For nearly a year, nearly everything Team Honda HRC has touched has turned to gold. That was definitely not the case, though, in the mud of San Francisco, where Jett and Hunter Lawrence slithered to ninth and tenth, respectively, in the 450SX main event (which knocked Jett from the 450 points lead) and Jo Shimoda went out early in the 250 main event with a bike problem.

“This is the first time that we haven’t been on the podium with any of our riders since Anaheim 3 2022, which is an incredible record, I think," said Team Manager Lars Lindstrom in a team statement. "As everyone knows, mud races can really shake things up, which can be the exciting part of them. They’re also a great teacher, and we’ll take this opportunity to learn instead of sulking about our results.”

Sounds like Jett and Hunter are not over thinking this one, either.

“The main takeaway from tonight is that the heroes of our sport are the mechanics," said Hunter Lawrence. "They had to work incredibly hard all day to make sure our bikes were running smooth. A huge pat on the back to the team overall in these conditions. Other than that, I’m ready to move on to round 3.”

“Nothing too exciting to talk about after the main event," said Jett Lawrence. "We’re just happy to get out of here with some points. We aren’t many points behind, so we’re going to get some good races in before the break and hopefully get some wins.”