.
00:08Almost.
00:11Landon Gordon had a good start.
00:12He got pushed wide.
00:13Nate Thrasher is there.
00:14Kitsch is to the lead.
00:16In the nick of time, a good start.
00:18What a start by Levi Kitsch.
00:19You saw the hustle that he was getting
00:21because if he didn't get that jump,
00:23he would be buried.
00:24What a nice jump by Levi,
00:26getting a progressive hold shot.
00:28This is exactly what he needed.
00:29We've got Max Boland up to second
00:31on the Club of X.
00:32Yamaha back by Family Motorsports.
00:36And now Thrasher gets back around.
00:39Bomer is fifth.
00:40Davies sixth.
00:40DeFrancisco seventh.
00:42Well, championship situation.
00:44I am loving if I am Levi Kitsch right now
00:47because why?
00:48The guys that are closest to him
00:50for this championship opportunity
00:52are way in the pack.
00:53Ryder DeFrancisco seventh.
00:55Julian Bomer 13th.
00:57They've got a lot of work to do.
00:59Talk about a clutch start.
01:01Great job by the 47.
01:03Well, yeah.
01:03We basically have not seen this
01:05from Kitsch in a full shot all year.
01:08And just when he needed it most,
01:10he did it.
01:10Yeah, but at the same time,
01:12you're going to see Levi
01:13really push the envelope
01:14of these opening laps
01:15and just get away.
01:16and then the nerve starts kicking in.
01:18You start thinking about,
01:19okay, I've done the executed
01:20the first part.
01:21You've got to calm the nerves
01:23and let this race play on out
01:24because the one thing
01:25you don't want to do,
01:26which we saw it a couple times
01:27in outdoors,
01:27him up front throwing it away,
01:29but so far so good for the 47.
01:32Pulling out a bit on Thrasher.
01:33Then Gordon, Boland, Davies,
01:35and Beaumare are getting aggressive.
01:37They're moving toward
01:38that Davies-Gordon-Brasher group.
01:40SMX track crew tilled this racetrack up,
01:43so it's going to take a few laps
01:44for it to take a set
01:46for these lines to really work
01:48in here early,
01:49but Levi Kitchen doing a great job right now.
01:52Man, a clear track, clean air,
01:54making it happen in a time of need.
01:57Saw some hitch in that corner, RC.
01:59Is that the tilling deep dirt
02:00you're talking about?
02:01They did not get that corner clean.
02:02No, they didn't get that corner clean at all.
02:04But, James, I want to go back to that start.
02:07I did not think Levi Kitchen
02:08was going to be able to come around
02:10first place because,
02:11like you were talking about,
02:12it pinches off so early.
02:15Yeah, and the problem was
02:16if he didn't get the jump,
02:17you saw him all on the back of the bike
02:19trying to get there,
02:20and he was close enough
02:21to when he braked,
02:22he didn't have anybody on the inside,
02:24and he was able to squeeze the round
02:25and get that start.
02:27So, clutch start by Levi.
02:29Now you get in the battle of the teammates.
02:31Coming up, Cole Davies running fourth spot.
02:34Hard to believe.
02:35Well, I shouldn't say it's hard to believe
02:37because these guys are the toughest
02:38around incredible athletes,
02:40but Cole Davies,
02:41after that lick he took last week,
02:43great to see him out here battling.
02:46And the key point
02:47is that Davies has stretched a little bit.
02:50Beaumare, Follin, DeFrancisco.
02:53See, Beaumare and Orange has got to go,
02:55got to get to the front
02:56and close to Kitchen,
02:57but he's going to have to deal
02:58with this trio of Yamahas first.
03:00Right there,
03:01where I have highlight
03:02on the left-hand side of your screen.
03:03Keep your eye out
03:04on those two riders there.
03:06They are the closest
03:07in the points to Levi Kitchen.
03:09They definitely need
03:10to come up through the pack.
03:12Yeah, you got to think Levi,
03:13he's out front.
03:14He's not looking at the guy
03:15in second, third, and fourth.
03:16He's looking at the rider
03:17in fifth and seventh,
03:19or fifth and seventh right now
03:21with those two.
03:21So, the hard part is
03:23with this 250 class,
03:24if you're not worried
03:25about the guys behind,
03:26then you got to continue
03:26to race forward
03:27because if you allow
03:28those guys close,
03:29Julian's closing in on those,
03:30and then you have
03:31a race for the lead,
03:33and that's exactly
03:33what the 13 wants to see.
03:35Well, that's right.
03:36Like James was talking about,
03:37you're looking where
03:37your next guy is
03:38in the championship.
03:40Levi able to look over
03:41on those big doubles
03:43and see where Beaumare is
03:45and where Francisco is.
03:47That is great.
03:48Davey's on the inside
03:49of his teammate, Gordon.
03:51Can't quite make it work.
03:53And as they slow each other up,
03:54that might help Beaumare.
03:55He's trying to close.
03:57Davey's again going
03:58to give it a shot.
04:00Yeah, it's good to see
04:01Gordon up here landing.
04:03And I think if, you know,
04:04Cole was racing
04:04for a championship,
04:05he'd probably allow
04:06that to pass.
04:07But, you know,
04:07Landon's out here racing
04:08for his best finish, too.
04:10So, good to see the youngster
04:12hang in there
04:13with his teammate.
04:14And it's tough to pass
04:15in this situation,
04:16like I was talking about
04:16on the first lap,
04:17until this track
04:18takes a set.
04:19Really, there's only
04:20one main line
04:21that is working well.
04:22But as this race goes on,
04:24the insides will start
04:25to form up as well.
04:26in alternate lines
04:27and to make it
04:28a bit easier
04:29to make a move.
04:33Talking to Davies yesterday,
04:34he said it's actually
04:35going to be kind of fun
04:35to run without pressure.
04:37He's seventh in points.
04:38Mathematically,
04:39he's still in it,
04:39but it would take a miracle
04:40to win the title.
04:42So really,
04:42he's just out
04:42to win the race.
04:43And he said,
04:44and it's fun to have a little
04:45less pressure for once.
04:46Yeah, what I think he's doing,
04:48he wants to let these guys
04:49know that, hey,
04:50just because I don't win
04:51this championship,
04:52I'm still in that guy.
04:53So I think it's an important
04:54race for him,
04:55but nonetheless,
04:57Cole's doing a good job.
04:58He's just got to continue
04:59to stay up.
05:01And Bomer continues
05:03to close.
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05:12Bomer now dealing
05:13with Di Francesco
05:14who has caught him.
05:15They've made
05:16some passes on Bolin.
05:23and Kitchin
05:24taking advantage of all.
05:251.5 second lead.
05:27I mean,
05:27Levi's had good speed.
05:29I mean,
05:29I watched him yesterday
05:30when they had access
05:32to the track
05:32just for press riding.
05:34He looked comfortable
05:34on the motorcycle
05:35earlier today
05:36in qualifying practice.
05:38He was out front
05:39just putting in
05:40really strong laps.
05:42Here's that battle
05:43I mentioned,
05:43Bomer and Di Francesco.
05:45So they have both
05:46cleared Bolin
05:46and now it is
05:47wheel to wheel
05:48between two of the
05:49three title contenders.
05:52They got Kitchin
05:53well up the road.
05:54Well,
05:55the good thing for them
05:55that this is two motos.
05:57So you just got to
05:58continue to climb
05:59up in this race
06:00and hopefully
06:00if you can catch Levi,
06:01great,
06:02but you got to get up
06:02inside that top three
06:03because you put
06:04both motos together
06:06and that equals
06:06out to overall.
06:07So, yeah,
06:08you might not be able
06:08to win this race,
06:09but your championship
06:10still can be won
06:11with a third place
06:12in this moto.
06:13I'll tell you what,
06:14what would be
06:15a really good break
06:16for Bomer and
06:16Ryder Di Francesco
06:18is if Thrasher
06:19was able to challenge
06:20Levi Kitchin
06:21and perhaps get by him
06:22because that would
06:23actually throw,
06:24that would slow
06:25Kitchin up just a little.
06:26It's happening right now.
06:28Thrasher now has
06:28Kitchin in sight, JT.
06:30He does.
06:31And could you imagine
06:32if Thrasher could find
06:33a way to win this race?
06:34It would be so
06:35Nate Thrasher.
06:37Every time he's
06:37not the story,
06:38he finds a way
06:39to make himself
06:40the story.
06:41And I originally
06:42wanted to come in here
06:43and talk to you
06:43about the live
06:44by the sword,
06:45die by the sword
06:45inside starting gate
06:47of Levi Kitchin.
06:47But I have to shift
06:49to Thrasher
06:49and how he's inserting
06:50himself into the race
06:51for the win here.
06:53Yeah, that is certainly
06:54the reputation
06:55of Thrasher.
06:56Just when you
06:56start to count him out,
06:58he pulls a win
06:59out of nowhere.
06:59That's the scenario
07:00right now.
07:01Yeah, he's one
07:02of those guys.
07:03I mean, that's why
07:03he's going to get
07:04another opportunity
07:05next year.
07:05He's moving teams
07:07and he's just
07:08one of those guys
07:08you'd always,
07:09you'd never count him
07:11out.
07:11Very similar to
07:12Pierce Brown,
07:13in my opinion.
07:13Yeah, I agree with you.
07:14And the races
07:15that he's won before
07:15have been on these
07:16Speedway-style tracks,
07:17the more fast racetracks,
07:19so not surprising
07:20to see him.
07:20Now, I'm going
07:21to tell you this.
07:22This is,
07:23Levi's getting
07:23the danger zone
07:24right here.
07:25This is what I said
07:25earlier.
07:26When you hold shots,
07:27you just run,
07:28you just go wide open,
07:29and then the reality
07:30kind of sinks in.
07:31So I think these
07:31next two laps
07:32are very important
07:33for him to stabilize
07:34this gap.
07:35Starting to see
07:35a few small mistakes,
07:38but being the first
07:39time being in a position
07:40is not surprising either.
07:41He's doing a great job
07:42so far.
07:43Yeah, he is, James.
07:44He's got to really
07:45pay attention on himself.
07:47Race ahead of him.
07:48Do not worry about
07:49what's behind you,
07:50especially the first
07:51three guys behind him
07:53with Thrasher,
07:54Gordon Davies,
07:55not championship contenders.
07:58And DeFrancisco
07:59getting closer
08:00and closer
08:00to Beaumare,
08:02and Davies
08:03no longer right there
08:04with Gordon.
08:05He actually lost
08:05just a little ground.
08:06So what direction
08:07will this battle go?
08:09Can the 13 and the 34
08:11get to Davies,
08:13or will Davies
08:14go back to Gordon?
08:15These guys run
08:16in very similar
08:17lap times, James.
08:18Over here,
08:19117s.
08:20For the most part,
08:21Ryder, DeFrancisco,
08:22at the fastest lap
08:23of the race,
08:24the last lap of the 116,
08:25though, will.
08:27Yeah, guys,
08:28you were talking
08:28about the injury
08:29from the big crash
08:30that Cole Davies
08:31had last week,
08:31so I was just checking
08:32in with his kind of team
08:33and family on that,
08:35and they said,
08:36look, he was pretty
08:36banged up,
08:37his elbow,
08:38he had essentially
08:38what they call
08:39a Charlie horse,
08:40a dead leg there
08:40on one side.
08:42Great pass there
08:43for Cole.
08:44He clearly looks
08:44a lot better
08:45this weekend, guys,
08:46and they said partly
08:47that was just
08:48to do with the therapy
08:49that immediately
08:50came from Dr. G,
08:52Dr. Gubinick there,
08:53who looks after him,
08:54and he was just
08:55praising him really
08:55for just being on top
08:56of that last weekend
08:57and being able
08:57to pull back
08:58to this kind of
08:59racing for him this weekend.
09:00Yeah, I talked
09:01about it a little bit,
09:02Will, great to see
09:03him back out here,
09:03but I was just telling
09:05James while you
09:06were talking here
09:07that, man,
09:07I think that Cole Davies
09:09is going to march up front.
09:10Oh, look at this
09:10battle right here.
09:11Wow, DeFrancisco
09:12marching up
09:13and making the move
09:14on Beaumont.
09:15That is very critical
09:16for the points.
09:17Yeah, and that's actually,
09:18I don't know if Julian
09:19led him by,
09:20but almost smart
09:21because what they
09:21don't want to do,
09:22they don't want to start
09:22battling and slowing
09:23each other down,
09:24and Roderides looked
09:25great all weekend long,
09:27really since that second race
09:28last weekend.
09:29I've seen this type
09:30of ride,
09:30but I'm with you, Ricky.
09:31I think 37 is going
09:32to get in this party,
09:33and for them,
09:34for Roderide and,
09:36you know, Julian
09:37Beaumont,
09:37that's exactly
09:38what they want.
09:39And it's been a busy
09:40weekend for Beaumont
09:41for a couple of reasons.
09:42He's got to get to work
09:43because DeFrancisco
09:44trying to get away.
09:45I want to show you
09:46the side of the screen
09:47here.
09:48Those are the riders
09:48that are out with injury.
09:50Lottie Van Drunen
09:50went down in practice
09:52yesterday for WMX.
09:53Barsha hurt himself
09:54last week.
09:55Chance Hymas,
09:56who is part of Team USA
09:57for Motocross of Nations,
09:58hurt his wrist yesterday.
10:01Oh, and a rider is down.
10:02Is that Gordon
10:03that we just caught?
10:05Oh, it's Thrasher second place.
10:06Anyway,
10:07the 13 of Beaumont,
10:08he has raised his hand,
10:09and I believe
10:10he will now be
10:11taking the spot
10:12on Team USA
10:13for Motocross of Nations
10:14for Hymas.
10:16so that will be Team USA
10:17next week.
10:18So a lot on the plate
10:18for Beaumont.
10:19He's got to focus.
10:21And I'm just thinking
10:23for confidence, James,
10:24like we're in a championship
10:25situation.
10:26If you're Ryder
10:27DeFrancisco,
10:29you have to be feeling it
10:30and that confidence
10:31rising.
10:31You're in third place
10:32right now.
10:33You are buried
10:33in the pack.
10:35Levi's still
10:36in arm's reach.
10:37Yeah, he is.
10:39I mean,
10:39he's coming up
10:40along with the 37.
10:41And again,
10:42once Cole gets here,
10:43the way this track
10:44is coming,
10:44Cole was at 115
10:46over a second fastener
10:48now leader Levi.
10:48Levi bumped his pound up,
10:50but nonetheless,
10:50they're closing.
10:51This is Nate Thrasher
10:52for second place.
10:54Does he get a little help
10:54right here, Ricky?
10:55Oh, he's going to go up
10:57here and feels.
10:58No, he doesn't.
10:59He feels the pressure
11:01from Cole Davies
11:02on the inside
11:02and the front wheel
11:03just climbs out
11:05of that rut.
11:05He gets cross-rutted
11:06and it is game over.
11:08Hate to see that
11:08for Thrasher.
11:09He's riding so well.
11:10So that'll move
11:11DeFrancisco to third.
11:13He's gone around Gordon.
11:15Bomer has to follow him
11:16through.
11:16So now he's challenging Gordon.
11:20St. Julian do this
11:21all year long.
11:22Just when it looks
11:23like he's out,
11:24he continues to come back
11:26and he is one of
11:26the fittest guys out here.
11:27We've seen some
11:28of these second races.
11:29He's been the strongest.
11:30So I don't expect him
11:31to fade off
11:32as this race goes.
11:33I actually expect
11:33the opposite
11:34to get stronger.
11:35to see what happens
11:36to close that gap
11:38up in front of him.
11:38Another nature
11:39has been absolutely
11:40wonderful to these
11:42great racers
11:43here this weekend.
11:44So I wouldn't think
11:45fatigue would be
11:46too bad.
11:47The temperatures
11:47are just right.
11:48Oh, nice job
11:50keeping it low
11:51over those doubles.
11:52Bomer still though
11:53not able to make
11:54the move on Gordon.
11:57Important pass for him.
11:59Landon's running
11:59really good.
12:00Fast enough to where
12:02Julian's not
12:03that much faster
12:04so it almost kind of
12:04holds you up.
12:05So important for him
12:06to continue going.
12:07But even at Ryder
12:08in third place
12:09this is where I go
12:10and you heard me say
12:10sometimes you got to
12:11have that rabbit
12:12to chase.
12:13Well, Ryder D,
12:13he can't see
12:14the two in front of him
12:15so sometimes it gets
12:16harder as a Ryder
12:17to look forward
12:18to really find that pace
12:19when the guys
12:20are too far in front
12:20and start riding
12:21behind you
12:22and maybe these two
12:22will close in on you.
12:24Oh, Bomer missed the line
12:26almost went down.
12:27They wanted to focus
12:28forward and go
12:29with Di Francesco
12:30trying to ignore
12:31this pressure.
12:32Good luck with it.
12:34Oh, he's on the inside
12:36right here, James.
12:37And going to meet him
12:39at the exit.
12:40Bomer makes the move
12:41on Gordon.
12:41Yeah, made a business
12:42of business right there,
12:43didn't he?
12:44He did, but there's a lot
12:45of passing going on
12:46in that corner right there.
12:49See, many passes go down.
12:51Great pass by Julian Bomer.
12:53He'll have some clean air,
12:55some fresh track
12:56in front of him.
12:58Maybe close back
12:59into the gap
13:00to the rear tire
13:01of Ryder Di Francesco
13:02was turning in
13:03another great lap.
13:04He was the second fastest
13:05on the track.
13:06The first was Cole Davies.
13:09All running.
13:10Listen to this lap time
13:11right here.
13:12Okay, you had Levi Kitchen,
13:13he had a 116.8.
13:15Cole Davies had a 116.8
13:18and Ryder Di Francesco
13:19running a 116.8.
13:23The problem is,
13:24Bomer, you can see,
13:25he's three and a half seconds
13:26off of Di Francesco,
13:27who he started ahead of.
13:28So the Red Bull KTM man
13:30here from Arizona
13:31has to get going.
13:32He's the third
13:34of the Riders
13:35that were top three
13:36in points coming into this.
13:38This is what I love
13:39about the SMX
13:40playoff point system.
13:41How they're regular points
13:43in the first round,
13:44then they double the second round,
13:45and then for championship weekend,
13:47they are triple points.
13:49Put the pressure on these guys
13:51when they have to perform.
13:52Putting a premium
13:54on execution.
14:00You know, James,
14:01this racetrack,
14:02a lot of the riders
14:03doing the same stuff.
14:04Very, very hard
14:05to make up time
14:07on your competitors
14:08because of that.
14:09Davies has done it
14:10to a degree.
14:10He now has the 47
14:12of Kitchen in sight.
14:14Yeah, you'll probably watch
14:15Levi.
14:16He's wanting to continue
14:16to push forward,
14:17but if Cole gets there,
14:19he'll make that decision
14:19as well.
14:20Like, hey,
14:21almost you want to,
14:22if he's there,
14:23almost let him go.
14:24You don't want to even
14:24slow yourself down.
14:26Just jump behind him.
14:27But he's doing a great job.
14:28Really impressed
14:29for a lot of these guys
14:30to continue going,
14:31JT.
14:32Yeah, James,
14:32I understand
14:33what you're saying there,
14:33but man,
14:34I struggle with that
14:35only because of
14:37what the math
14:37can do in race two.
14:39Let's just assume
14:40Kitchen doesn't get
14:41such a good start,
14:41and he's fighting
14:42for position
14:42a la DeFrancisco
14:43and Beaumare.
14:44This one position
14:45and how the overall
14:47would factor in
14:48in those points
14:49could mean everything.
14:50So,
14:50I think jumping in
14:52behind him
14:52is a lot of sin,
14:53but man,
14:53it could cost him
14:54thinking about race two.
14:55I see your point there,
14:57JT,
14:57but I'm going to go
14:58with my man James here.
14:59I wouldn't defend
15:01this position too hard
15:03over Davies
15:04because if Davies is fast,
15:05you're just going to
15:06burn up a whole bunch
15:08of energy.
15:08You're probably going to
15:09force too many situations
15:11where risking falling down
15:13and you could take
15:13what could be
15:14an possibly easy
15:15second place
15:16and turn it into
15:17something behind
15:18Ryder DeFrancisco.
15:20Yeah,
15:20I'm with you,
15:21and I think you've got
15:21to think about
15:22a lot of these guys
15:23haven't been in a position
15:24to be in this spot,
15:25so it changes a lot.
15:27But Levi,
15:27I've got to give him credit
15:28because he's stepping up.
15:30When Cole started
15:30running those fast
15:31a lot of times,
15:32Levi did it.
15:32Actually,
15:33all four of these guys
15:34going back to Julian
15:35Balmere,
15:36they're putting in
15:36their best time,
15:37so this is what we wanted.
15:39Every athlete,
15:40lot of the moment,
15:41spotlight,
15:41they step up
15:42and they're showing as much.
15:44Levi's starting
15:44to stretch that gap again.
15:45Got to give it
15:46to Levi Kitchen as well.
15:48There's been so many times
15:49he's been the bridesmaid
15:51coming up just a little
15:53short on the championships.
15:54I go back a couple years ago
15:55against RJ Hampshire
15:57in the divisional
15:57Supercross championship
15:59in the 250 division,
16:01then the most recent
16:02Pro Motocross championship
16:04coming up short,
16:05and now here he is
16:07with another opportunity
16:08to seal it up.
16:09He is doing
16:10a fantastic job early on.
16:12We go back
16:13about a month ago
16:13to the Pro Motocross finale.
16:15That was a disaster round.
16:17He had a shot
16:18at Davies for that title.
16:19It was over
16:20in just a couple of laps
16:21after some crashes.
16:23Now to show this type
16:24of championship medal
16:25only a few weeks later,
16:27an incredible 180 rebound
16:30for him.
16:31And fending off Davies
16:33a little further back
16:33now you've got Gordon
16:34and another monster,
16:36Yamaha star racing machine,
16:37Pierce Brown.
16:38Thrasher after the crash
16:40is seventh.
16:41Bowen, Dutney,
16:42and Schwartz
16:42on the Bar X.
16:43Toyota Redlands,
16:44Yamaha is 10.
16:46Benek 11.
16:49and time running out
16:50three minutes
16:50and a lap left.
16:53Round around the outside.
16:57They're closing in
16:58on Julian Balmere
16:59right in front of them too.
17:01So they sure are.
17:02Yeah, I don't know
17:02if Julian lost that toe
17:04to Ryder D,
17:05but nonetheless,
17:05he's starting to go back
17:06which is quite surprising
17:07because I thought
17:08he'd do the opposite.
17:09He was a no man's land
17:11there because Ryder D,
17:12Francisco pulled away
17:14and Julian was just
17:15kind of out there
17:17by himself
17:17and it's allowed
17:18Gordon and Brown
17:19to close the gap.
17:21There you can see it.
17:22They are right on him
17:22for the most part.
17:24Not what you would
17:25have expected
17:25from Balmere
17:26who had an 18th
17:27in the mud
17:28first playoff race
17:29and then won
17:30last week.
17:31So he showed
17:32what he could do
17:32when his back
17:33is against the wall.
17:34Back to the lead
17:35and Davies
17:37has caught Kitchen again.
17:38This is big.
17:39Yeah, this is big.
17:40Now, you know,
17:41sometimes in this situation
17:43as you can see Levi
17:43go to the far inside.
17:45He hasn't went there
17:46all day.
17:47So let's see
17:47if he takes a look over
17:48how does he fight
17:50and hang on this position
17:51or does he kind of
17:51allow Cole Davies to go?
17:53They got the nice gap
17:54on Ryder D.
17:55There he goes
17:56to the outside right here.
17:58It's going to be
17:59interesting to see
17:59how hard the 47
18:01will defend this position,
18:03James.
18:04Yeah, tell him
18:04about his body language.
18:05I don't think
18:05he's going to defend it
18:06too hard.
18:07But still,
18:08one thing with Levi
18:09where Cole's got to be
18:10understanding too,
18:11if Levi gets to
18:12about a lap left,
18:13then I actually say
18:14he should race
18:15to try to hold on.
18:16You know,
18:16one thing you want to do
18:17in this situation,
18:18you don't want to
18:19over blow up
18:19like you said,
18:20but if you're that close,
18:21one mistake by Cole,
18:22you can win that.
18:23To JT's point,
18:24that might be
18:25dividends towards the end.
18:27100% in that situation.
18:29Davies on the outside.
18:32Good job by Kitchen
18:33to get that corner clean.
18:34Davies fight back again
18:35to the lead.
18:36You're going to see,
18:37doesn't look like
18:38there's going to be
18:38a reaction here
18:40from Levi.
18:40great pass by Cole.
18:44Do you think Levi
18:46thought better of it?
18:48Yeah,
18:48well,
18:48I think,
18:49you know,
18:49he did his best,
18:50but sometimes when Cole's,
18:52Cole,
18:53we know,
18:53has that speed.
18:54And when he's got it going,
18:55you can't do anything
18:56about it.
18:57That's right.
18:57The one thing you want to do
18:58is just like,
18:59you don't want to throw it away
19:00as we're watching these guys
19:01battling for sixth,
19:02seventh,
19:03and eighth.
19:03Yeah,
19:04but that's respect.
19:05You know,
19:05that's respect for Levi
19:06and his craft.
19:07Why?
19:08Because if he knows
19:08if he can't push that pace,
19:11then why even try?
19:12Look at the big picture
19:13right here.
19:14He is in front of
19:15Ryder DeFrancisco,
19:16and he's giving himself
19:17an opportunity
19:18to fight for this championship
19:20rather than trying
19:21to go for the moto win.
19:22He's in a great spot.
19:23It's really not going to make
19:24that big of a difference.
19:26Save yourself.
19:27Well,
19:27that's what makes
19:28this two-moto format
19:29so intriguing.
19:30Kitchen pulled the start
19:31that he needed,
19:31maybe the start of his life,
19:32but it might only give him
19:34one position over DeFrancisco.
19:36All DeFrancisco has to do
19:38is reverse that
19:39in the second moto,
19:40and that could be enough
19:41to flip the overall
19:42and the title.
19:44You never know
19:45in the two-moto format.
19:46This is a battle
19:47between Brown and Gordon,
19:49best one on the track.
19:50Bomair has pulled back ahead.
19:52Yeah,
19:52and Jason,
19:53just to talk about that,
19:54I completely agree with you.
19:56I think if Levi
19:57would have got his start
19:58and he'd just allow Cole
19:59to just go around him,
20:00then I think it'd be a mistake,
20:01but the pace that Cole has,
20:03he was coming anyway,
20:05so that's where I'm going.
20:06You got what you need.
20:07He really wasn't
20:08going to stop him.
20:09The only thing that could happen,
20:10you try to run that,
20:11you end up going down,
20:12so it wasn't Levi
20:13really letting him go.
20:14I think Cole's just
20:15riding that good.
20:17He don't have a choice
20:17at this moment.
20:18Well,
20:18I was going to say,
20:19we're being generous
20:19to say that Levi
20:20had the decision to make.
20:21Sometimes there's nothing
20:22he can't do.
20:23And this is a great battle
20:25here.
20:25You almost see a wonder,
20:26Pierce was going to go
20:27to the inside
20:28to try to get it
20:29hit by Gordon.
20:31Oh, Gordon makes
20:32a little mistake there
20:33in the corner,
20:34but able a good rebound.
20:36He defends the inside.
20:38But it really brings me
20:40back to when we were
20:41battling for a championship
20:42in 06,
20:43and I knew that
20:43I couldn't beat you,
20:44but I knew that
20:45if I could hold on
20:45to you long enough,
20:46I could pull a gap
20:48between myself and Chad Reed,
20:49who I needed to beat
20:50for the championship.
20:52And Brown,
20:52RC,
20:53has completed the pass
20:54on Gordon,
20:55and Ben,
20:55and honestly,
20:56white flag is out,
20:57but Bomerdau too far ahead.
20:59No, he's not,
21:00but this goes back
21:00to what JT said
21:01on his report.
21:02Pierce Brown is another guy
21:03that he can win.
21:04Remember,
21:05two years ago,
21:06he won the final
21:07SMX playoff race
21:09in Las Vegas in Las Vegas.
21:11Great to see him
21:12coming back from an injury
21:13with a solid finish.
21:15Yeah,
21:15he's had to do it
21:16out of the wild card race,
21:17had to qualify in the afternoon
21:18for all three of these,
21:20and making the most of it,
21:21he would actually be
21:24into the top 10 in points.
21:26He'd be up to eighth in points,
21:27make himself a lot of money
21:28for having been out
21:29of the top 20
21:30when the playoffs began.
21:33Can Bomerdau even hold off Brown?
21:35He cannot afford
21:36to lose more spots.
21:38Last lap,
21:39and it's going to be
21:40the title contenders,
21:41it appears,
21:41going 2-3-4,
21:44and Davies looking
21:45at the Moto win.
21:47Yeah,
21:48I think Julian
21:48kind of lost that toe
21:50to Roderdi
21:51as watching Cole Davies.
21:53There it is,
21:53Davies,
21:54he's back.
21:55He takes the first Moto win.
21:57Maybe the title
21:58is out of reach,
22:01but he still showed
22:02he's the man
22:02at this 250 class,
22:03and don't forget
22:04there's 50 grand
22:05to win these races overall.
22:06Look at Brown.
22:07Brown is not giving up
22:08on Bomerdau.
22:10Last turn.
22:14Bomerdau gives him a look,
22:15and he holds on.
22:16It will be Kitson's second.
22:17That is huge for the title.