Lawrence brothers are Down Under for first time in five years
HOME ground advantage proved the winning ticket for Landsborough motocross rider, Hunter Lawrence, who won the AusX Open SX1 on the weekend.
The race marked his first time back in Australia in five years with Hunter, alongside brother Jett taking the world by storm in recent years.
The win was the fifth and final round of the Fox Australian Supercross Championship, while American racer Joey Savatgy was crowned the overall champion.
The Lawrence brothers both raced for Honda HRC. Hunter said it was an incredible experience competing at home.
“The adrenaline rush from the stadium was unreal [and] that feeling was honestly a cooler feeling than winning my championships,” he said.
“Having the country behind you is unreal, we cop a lot of s**t in America so to feel that at home is unreal.
“It’s tough to put into words.”
Due to an incident that significantly damaged his bike, Jett missed out on the final race, but said it was a good reset for him.
“You always hear the Aussies are behind us and you want to believe it, but you haven’t fully got to feel it yet,” he said.
“To have that, when we came out for the opening ceremonies, I still get chills now talking about it. “Since we’ve been pros we’ve dreamt about it, but we haven’t got it.
“Coming back here and getting a crowd of more than 40,000 Aussie fans is unreal honestly.”
The AusX Open was held at the Marvel Stadium on November 30, and was the brothers’ triumphant return to Australian motocross.
Hunter’s most recent championship win was at the 2023 AMA Pro Motocross 250, while Jett’s was the 2023 AMA Pro Motocross 450.
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