What was the sense of urgency when Justin Cooper gets the holeshot and you see Jett take right after him? It looked like you were just kind of toying around a couple laps. What was the sense of urgency not to let those guys get away and to make a couple quick moves, knowing that the track was a bit slick, and it was easy to make a mistake? How tough was that?
Hunter: Very. I’m like, “I’ve got to get these guys as fast as I can.” Just try not to let them get away. I just tried to go as fast as I could. It was tough. The track was very… there were so many lines, but it was really one lined in a sense that the fastest line around the track was the one that worked best. So, it was tough.

A fantastic start. Everything came to you. You made smart decisions today, but can you think of one moment where you were like, “Man, that was dumb?” Were there any mistakes that you made by yourself, or did you force the issue?
Hunter: Actually, no. I’m happy with how it started. Obviously, I would have bettered my start, you know, prepped the gate a little differently. But that’s about the only thing I would change, really. Both motos I was doing my best of my ability. I’m healthy, fit, love the bike, and ready for Hangtown next week.

Jett, you got a second place-start in both motos. Looked so close in that second one. You guys were almost side by side. You did get inched out by Romano in that second one. Was that a shocker to see the rookie up there out front?
Jett Lawrence: No, not really. Every now and then you get a little lucky. The blind squirrel finds an acorn. Those bikes are pretty fast, so it helps. I was pumped. Going second, second on both of the starts, that’s like a holeshot for me, I feel like. First obviously I had Justin and at the start, like you said, I was kind of a little bit playing around, just kind of seeing where I could get him and then I found the spot. I was getting him in that same spot the last three races we’ve had there. It’s kind of like my go-to spot almost for passing Justin. Then Romano was able to find a few laps behind, but I think it was maybe fourth or fifth, I was able to find a spot and then capitalize on it. Then from there it was almost difficult because I had to set a pace where I could last the whole race and not make any mistakes. It was hard because I had no one else. I got a bit of a gap and then you’re riding by yourself. So, you kind of get a little bit bored and that stuff. I made a couple of mistakes but was able to bring it home safe.

Once you had the gap, how hard was it to concentrate then? You’re trying to maintain pace, trying to hit your lines. You don’t want to cross the line by any means and make a mistake. Almost just as hard to concentrate when you’re out there by yourself.
Jett: Yeah, for sure. I always would know where most people are. I could see Jo and Hunter in that second one. So, I kind of always have that still bit pushing because obviously I can see where they’re at and when I gain on them, so I can kind of set my pace off of them and kind of just go, okay, I can do this pace and it can stay the same, or when they pull me it’s like, I’ve got to get going again. It definitely gets a little boring sometimes, especially when we do it early. That’s how all the race feels so long, like the first one with Hunter and I. We’re clicking off similar lap times. Then I was getting bored. I’m pretty sure he was also. I’m pretty sure he had RJ right there, he said. It was good.

I’m not sure if you looked at the lap times. I had a chance to look at them. Your consistency was incredible. Lap after lap after lap for 30 minutes. Extremely impressive. To watch you do that and work your way through traffic, when we look back at it, it looked almost effortless. Did it seem that way at the time?
Jett: No. For you guys it looks effortless, but I’m definitely giving it a lot. Focusing a lot and really focusing on hitting my lines and finding my lines and then finding the flow of those lines. That’s what I have fun with because I can find a good flow and then I can just kind of play with the track and go from there.

When you’re relaxed, it’s easy to say. It almost made it look effortless because you were extremely relaxed. You weren't fighting anything; it didn’t look like. No struggles. Very impressive today.
Jett: Thank you.

Jett and Hunter, obviously it’s a huge day for Honda. I was just wondering what it’s like for both of you to come back and see the smiles on the team and know that you guys both gave them that result?
Hunter: It’s incredible. I don't know if everyone looks at it the way we do, but it’s like those guys, their whole life is revolved around us, in a way. The race mechanics are always on the road during the season, and the suspension guys. Everyone in the team is working to better us. So, to win not only for us or get podiums and do well, it’s just as much for them as it is for us. It’s awesome. We care about them so much, and they’re stoked. So, it’s cool.

Jett: Basically, what Hunter said. They sacrifice so much to help us, and it motivates us as riders to make sure we do them right and the team. I think it’s just awesome. Even as brothers to go one and two it’s even cooler because that’s what we dream about. It’s like, it would be so cool. I remember talking about it. It’s like, “That would be so sick and an overall if we went one, two.” We didn’t really care who won. It would be cool if Hunter went one and then I went second, or vice versa. It’s kind of cool. It’s a bit of a goal that we’ve had in our head as brothers with racing. Obviously, the team is super pumped, and they were able to do it in 450 also, so it was an awesome day for Honda.