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Hampshire Rides a Full Moto Stuck in Second Gear at Budds Creek, Salvages 10th

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At the Budds Creek National, Husqvarna's RJ Hampshire broke his gear shifter in first-lap contact during Moto 1 and rode the entire race stuck in second gear. He went 12-6 for 10th overall, his first finish outside the top ten all summer. "The skies then opened, and it got pretty muddy," he said of the Mechanicsville round.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

He rode a full moto stuck in second and came home twelfth — in the mud, no less. Anyone with the memory of a throttle in their fingertips knows what hell that is. Losing gear choice on corner exit turns everything from entry to drive into a different sport. Clawing back to sixth in Moto 2 is the proof he's the real thing.