Key Highlights

• Out of Gas: Aaron Plessinger should’ve had Moto 1 in the bag. His median time was a full second quicker than Tomac’s But the last two laps? A full seven seconds slower than his race pace. AP was gassed. 
  
  
• Heat Advisory: The heat slapped the 250 class hard. Average lap times dropped over three seconds in Moto 2. Even Deegan, who looked bulletproof, saw his pace dip by two. 
  
  
• Back to Form: Moto 1 was off for Jett Lawrence. But any doubters were quickly silenced in Moto 2. He was fastest in every sector and clocked top times on 10 of 14 laps. Yet, he didn't have the best median lap time?
  
  
• Untouchable: Haiden Deegan led every lap time stat in both motos—fastest lap, average, median, and Lap 99. He is dismantling the field.
  

 

450 Analysis

Two words summed up all four motos at Hangtown: HOT and INCONSISTENT. Riders were tested to the core, physically and mentally, with the track demanding more than just speed. This wasn’t a showdown of who was fastest; it was about who could survive the scorching heat combined with a relentless test of grit. Let’s break down how the chaos unfolded, one sector at a time.

Track Breakdown:

450 Moto 1:

450 Moto 2:

Lap Time Breakdown:

Check the histogram above, and the story gets hotter. Triple-digit temperatures meant strategy shifted from all-out sprinting to smart survival. Even though Moto 2 was five minutes shorter, the average lap time for the field was practically identical between the two motos ~ 2:08. Yet the top times were dramatically slower.

There were 16 timed laps in Moto 1, here is who set the most fast laps:

• Tomac: 6
• Plessinger: 5
  
• J. Lawrence: 4
  
• Cooper: 1
  

Moto 1 Consistency:

• Class Average: 76.9
  
• Class Median: 83.2

All June long, we’re running the Consistency Challenge. Whether you’re railing corners like the pros or ripping at your local track, now’s your chance to stack your data against the best in the world. Track your laps. Check your consistency. Compete with purpose. More details here. Currently Kris K. tops our leaderboard at a 94.85, but only 9 riders have logged scores above 90.

Moto 2 was cut by 5 total minutes, resulting in only 14 timed laps. Here's who clocked the most fast laps:

• J. Lawrence: 10
  
• Cooper: 2
  
• R. Hampshire: 1
  

Moto 2 Consistency:

• Class Average: 69.3
  
• Class Median: 82.5

450 Moto 1 Analysis

Rider's sorted by median lap time.

Top Performances:

Aaron Plessinger should’ve had this one in the bag. His median time was a full second quicker than Tomac’s But the last two laps? A full seven seconds slower than his race pace. AP was gassed. He even admitted he thought the race was over when the 2-lap board came out. Physically cooked, mentally smoked. He limped to P2, losing 12 seconds to Tomac at the end and nearly handing Jett P2.

Also worth the shout: R.J. Hampshire. He’s adapting quick to the 450. His consistency (87.9) puts him in elite company and the lap times back it up. Smooth, composed, and already threatening the veterans.

LITPro 10-Lap Consistency:

Despite the brutal conditions, 4 riders managed consistency scores above 90.

• J. Anderson: 95.5
• T. Purdon: 95.3
• L. Locurcio: 92.4
• B. Paturel: 90.9

Lap 99 Analysis:

Lap 99 is our theoretical max performance with fastest segments stitched into a "perfect" lap. And look who shows up again: Tomac and Plessinger. That says a lot about what could’ve been if endurance matched speed.

450 Moto 2 Analysis

Rider's sorted by median lap time.

Top Performances:

This is where the numbers get spicy. Justin Cooper’s median lap was Faster than Jett Lawrence’s. That’s not a typo. Okay, its only by 0.04 seconds. But looking at average times, tells the real story. Jett held that pace for longer, while Cooper fell off.

And Jett managed the race. Its what he does and he does it better than anyone else. He strung together more complete laps. Remember, Jett was fastest on track in 10 of 14 laps.

Still, hats off to Cooper. He’s finally syncing with the 450, and if the trend continues, that 250 rivalry with Jett might be back on in a new class. Cooper charged until the very end, and that says a lot.

LITPro 10-Lap Consistency:

But where Cooper had Jett's number was consistency. Cooper finished with a 92.2. But it was 27th place Joshua Boaz who topped 450 Moto 2 at 93.3. And we have to remember, 27th place in a Pro Motocross race is nothing to scoff at. That is some incredible consistency by Boaz as he would likely smoke every rider he would race against in any of our hometown races. 

Lap 99 Analysis:

In Moto 2, theoretical bests were surprisingly close to actual fastest laps. That tells us something big: most riders laid down their best sector times during their top laps early in the race.

250 Analysis

Haiden Deegan officially has the 250 class on lockdown. Until someone figures out how to combine a solid launch with his intensity, Deegan’s going to keep making it look easy. Is it too early to talk undefeated season? Probably so. But riders like Shimoda and Kitchen have shown they can run the pace, but they’re getting there too late. Meanwhile, Deegan’s already checked out.

Shoutout to Lance Kobusch, though. He made things interesting in the opening laps of Moto 2. A blistering start and some early aggression gave Deegan a brief challenge before Kobusch had to tap out. Still, nice to see someone swing back even if unexpected.

Track Breakdown:

250 Moto 1:

250 Moto 2:

Lap Time Breakdown:

The heat punched the 250 field square in the gut. This class has less experience in gnarly conditions like these, and riding a 250 means pushing harder to go fast. That combo hit hard in Moto 2.

• Average lap time in Moto 2 was 3 seconds slower than Moto 1.
• Even the top times dropped off by about the same margin.

Moto 1 (16 Laps) Fast Laps:

• Deegan: 6
• Hymas, Marchbanks, Shimoda: 2
  
• Vialle, Beaumer: 1
  

Moto 1 Consistency:

• Class Average: 87.9
  
• Class Median: 89.3

Moto 2 (14 Laps) Fast Laps:

• Deegan, Marchbanks: 4
  
• Shimoda: 3
  
• Hymas: 2
  
• Beaumer: 1
  

Moto 2 Consistency:

• Class Average: 83.6
  
• Class Median: 89.3

250 Moto 1 Analysis

Rider's sorted by median lap time.

Top Performances:

Deegan is on a warpath to dominate, and he's making a statement doing so. Stewart called it out on the broadcast: he was trying to break the field mentally. And he just might’ve done it. No one touched his numbers. Average, median, fastest, or Lap 99. Deegan owned every corner of the chart.

LITPro 10-Lap Consistency:

Michael Mosiman and Nate Thrasher both had incredibly consistency in Moto 1. 95.7 for Mosiman and 94.4 for Thrasher. To put in perspective how good that is, Mosiman's average lap time varried just 2 seconds from his fastest over the course of a 2 minute lap in a 35 minute race.

Lap 99 Analysis:

To drive the point home: Deegan’s actual fastest lap was quicker than everyone else’s theoretical best. Let that sink in.

250 Moto 2 Analysis

Rider's sorted by median lap time.

Top Performances:

Deegan again led across the board in Moto 2, but let’s not gloss over how hard this race was. Deegan’s average pace dropped by 2 seconds. Shimoda and Kitchen? Closer to 2.5 seconds off. And those were the good cases. Moto 2 was survival for everyone. 

LITPro 10-Lap Consistency:

And nothing backs up that survival than consistency scores. In Moto 1, 5 riders topped 90. But in Moto 2, that was only two (Parker Ross and Jo Shimoda). Massive props to Parker Ross. He finished 14th overall, and his consistency was over 90 in both motos, the only rider in the class to do that.