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Dylan Ferrandis grabbed his second win in a row with his 1-2 performance at RedBud, making it three out of four wins in his rookie season aboard the Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha YZ450F.

The Frenchman came out swinging as the series got back underway at the infamous RedBud Motocross for round four of the season, notching the fastest lap of the day in qualifying ahead of Adam Cianciarulo (Monster Energy Kawasaki) and Chase Sexton (Team Honda HRC).

When the gate dropped on the first moto, it was Ferrandis’ teammate Aaron Plessinger jumping out to the lead with Ken Roczen (Team Honda HRC) and Cianciarulo in tow.

Ferrandis charged in the opening laps after starting in sixth, making his way to the top three halfway through the moto with Roczen and Plessinger just ahead of him on track.

As he caught Plessinger ahead of him, the two put on a charge to catch Roczen who was a few seconds ahead. Ferrandis made the move on Plessinger and eventually found himself in the lead with three laps to go. Roczen pressured late, but Ferrandis responded to take the moto win.

The duo were both docked points following the race for jumping on the red cross flag, after Dean Wilson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) crashed. Ferrandis seeing a one-point deduction with Roczen receiving a 2 point penalty as he jumped further than the Frenchman.

In moto two,  Plessinger again grabbed the lead but was quickly overtaken by Tomac, who set out to a lead and never looked back to take his second moto win of the season.

Ferrandis battled throughout most of the moto for third with Roczen, but the German rider hit the ground hard, allowing Ferrandis through to chase down Plessinger in second.

After catching and passing Plessinger late in the moto, Ferrandis chased Tomac down the stretch, nearly catching him on the last lap to no avail, going on to notch 1-2 moto scores for his third overall win of the season.

Tomac finished second overall on the day with 4-1 scores, as he continues to bounce back from a tough start to the season. Plessinger continued his solid run in 2021, taking home 3-3 scores for third overall.

Despite his troubles, Roczen managed fourth overall with 2-6 on the day, the German never able to recover into the top five after his high-speed crash late in the second moto.

Christian Craig took his best finish of the season, putting his Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha fifth in both motos for fifth overall. Chase Sexton (Team Honda HRC) hit the ground in the first turn of moto one, recovering to eighth and then finishing fourth in moto two, putting him sixth overall.

Cooper Webb managed seventh overall with 7-9 moto scores. The Red Bull KTM rider still searching for a setting he’s comfortable with outdoors after winning the Monster Energy Supercross championship.

Eighth place went to Justin Barcia (TLD Red Bull GasGas) with 9-8 scores on the day with Joey Savatgy (Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM) just behind him in ninth, after going 10-10 on the day.

Brandon Hartranft had his best ride of 2021 by far at RedBud. The Twisted Tea HEP Suzuki rider taking 10th overall with 11-13 scores on the day.

Ferrandis now leads the championship by 14 points over Roczen as the series heads to Massachusetts for round five at Southwick next Saturday, 10 July.

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Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider RJ Hampshire overcame a day full of crashes to take 2-2 moto scores and secure the overall win in the fourth round of the 2021 Pro Motocross championship in RedBud.

After a tough week of dealing with sickness, Hampshire showed up to the track still under the weather as the series returned to action after a weekend off.

Moto one was action-packed, with Justin Cooper (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha) grabbing the holeshot ahead of teammate Jeremy Martin in his return from injury.

They led the Team Honda HRC duo of Jett and Hunter Lawrence for the first lap with Hampshire just behind in fifth.

Hampshire made quick work to get into second at the end of lap one, with Cooper hitting the ground at the start of lap two giving the Husqvarna man the lead.

Hampshire managed the lead for the opening 10 minutes until a crash put him on the ground allowing Lawrence by. Hampshire recovered quickly and pressured for the lead a few laps later, only to crash again, dropping him to third.

Jett Lawrence eventually went on to take the moto one win with Hampshire right behind as he recovered yet again to make a last-lap push for the win, with Hunter Lawrence in third and Cooper recovering to fourth.

In moto two, Cooper again grabbed the holeshot ahead of Martin, with Hampshire just behind them. Ty Masterpool (GasGas) found his way inside the top five as both of the Lawrence brothers were mired outside of the top 10.

Jett Lawrence hit the ground twice in the opening laps and dropped as low as 33rd, while Hampshire chased Cooper for the first half of the moto, eventually making the pass for the lead.

Hampshire led until the four-minute mark, hitting the ground and giving Cooper the lead and the eventual moto win. Hampshire recovered for second, taking the third overall win of his career.

Cooper took second with 4-1 moto scores, gaining three valuable points on third-place finisher Jett Lawrence, who recovered in moto two to notch 1-6 on the day.

Hunter Lawrence had one of his better days so far this season, finishing the day with 3-4 on the scorecard taking fourth overall as Martin rounding out the top five after going 5-3 in his return from injury.

Jo Shimoda (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki) put in two solid rides, mixing it up at the front and eventually going 6-5 for sixth overall.

Pierce Brown had his best day of the season by far, the TLD Red Bull GasGas rider staying consistent with 7-7 for seventh overall, besting Stilez Robertson who finished 12-8 for eighth.

Max Vohland notched his best result since the opening round, the rookie going 10-11 and putting his Red Bull KTM in ninth overall on the day.

Last week’s winner Jalek Swoll opened the day with an eighth in moto one, but was mired deep in the pack in moto two, finishing 14th to take home 10th overall on the day.

Jett Lawrence still leads the championship by just eight points over Cooper as the series heads to Massachusetts for its annual trip to Southwick next Saturday, 10 July.

Detailed results