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00:00How does he go here in Philly with center of your screen really good start on the inside, but he doesn't get the whole shot
00:10Was that McElrath who switched it up really quickly and switch back, but it doesn't matter whips in the lead
00:16Yeah, nice move by Cooper. He ran in that corner a little bit deep
00:19He wanted to be there first and then Shane was able to get around him
00:22But lost the rear end allowed that number two star race yamaha out front exactly where he wants to be at this heat race
00:30Now this is where I feel like Cooper webs worked on rc the last couple years
00:36Especially this year this opening lap speed has been a lot better as we're watching aaron flessinger last week's winner and get around shane mackereff
00:44But I feel like cooper has been a lot better at this being able to get a lead in the beginning part
00:49Be able to get away and stress it out and I think the last couple years
00:52That hasn't been the strongest point it hasn't but certainly yes he has worked on that early race intensity
00:58He knew that's where he needed to be better and to work on that having that raw speed
01:03That was one of the focus points
01:05And then the whoops also being fast and the whoops he had said he knew if he wanted to win this championship
01:11He can't always rely on jumping through there and he had to be better at blitzing
01:16He made the commitment to do that and that's in it and the improvements have shown because of it
01:21And as james mentioned aaron flessinger aboard the red bull kawasaki got his second career main event victory last weekend in the mud
01:30It's like he did in san diego just to the thrill of the crowd
01:35Big thing big thing about when you work on that early race intensity to james as you know
01:41If you can get through the first 10 laps it certainly helps because then the race kind of levels out
01:46And you get a pace that you can maintain for the rest of the race
01:49Blessing out look at this taking the fight to cooper webb on the inside
01:55This guy's confidence is sky high at the moment. It doesn't matter that web is the championship leader
02:01Blessing has got the taste of victory and wants more
02:05That was an awesome move. It was a nice move that started by him getting a good run through that whoops action
02:10Got through that next rhythm section and cooper made a small mistake, but aaron plester on that ktm the red bull ktm was right there
02:18Look confidence and self-belief is so important in this sport
02:23And to to that point have a look at this for aaron blessing up his first three races of the season
02:29Resulted in ninth and a pair of 20 seconds his most recent three races third third and victory this guy is on a run will
02:38It's unbelievable right you guys talked about the confidence that I asked him earlier tonight
02:45I said what did that do for you?
02:47He said well the lead up to it he got four podiums in the last five races that had a lot to do with it
02:52But that win the one that he wanted he said it gave him like a sense of calmness afterwards like that box was checked
02:59Now he's kind of free to go and do his thing
03:01So to see the positive attitude that he always had and then add that on top. I mean this that we shouldn't be surprised
03:09Yeah, that was uh confidence breeds confidence
03:12But watching what aaron plester was able to do to the whoops he was blitzing blitz and fixing
03:16Then he times it perfectly and triples out and the triples into the corner
03:21You want to talk about timing and precision in a very difficult spot
03:25That was a perfect example of what to do
03:28Yeah, absolutely and although we're we're kind of surprised but i'm actually not because i would say this this year
03:35It's been somewhat of a disappointment if you're thinking about a aaron plester and the way he rides
03:40But the last race and the last few races before this is what we expect jt
03:45Yeah, watch ap ricky touched on this and you're gonna see ap he instead of blitzing out of the whoops
03:50He's gonna set himself up to triple out of the whoops right here
03:54Then he gets the drive to triple into the corner
03:56That's really important because if you blitz out
03:58You're gonna land right in the face and not be able to drive through that next triple
04:02So it seems very subtle but that is a lot of time he's saving there guys
04:06Yeah, absolutely a lot of time and energy as well and the one benefactor of that is cooper web
04:12Been able to stay close enough and you know he's sitting there paying attention
04:16I wouldn't be surprised if he gave able to pick that up rc
04:19For people yeah, well, this is what the benefit of being behind someone you can see where they're making
04:24The moves and what they're doing different that helps you because you're able to make that mid-race adjust
04:29But blitzing the whoops for those of you who don't watch a lot of monster g supercrosses when they're able to ride on top of them
04:35Like skipping across the top yeah, they ever so slightly hit the front wheel then the back wheel front wheel and then back one
04:42Then some guys elect to jump through them like cooper webb is doing right now a lot of times
04:48It's faster to blitz so there you go third place is malcolm stewart
04:55Had a really good heat run last weekend in the mud in foxborough and then
05:00Didn't quite have the same fortune in the main event. Where is the rockstar energy factory husk van a rider there he is
05:07He's a not quite a handful of seconds behind cooper webb but running in a solid third
05:12James earlier today you said i think i like the look of this track for my little brother how so
05:18Yeah, i think just the way he rods and the way his bike set up if we go back a few weeks ago at tampa
05:23The track kind of broke down and got really slippery and i think the way malcolm rides
05:27He's very heavy on the motorcycle and what i mean by that
05:30One he's a big boy but he puts a lot of weight which pushes the bike down in the ground and so as the track gets slippery and you start seeing some of those shiny parts
05:38I think him being bigger in the way he rides a motorcycle is going to benefit him and
05:42The track's going to continue to get slipperier and rougher which is going to bring down the pace
05:46And i think that 27 on husk of honor is going to be up there fighting for a win today
05:51The very popular scottish rider dean wilson is back as we said before the gate drop
05:55He's riding aboard the factory honda spoke to lars lindstrom the team manager earlier and he said look
06:01We wanted somebody out there on the bike with jet and hunter lawrence out injured but we're hearing great things about their recovery
06:07And return to racing as dylan ferrandes is working on wilson and we'll get wilson
06:13Tucks up the inside there he said look we're not putting any pressure on dino we want him out there to help
06:18Ride the bike represent the brand but also to test things in race mode
06:23And he said so long as he's in that top 10 range top 15 anywhere around there will be pleased and he said by the way
06:30For dean having such a good sense of humor and loves to joke around he said he is taking this extremely seriously
06:37I mean it's a great opportunity if not grandpa roll is going to get that ride nonetheless but you know
06:42It's really hard for a any rider especially you think about dean wilson coming in and filling the shoes of jet lawrence and
06:49And hunter lawrence on that factory hrc honda to come back in in the middle of the season
06:54It's very hard and for him he's doing a great job running sixth place in his heat race
06:58minute hours right here
07:01there we go
07:02heat victory
07:05for aaron blessing ahead of cooper webb these honda guys are fighting it out right to the very end
07:10They're ahead of mitchell harrison and christian craig christian is in that ninth and final transfer position
07:17malcolm stewart and shane macklerath have already crossed the line
07:20well done welcome back dean wilson