Mitch Payton’s Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki team has legendary status, but as of late has had a string of bad luck. Nothing like the start of the 2023 season when all of his riders were hurt (to be fair Cameron McAdoo seemed pretty dang beat up but still toughed it out at A2). This seemed like good news for Carson Mumford who got the call to be a fill in rider, until he too got hurt before he could race the Oakland Supercross. Finally, barely back on the bike, Mumford was able to line up for his debut on the Kawasaki in Seattle. We caught up with him after the race to see how it went.
Finally, back in action. Ran up front a little bit. Eventually ended up eighth. Just take me through it.
Take me through the heat race. Obviously, first race back and then bam, right up front. What’s it like doing that?
I know you weren’t quite 100% coming back, so was this about where you expected to end up on the night? Or is this a little bit better?