{"id":862198,"date":"2026-08-20T16:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/862198\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:32:09","slug":"jt-on-what-makes-budds-creek-so-good-and-close-tight-title-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/862198\/","title":{"rendered":"JT on What Makes Budds Creek So Good and Close Tight Title Fights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LaLa Turner went 1-1 and was never really under pressure. She excels when the track is at its best. Her sprint speed is significantly better than the rest of the women.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"show_card\" href=\"https:\/\/racerxonline.com\/rider\/cole-davies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Davies<\/a> overcame a big crash in qualifying to go 2-1 on the day and draw the points back to a single point. This was the place where he really showed promise in MX a year ago.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"show_card\" href=\"https:\/\/racerxonline.com\/rider\/chance-hymas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chance Hymas<\/a> continues to claw his way back to the front. He is getting a bit frustrated with mistakes, but I would guard against that if I was him. Frustration leads to forcing things and that leads to more mistakes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"show_card\" href=\"https:\/\/racerxonline.com\/rider\/levi-kitchen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Levi Kitchen<\/a> lost six points which is a losing equation at this juncture, but his riding was likely the best it\u2019s been since May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"show_card\" href=\"https:\/\/racerxonline.com\/rider\/carson-mumford\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carson Mumford<\/a> continues to impress. He is proving that he is capable on all types of tracks and conditions. Hard to not cheer for this guy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"show_card\" href=\"https:\/\/racerxonline.com\/rider\/brodie-connolly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brodie Connolly<\/a> and <a class=\"show_card\" href=\"https:\/\/racerxonline.com\/rider\/alex-larwood\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Larwood<\/a> both put in rides they should be proud of. This class is not easy to just jump into midstream and they did it with ease.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"show_card\" href=\"https:\/\/racerxonline.com\/rider\/jett-lawrence\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jett Lawrence<\/a> went from needing a miracle before moto two to being in the driver\u2019s seat for this title.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"show_card\" href=\"https:\/\/racerxonline.com\/rider\/jorge-prado\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jorge Prado<\/a> opened some eyes with his speed on Saturday. This weekend is big as far as validating what we saw at \u2018Dilla. If he can\u2019t back it up, many will say \u201cthat was just a Unadilla thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"show_card\" href=\"https:\/\/racerxonline.com\/rider\/garrett-marchbanks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Garrett Marchbanks<\/a> is quietly now a top five mainstay. He\u2019s solid. The starts are not great but every other aspect is elite.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"show_card\" href=\"https:\/\/racerxonline.com\/rider\/mark-fineis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Fineis<\/a> might be the most interesting interview in moto. He\u2019s also absolutely ripping.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LaLa Turner went 1-1 and was never really under pressure. 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