Jett Lawrence denied overall podium at RedBud II | News

GEICO Honda's Jett Lawrence finished sixth overall at RedBud II after being denied a shot at a podium result when he was taken down by a fallen rider.

Lawrence finished third in RedBud II Moto 1 and was running in sixth with 10 minutes to go in Moto 2, putting him in an overall podium position.

Unfortunately for 17-year-old Jett, Yamaha rider Ty Masterpool crashed in front of him and with nowhere to go, Jett was taken down by Masterpool fallen bike.

He remounted to finish eighth in the Moto which put him sixth overall.

After the RedBud II race, Jett took to Instagram to say he’s happy with the progress but frustrated with how things unfolded in Moto 2.

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Red bud recap. We are getting there making progress. Thanks for all the love and support onto millville🤙

A post shared by Jett Lawrence 🇦🇺 (@jettson83) on Sep 7, 2020 at 3:26pm PDT

Jett’s brother, Hunter, didn’t turn in the result he’d hoped for at RedBud II, going 12-26 for 18th overall.

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So being terrible on my starts wasn’t my best idea so next time we are going to try getting a better start closer to the front of the pack!👍🏽 its just a start right… how hard could it be😅. Happy with how my riding and my fitness was alot of positives to take out of yesterday🤙🏽 thankyou team and @kjc_fitted #godblessREDBUD

A post shared by Hunter Lawrence (@hunterlawrence) on Sep 5, 2020 at 9:46am PDT

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